An online survey given by Holden Hall Residence Life staff revealed student reactions and perceptions about the recent reported sexual assaults on campus.
Reports about possibly changing the way integrative studies and math and science classes are structured dominated the Academic Council meeting Tuesday.
An area sporting goods store is converting into Dick's Sporting Goods after being acquired by the company in the summer. Galyan's Trading Co., located in the Meridian Mall in Okemos, officially converted Sunday, marking the beginning of a transition that will change all Galyan's stores into Dick's retailers. A temporary banner reading "Dick's Sporting Goods" hangs over the former Galyan's sign at the front entrance, and all employees wear Dick's name tags. "Essentially, Dick's has been growing significantly over the last many years, and by purchasing Galyan's, it gives us an additional 51 stores in generally great locations and gives us a new entry into some large metropolitan markets," said Jeffrey Hennion, senior vice president of strategic planning for Pittsburgh-based Dick's Sporting Goods.
Flint - In a town hall-style meeting Tuesday night, Elizabeth Edwards told Flint residents that her husband and John Kerry would fight harder for the working class and bring a divided America back together. Edwards, the wife of vice-presidential candidate John Edwards, took questions for almost an hour from members of the 400-person crowd in the cafeteria of Flint Central High School. "If you're on the fence, please feel free to ask a question," she said.
The search-and-rating committee for the permanent provost has been selected, President-designate Lou Anna Simon announced Tuesday. The 22-person committee consists of professors, deans and students who will interview candidates for the position and give their recommendations to Simon.
With the click of a mouse, the future of the MSU College of Law's representation to the university was decided.
A committee through the MSU Human Resources' benefits office is evaluating The Chickering Group - which insures MSU students - as the contract is up for renewal. The committee includes members of the Student Insurance Advisory Group and will determine if Chickering still offers the best possible program, said Pam Beemer, the assistant vice president for human resources. "The last time we did an evaluation was in 2000," Beemer said.
A 27-year-old Lansing man was killed early Tuesday morning when he lost control of his sport utility vehicle on southbound U.S.
Desk receptionists across campus reported two suspects trying to pass counterfeit $20 bills Monday, MSU police Sgt.
The MSU University Physician's Office sold flu vaccines to the Ingham County Health Department, but there are still vaccines available at Olin Health Center. The Ingham County Health Department received almost 45 percent of the expected vaccine supply due to the suspended licenses of Chiron Corp., an influenza vaccine provider.
Judges James Giddings and Richard Ball are running unopposed for their circuit and district court seats, but both say they haven't lost their vigor for their jobs or their outside lives. "I'm brilliant, stunningly well-educated and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound," joked Giddings, 64, who has been a 30th Judicial Circuit Court judge since 1978.
With each new development presented to East Lansing City Council, the debate deepens over the desired mix of downtown residents, city officials said.
By partnering with a national environmental organization, MSU will assist in researching how harmful contaminants found in the Great Lakes will affect human health. The Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health, based in Ann Arbor, was formed in collaboration with MSU and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, said Joan Rose, a professor of fisheries and wildlife and crop and soil sciences who works with the center. "One of the goals of the center is the communication of this science so it can be useful to communities and other decision makers," Rose said. A team of scientists from multiple fields and different institutions will research three main areas of how the Great Lakes impact human health - through drinking water, recreational water use and the development and spread of toxic algae, Rose said. Congress allocated funds for research of oceans and their impact on human health, and legislators felt that a body of freshwater needed to be included, Rose said, adding that a grant proposal was written to compete for that federal funding. Nearly $10 million was awarded to NOAA, and funding was officially received six to eight weeks ago.
A group of women met Monday to discuss how females have been historically ignored and misrepresented in criminal research. Merry Morash, an MSU criminal justice professor, recently completed a textbook entitled "Gender, Crime, and Justice: Advances in Understanding." Morash said she wanted to create the book to provide a more accurate depiction of women in relation to criminal activity. She said many of the past crimes committed by females have either been ignored or blamed on the fact that they were acting outside what was socially acceptable behavior for a woman. "One of the most important findings very early on was that adolescent girls who are sexually abused frequently run away," she said. Morash added when the women run away their coping mechanism is to prostitute, steal and take drugs to survive on the streets and to dull the pain. "In essence, what happens to those girls is they are taken to court and then sent back home, or sent to an institution and then sent home.
Comments made on a local radio station morning show about recent on-campus sexual assault cases brought to light issues on how sexual assaults are viewed by the public. The radio station, WVIC (94.1-FM) in Lansing, aired comments made by two part-time substitute morning hosts on Oct.
ASMSU is discussing bringing undergraduate minors to MSU to diversify the rigid course work and degree requirements in some professional majors, such as business and engineering. "In other universities, all of the students have the inclination to take classes outside of their major," said Dan Weber, Academic Assembly chairperson.
Between practice sessions on Sunday, head football coach John L. Smith discussed his leadership philosophy and the current state of the team with students and alumni at the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity house. Since taking the helm of a wavering Spartans program in 2003, he said his biggest challenge has been altering the players' dispositions. "We're in the process of changing attitudes by changing expectations that we have for our guys," Smith said, adding that the "no class, no play" standard has been new concept for some players. "We are a very blue-collar program," he said.