Since he was 13 years old, graduate student Zain Shamoon has performed poetry. Shamoon said his experiences as a Muslim inspired him to write poetry about social justice. Shamoon was one of about 16 students and community members who performed music and spoken word poetry centered on the theme of peace Wednesday evening at Spreading the Word of Peace, an open mic event.
Local entrepreneurs soon will have easy access to about 26,000 resources to assist in starting and maintaining a business, following an agreement approved by East Lansing City Council on Tuesday night.
An MSU professor has found the U.S. compares poorly with other countries in terms of the math education it provides for its K-12 students. “Even our brightest children are not really competitive with respect to other countries,” Professor Bill Schmidt said.
Bicyclists could see a safer roadway if a bill passed Tuesday by the state House of Representatives becomes law. The bill, which passed by a 74-30 margin, would amend the Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act to require more education about laws pertaining to bicycles during the classroom instruction of segment 1 driver’s education.
When Barbara Given was a master’s student in the nursing program at Ohio State University more than 40 years ago, she noticed one of the cleaning ladies spent more time with cancer patients and their families when they were being discharged than the rest of the staff.
African students reconnected with their roots on Tuesday by moving their bodies in a traditional African dance called the coupé décalé.
There usually would be nothing remarkable about David Bulgarelli walking down Grand River Avenue in a T-shirt, except that it’s mid-November.
MSU Trustee Faylene Owen and her husband, Larry, were discharged from Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital on Friday following a car crash Nov.
Korean and English voices blended together and filled the room Monday night. when two acclaimed Korean authors read and discussed their works with students and community members. Two authors and a translator presented at “A Celebration of Korean Literature” with authors Hailji and Ch’on Un-yong at the International Center.
Students who get politically involved on Facebook also might get more involved in real world, an MSU doctoral student and her research team found. MSU doctoral student Jessica Vitak invited a random sample of 4,000 MSU undergraduate students to participate in a survey, and received 683 usable responses.
Kellogg Center was full of crystal stemware and some of the area’s chefs Monday night, all of them there to support babies.
Continuing to build his gubernatorial team, Governor-elect Rick Snyder announced Monday Democratic Speaker of the House and former gubernatorial candidate Andy Dillon, D-Redford, will serve as Michigan Treasurer.
MSU is leading in the 17th annual MSU-PSU Blood Challenge by about 164 units of blood, according to an e-mail from the Red Cross.
MSU SCOUT BANANA is looking for interested people to participate in a soccer tournament for charity from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Munn Field.
Green paint covers the walls. A life-size picture of MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo stands near the door.
Criminal justice senior Clyde Martin was wearing his long johns Friday night as he camped out in front of the Union to raise money for the homeless. Martin was one of eight members of Phi Beta Sigma’s Delta Kappa chapter at its annual Sleep Out for the Homeless event from 10 p.m.
Students and tailgaters alike were offered free drinks at the FanDEWmonium tent Saturday morning as part of a nationwide campaign to decide the new flavor of Diet Mountain Dew. FanDEWmonium is a promotional tour sponsored by Mountain Dew as a way to involve fans of the drink in determining two new Diet Mountain Dew flavors slated to hit stores in March 2011.
More than 100 women fluttered their arms like butterflies Sunday, symbolizing their journey to become future leaders. The women were gathered at the Eighth annual MSU Women’s Leadership Conference at the Union. Communication senior and student keynote speaker Natasha LaGrone compared the journey of women becoming strong leaders to the growth of a caterpillar into a butterfly. “I want you to be able to truly embrace that journey … as you become the leader you wish to follow,” LaGrone said.
The Special Olympics Michigan in Mason doesn’t know it yet, but it has a check for more than $600 coming in the mail. It’s the result of the 13th annual Green and White Charity Bowl sponsored by the Senior Class Council, held from 9 a.m.
ASMSU’s Student Assembly voted Thursday to support an East Lansing City Council proposal to allow medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.