A festival celebrating Earth Day will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday on the Capitol lawn in Lansing. More than 25 local environmental and farmland protection groups are expected to attend the event.
The Department of Family and Child Ecology is accepting applications for a number of programs taking place at its Child Development Laboratory in the summer and fall.
More than 30 horses stood patiently in their trailers Saturday morning, licking from pools of rain water and waiting to help out with MSU's Plow Day. The second Plow Day was held for members of MSU's draft horse class to learn how to use a field plow. "The students have been driving small carts and wagons since the third week of class, but this was the first time they plowed," said Cara O'Connor, a research assistant who teaches the class. The MSU Draft Horse program began in 1999 after two Belgian draft horses were donated to the school.
The rock on Farm Lane, which changes colors about as often as a chameleon, was painted black on Friday afternoon.
"Eliminating Health Care Disparities: A prescription for the 21st Century," a health care rally sponsored by the MSU College of Human Medicine's American Medical Student Association, will take place from 1 p.m.
Tim Thatcher hasn't cut his hair in seven years, but on Sunday, he decided it was time for a change. The human biology junior had about 10 inches cut, and all of it went to the Locks of Love program. "I had been debating it and thinking about getting it cut," he said, adding that when he heard a Locks of Love event was taking place Sunday, he couldn't resist. All hair donated through the Locks of Love program benefits children under 18 years old with cancer or a medical condition that doesn't allow them to grow hair, and who can't afford a wig.
Pushing his way to the front of the crowd gathered around the SOuthern Astrophysical Research Telescope, or SOAR, observation room, eighth-grader Keval Patel fired questions at tour guide and astronomy Professor Megan Donahue.
Amid an abundance of sunshine and warm breezes, East Lansing business owners and residents gathered to celebrate the city's annual Earth Day jubilee Sunday afternoon.
Fraternity and sorority members gathered at the Auditorium on Sunday for Songfest, the final event of Greek Week. Twelve teams presented performances with the theme of "Great Achievements." Performances were five to seven minutes long and featured teams of 30 to 40 members, each singing and dancing an original routine. Athletes from Area 8 Special Olympics also were present for the event, and area Assistant Director Kathlynn Doran served as a judge. "The greeks do a lot of volunteer work with Special Olympics throughout the year.
To tap into the growing number of people who have more than one racial or ethnic identity, a student-planned conference was held Saturday to celebrate mixed-race people and address multiracial issues.
For the first time in its two-year history, the MSU Museum's Great Lakes Folk Festival will feature performances by hip-hop artists in its three-day lineup. Officials from the festival gathered at Hannah Community Center on Sunday to receive a $15,000 grant that will help fund an initiative called "Rap Music and Hip-Hop Culture," which will showcase the place of hip-hop in today's culture.
Angela Duncan Special for The State News The African Culture Gala, held Saturday night in the MSU Auditorium, bounced with rhythm from start to finish. In its more than six years in motion, the weekend's event was the first of its kind to take place at MSU.
At least two people were injured Sunday morning after a porch of an East Lansing home collapsed during a party. East Lansing police Sgt.
Musicians and athletes will combine efforts on Saturday to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan. Two MSU music fraternities, the Acafellas, 53 Feet of Brass, local band the giveaway and more than 100 runners and walkers will meet at the rock on Farm Lane for the first Rock 'n' Run 5K run/walk event. But sponsors and beneficiaries agree that this is no ordinary benefit race.
The Dollar Nightclub, the City of East Lansing and area businesses will host an Earth Day celebration from noon to 5 p.m.
Ingham County residents can recycle old books, magazines and phone directories during a tri-county collection Saturday. The City of East Lansing is co-sponsoring the collection that will run from 8 a.m.
Differing priorities between college representatives and minority delegates on campus have been revealed through recent ASMSU voting. Three Student Assembly bills passed within the past few months showed divided voting patterns lining the Council of Racial Ethnic Students (CORES) and Council of Progressive Students (COPS) against college representatives when it came to allocating money to student events and programs. "It's something I've noticed - bills are defeated along CORES and COPS lines, or passed with all the CORES and COPS," said Andrew Schepers, Student Assembly vice chairperson for internal affairs.
The owner of Sidestreets Deli will close his shop for good on Saturday, citing rising rent fees and competition from chain businesses as main factors in his decision. Deli owner Vinnie Bartalone said high rent in the city and rent hikes from landlord Cron Management made it impossible to continue his business at 605 E.