The MSU College of Human Ecology's Advising Center will be one of 12 advising programs recognized nationally this year for excellence in advising.The college will receive the Outstanding Institutional Advising Program Certificate of Merit from the National Academic Advising Association.
Most MSU students get their first exposure to Paganism from a green spiral or pentacle chalked onto the sidewalks on campus - markings accompanied by an announcement for the next Green Spiral meeting. For a lot of them, that's all they ever see. But Christopher Chase wants MSU students to have a better understanding of Paganism. Chase, an American Studies graduate student, is an organizer of Green Spiral, MSU's student Pagan group.
Recognizing a problem is one thing, but if no one takes action to correct it, the problem remains. MSU has seen enrollment numbers go up among minority students, but retention numbers are still decreasing. Since the university can only do so much to keep students here, it is up to a small group of students to accomplish that task.
First things first. Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is not Martin Luther King Jr., despite statements he has made in interviews comparing his disregard of a federal district court judge's order to remove a statue of the Ten Commandments from the state judicial building to King's civil disobedience that led him to serve time in jail in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963.On a very basic level, King ended up in jail for disobeying police, whereas Moore is getting a slap on the wrist.
A typical student might stumble out of bed right before class starts, but advertising senior Katie Stanaway has to get up hours before her classes begin in order to prepare for another hectic day.Stanaway is the single parent of two children, a 2-year-old son and a 9-month-old daughter.
Members from the United Auto Workers Local 1753 and the General Motors Service Parts Organization will gather at the annual Cruisin' For Wishes - Car, Bike, and Tractor Show this Sunday at 4400 W.
Facing a crowd of more than 200 students Tuesday night in Kedzie Hall, ABC "20/20" news anchorman John Stossel spoke about the importance of free market."Capitalism is vile on college campuses, and it is good for people to hear that point of view," he said before the lecture.Stossel also addressed the disadvantages of government regulation in his speech "Freedom and its Enemies.""When the government protects us from the bad stuff, it also protects us from the good stuff too," Stossel said in his speech.
Detroit - The coaches' and media polls were presented at the 2003 CCHA Media Day on Tuesday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena with the MSU hockey team placing third and second, respectively. U-M was picked to finish top in the league in each poll.
Improvements to an online mentoring program for women in engineering and sciences will make finding a mentor easier for MSU students.MentorNet, a national one-on-one mentoring program that started in 1998, has been upgraded this year to allow students to select their mentors from a pool of professionals.Tom Wolff, associate dean for undergraduate studies in the MSU College of Engineering, said the upgrades improve the program, which he said has gradually improved since it was introduced at MSU in 2001.
The Lansing City Councilwill vote next week on the reinstatement of an ordinance allowing police to seize vehicles of prostitute solicitors. After a three-year trial period, council members are evaluating the effectiveness of the ordinance to decide whether to renew it. "Public prostitution has got to stop," Lansing resident Christine Timmon said.
Impression 5 Science Center in downtown Lansing will host monthly parent-child workshops that focus on fun science-based themes. The workshop will run from 11 a.m.
Scott Henkel's comment of a "slip-shod education" in The State News editorial "Teaching 'U'" (SN 9/5) is ludicrous at best.
East Lansing city officials hope a new sidewalk in the Northern Tier will alleviate safety concerns.
The sun is out, burgers are grilling and the smell of Busch Light wafts through the air. The tennis courts and the rock on Farm Lane are swarming with students, parents and fans alike.
When the proposal to construct an addition to Spartan Stadium breezed through the MSU Athletics Department and Board of Trustees on Friday, the plan received full support from university officials.But some students aren't as enthusiastic.The addition to Spartan Stadium - scheduled to be completed in August 2005 - will bring 24 luxury boxes, 862 indoor and outdoor club-level seats and office space for University Development and the MSU Alumni Association.The entire plan is expected to cost $61 million, $50 million of that cost being paid by the Athletics Department.
MSU students Daniel Grimm and Andrew McCoy will speak about the two weeks they spent in Israel studying international democracy and strategies for fighting terrorism today.Grimm and McCoy were chosen last spring to participate in the Federal Defense for Democracies Fellowship program.
Residents under the age of 21 have until Oct. 1 to exchange their license for free to newly designed vertical IDs, meant to thwart underage drinking and smoking in Michigan.
Local residents can now purchase prescriptions at Canadian prices without having to leave the country - a business practice that government officials label as illegal.
Consider this a public service announcement. I'd like to see a member of the public serve someone other than him or herself or any ideologies he or she subscribes to (race, religion, creed, gender, political party), and often enough to make a difference in the general state of this community and the world.
An East Lansing official said Tuesday there was "short turnaround" on the final version of the city's new policy on party noise that mandates steep fines and jail time for the most serious offenders.Deputy City Manager Jean Golden said officials will consider feedback in the months ahead that could eventually lead to changes in the policy.