The International Business Forum will meet today at 11:45 a.m. to discuss sustainable development in Africa.Special guest Amin Alexander Tejani of the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce will lead the discussion.The luncheon costs $20 at the Michigan Athletic Club, located at 2900 Hannah Blvd.For reservations and more information, call (517) 353-4336 or e-mail wilkinsb@msu.edu.
Residents of East Lansing re-elected three city council members last week, and now it's up to the five-member council to decide on a mayor and mayor pro tem.Instead of its regular weekly meeting, the city council will hold a special ceremony to swear in Mark Meadows, Sam Singh and Beverly Baten, who were re-elected on Nov.
Lansing - Joseph A. Beyrle could be dead five or six times over. But the retired sergeant from Muskegon lived to tell of his exploits in World War II, and on Sunday, he did just that at the Michigan Historical Center, 702 W.
President Bush isn't the only one who's afraid to speak. That $87.5 billion package was passed with a "voice" vote.
The MSU men's swimming and diving team earned five first-place finishes in Saturday's competition against Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti but lost 136-107.
A new partnership between MSU and Synergy Medical Education Alliance will provide the opportunity for third- and fourth-year medical students to work with underserved patients. Under the agreement, participating students will spend their last two years of medical school working in Saginaw clinical settings, representatives from each group plan to announce today.
Ann Arbor - More than 200 affirmative action supporters from schools across the country rallied at the University of Michigan's campus Friday to protest a possible ballot initiative on affirmative action.
The MSU Center for International Business Education and Research, or CIBER, is co-sponsoring monthly international business forums designed to provide network opportunities for people interested in doing business in the global economy. The first forum, "Sustainable Development in Africa," will be held from 11:45 a.m.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm opened up discussion on the looming $920 million state budget deficit to a statewide listening audience Monday with two hours of explanation.Granholm first appeared on Michigan Government Television and then on Michigan Public Radio, where she took phone calls and challenged citizens to make suggestions on where they prefer cuts, calling the practice a "good exercise of democracy."Republicans have criticized her budget stops as possibly delaying the decision and not giving segments of government enough time to prepare for adjustments.Cutting 6.5 percent or $114 million of funding to higher education ranked third in a category of five choices behind cutting merit scholarships to save $130 million and chopping 8 percent from local government to save $114 million.
While the state budget continues to see more red ink each week, fund-raising efforts for top political action committees are on pace to break records. A Michigan Campaign Finance Network report found that the top 150 committees raised $11.1 million this year compared to $8.3 million raised at this time in 2001.
The VCR in the Metzger's home rewinds "Frosty the Snowman" over and over again as 11-year-old Joey Metzger sits bent over a sheet of paper with a yellow marker in his hand.Joey presses the marker to his page, drawing a frame of a rabbit from the movie.
If you're a student and you're expecting to land your dream job as soon as you graduate, you just might be barking up the wrong tree.
The third annual regional cooperation meeting was held Thursday, and brought officials from surrounding cities to discuss traffic, green space and land-sharing agreements.
Area residents will get their first local chance to weigh in on the state's budget crisis today.
By Melissa Domsic Special for The State News The moon lined up with the earth and sun Saturday, and more than 250 people from MSU, East Lansing and the surrounding area came to the Observatory to get a better view of the lunar eclipse that occurred between 8:06 and 8:30 p.m.
Webster's dictionary only has one word for the MSU hockey team - dissatisfaction.The "if you look up the word, you'll find a Spartans logo next to it" analogy won't be written here.
In response to Jeff Faler's letter regarding the dangers of marijuana use while driving ("Smoking pot does harm to other people" SN 11/05) I feel it is my duty to call him out on his ignorance. While it might be true that smoking marijuana impairs judgment, it is certainly not true that it is similar in any way to driving drunk.
As the cold weather sweeps in from outside, the MSU volleyball team has begun to heat up inside gyms around the Big Ten. The Spartans (17-7 overall, 9-5 Big Ten) continued their winning ways on the road, beating Wisconsin, 30-26, 21-30, 22-30, 30-25 and 15-8.
I'm writing this as an open letter about the shortcomings of the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety and our security teams.
When Dustin Diamond took stage at Connxtions Comedy Club, 2900 N. East St. in Lansing on Saturday, he made sure to let the audience know he isn't Screech from "Saved by the Bell" anymore.