Human Ecology program to relocate this summer
Better collaboration among faculty and students will be possible with the Department of Family and Child Ecology's move to the College of Social Science this summer, faculty administrators said. The department, currently located in the College of Human Ecology, and its move is part of MSU President Lou Anna K.
Complaints of ID theft high
Michigan residents are filing more complaints about identity theft and consumer satisfaction, according to Attorney General Mike Cox. Complaints that include credit and financial concerns topped Cox's list of top consumer complaints in 2005, according to a report released in early February. Identity theft was frequently mentioned in complaints obtained by the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division. The office recovered $4.5 million in consumer refunds from complaints.
Candlelight vigil to be held on campus today
MSU Students for Life will host a candlelight vigil about legal abortion at 7 p.m. today at the rock on Farm Lane. The Rev.
Jazz band to perform for dinner guests Fri.
The Black Student Alliance will host its annual Jazz Dinner at 8 p.m. Friday in the Lincoln Room of the Kellogg Center. "Souls of Black Folk" is the dinner's theme and the MSU Jazz Band will perform. Tickets are $10 for the event.
Rhythm contest
Orange and red lights shined on the stage with a single stool, a microphone and a faux brick background. This isn't a nightclub or coffee shop.
Proposed building could be 10 levels
Some of the flattest space left in downtown East Lansing could be transformed into one of the city's tallest structures. With the City Council's blessing, a private developer is researching the feasibility of building on the site of Lot 1, a city-owned parking lot located on Albert Avenue across from Harper's Restaurant & Brewpub. The proposed project would include a mix of residential and retail space similar to the City Center development, which stretches from Barnes & Noble Booksellers at the corner of Charles Street, to Cosi on M.A.C.
Word on the street
In light of Tuesday's special primary for the state Senate seat, we hit the streets to find why you think students are so apathetic about voting. "I don't think students choose not to vote.
Human Ecology dept. to transfer in summer
The Department of Family and Child Ecology will be transferred from the College of Human Ecology to the College of Social Science, effective this summer. Academic Council approved a report Tuesday from the University Committee on Curriculum, which included this and a number of other program and course changes. June Youatt, acting dean of the College of Human Ecology, assistant provost for undergraduate education and dean of undergraduate studies, said this is just another step in transferring the department, because it was already approved by the University Committee on Academic Policy. The seven programs affected in the transfer will remain unchanged, Youatt said. Also, Jon Sticklen, chairman of the Executive Committee of Academic Council, told Academic Council to prepare for a lot of movement in the Academic Governance system by the end of the semester, as several working groups and committees move ahead in their tasks.
Protesting pop
Luis Cardona said Tuesday he witnessed the murder of a Coca-Cola Co. worker in Colombia, and connects the murder to the company's business practices in the country. Cardona, who is from Colombia, spoke to a crowd of about 50 people at a rally Tuesday on the steps of the Administration Building, put on by Students for Economic Justice, or SEJ. He also said he witnessed bottling managers drinking and mingling with paramilitary members, who forced employees of the Sinaltrainal Union to resign.
New grant criteria undetermined
MSU officials will have a hard time awarding the $4,000 some students could receive from a new federal grant without more information on who qualifies, and now a new lawsuit could further complicate the process. President Bush signed the Deficit Reduction Act on Feb.
Alumni to create MSU 'Chicken Soup' book
By Missy Kayko For The State News Many college students grew up reading or hearing about the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books. Now, MSU's Student Alumni Foundation, or SAF, wants to give students and alumni the same experience of college memories.
Free speech in question for college newspapers
Advocates of student journalism are saying college newspapers should get a written understanding of who controls their editorial content after the U.S.
WEB EXTRA: Council discusses property acquisition
Council members went into executive session 45 minutes into the East Lansing City Council meeting Tuesday night to discuss property acquisition and the status of labor negotiations. The property acquisition involves part of downtown East Lansing not associated with East Village, said Ted Staton, East Lansing city manager. He said revealing anymore information on the subject would compromise the city's interest in the matter. A resolution to honor the passing and legacy of civil rights pioneer Coretta Scott King was delivered Tuesday evening by Councilmember Kevin Beard.
Innovations: Analyzing allergies
Name: Assistant Professor Venu Gangur Department: Food Science and Human Nutrition and MSU's National Food Safety & Toxicology Center Type of research: How and why people develop food allergies Date of research: Gangur has about four ongoing projects, and most of them began in 2001. Basics of the project: Allergies begin with a process called "sensitization," which can potentially occur when a person's immune system comes into contact with certain food proteins for the first time. A certain antibody can react with these food proteins, which increases the likelihood of an allergy developing, Gangur said.
Civil rights initiative forum to be held Wed.
A forum will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the McDonel Hall Kiva to discuss the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or MCRI. The program will include a panel of speakers that will discuss the impact the MCRI would have, if passed, on MSU and the state. MCRI is a proposal to amend the state constitution to ban affirmative action programs that give preferential treatment to groups or individuals based on their race, gender, color, ethnicity or national origin for public employment, education or contracting purposes. The event is hosted by the Briggs Multiracial Alliance, Holmes Hall Black Caucus and McDonel Hall Residence Life staff.
Police: Negligence leads to theft
More than $20,000 in personal belongings have been reported stolen on campus since the semester began in January. Most of these thefts were "crimes of opportunity" because the items were left unattended, said MSU police Sgt.
WEB EXTRA: Group hosts rally, speaker in campaign against Coke
Students for Economic Justice, or SEJ, will hold a rally on campus at noon today in support of removing Coca-Cola products from MSU's campus.
Details announced in New Orleans program
Nine committees that will handle everything from fundraising to food preparation for an MSU summer volunteer program in New Orleans were introduced Monday at an organizational meeting. Joyce Grant, an associate professor of teacher education, told the 15 potential volunteers present that she wanted to make fundraising a priority. The projected cost of the trip is about $800 per person, she said. "I have every faith that we'll have the money to go," she said. Grant has been organizing the four-week MSU New Orleans Summer Project trip for the past several months. For the project, faculty, staff and student volunteers will assist with summer school programs in four school districts — St.