The Michigan House approved a three-bill package to ban texting while driving Tuesday, but state Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith, D-Salem Township, proposed an additional amendment that suggested using the fines from texting tickets for the state’s general fund.
ASMSU’s Academic Assembly elected Justin Epstein as chairperson for the upcoming 19th session Tuesday by a 15-2 margin. Epstein, who represents the Eli Broad College of Business, was elected over College of Social Science representative Michael Lipphardt. James Madison College representatives Zachary Taylor and Chris Noffze were elected vice chairpersons for internal and external affairs, respectively.
Six days after volcanic ash from Iceland caused flight delays and cancelations across Europe, some MSU students still are feeling the effects of the natural disaster.
Kei Koizumi, assistant director for federal research and development in the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, or OSTP, toured the Cyclotron and met with MSU researchers heading up research projects ranging from children’s health to bioenergy studies.
About 27 students became temporarily “disabled” while taking part in Pi Kappa Phi fraternity’s 3-on-3 full court wheelchair basketball tournament at IM Sports-Circle, an event meant to raise awareness for the chapter’s philanthropy organization, Push America.
Project GREEEN recently granted more than $2 million to research and MSU Extension outreach programs centering on plant-based agriculture. It is a partnership among the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, MSU Extension and the Michigan Department of Agriculture.
It was out with the old and in with the new during Academic Assembly’s officer elections Tuesday night. After ____ hours, Justin Epstein, Zachary Taylor and Chris Noffze officially ended their first meeting as chairperson and vice chairpersons of internal and external affairs, respectively. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. Each candidate was allowed 10 minutes for a speech followed by a 20 minute question and answer session. Epstein, who represented the Eli Broad College of Business during the 18th session, was elected 15-2 over College of Social Science representative Michael Lipphardt. Taylor, who represented James Madison College, ran unopposed for the position of vice chairperson of internal affairs and was elected by a vote of 16-0-0. The eventual vice chairperson of external affairs, Noffze, was part of the longest debate of the night.
Republicans racing to Michigan’s executive office will duke it out at the first GOP debate for the gubernatorial election at 7 p.m. Wednesday night at MSU’s Fairchild Auditorium. Learn about the candidates with this cheat sheet before heading to the debate.
People across the world will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on Thursday, but for the MSU Office of Campus Sustainability, Earth Day is every day.
The first of three town hall meetings to discuss MSU administrators’ plans to regionalize student services into the university’s various residential neighborhoods drew a crowd of about 100 people Tuesday at the Union.
The MSU Land Policy Institute will host the Michigan Land and Prosperity Summit at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Kellogg Center. Summit presenters will work toward finding solutions for the state in the areas of green infrastructure and strategic growth, among others.
A locally produced film will premiere at 7 p.m. Sunday at Celebration Cinema, 200 E. Edgewood Blvd., in Lansing.
On Saturday, the Korean Students Association, or KSA, will host K-Fest — an event the group hopes will become an annual occurrence promoting Korean culture within the MSU community — from 4-9 p.m. at Lake Lansing Park North, 6260 E. Lake Drive, in Haslett.
MSU’s Academic Council approved updates to Academic Governance bylaws at its meeting Tuesday. About a half decade in the making, the changes include updates to names of university committees, clarifying roles for students and faculty in Academic Governance and redefining certain governance processes.
Farm Sanctuary president and co-founder Gene Baur will promote his book, “Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food,” with a stop at MSU. He will speak at 10 a.m. Saturday in Room B102 in Wells Hall.
Spartans Against Drunk Driving, or SADD, hosted SADD Day on Tuesday in front of the rock on Farm Lane to raise awareness about SADD and the dangers of drinking and driving. Officers from the East Lansing Police Department and the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety and members of SADD passed out information cards and stickers to encourage students not to drink and drive.
At a Michigan House of Representatives Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee meeting, MSU Extension director Tom Coon and Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, or MAES, director Steve Pueppke testified about the importance of funding these programs. MSU Extension and MAES are funded as part of the state’s higher education budget. The state Senate approved a 3.1 percent cut — about $2.4 million — to that budget for next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.
Former “Tonight Show” host Conan O’Brien is scheduled to perform at Breslin Center on May 21, ASMSU officials announced Tuesday. Tickets will be available in person for students starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Breslin Center box office. The student presale runs until Friday.
Michigan lawmakers moved another step closer to finalizing a texting while driving ban Tuesday in the state House. The House passed the bill, 74-33, agreeing with the Senate to make texting while driving a primary offense.
The American Institute of Graphic Arts, or AIGA, MSU Student Group will have its work — which includes posters and book covers — displayed at an exhibition at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St. A reception for the work will be held from 6-9 p.m. Friday.