The East Lansing Department of Public Works and Environmental Services will begin a bulk leaf collection this week that will continue through Nov.
Most who watch the presidential Democratic debate on national TV on Sunday will see an hour-long battle of contrary views.
Sen. Virg Bernero, D-Lansing, might be the deciding factor in whether the Senate Republican leaders choose to try to override an abortion bill veto.Senate Bill 395, better known as the legal birth definition act, defines exactly when a person is born as "when any portion of a human being has been vaginally delivered outside his or her mother's body." Partial-birth abortion would be considered illegal in Michigan under this bill.If Bernero is elected as the next mayor of Lansing in November, he will step down from his seat in the state Senate, leaving 37 members rather than the usual 38.With Bernero gone, the number of votes needed to override Gov.
More than 25 members of the MSU debate team spend countless hours each week perusing textbooks in the corridors of Linton Hall to research arguments for their next great debate.The team will travel to Harvard University this weekend for its fifth tournament, this time against 70 other schools."Our goal is to have as many two-person teams advance to the final round of tournaments on Monday (as possible)," said Will Repko, one of the debate coaches.Repko said the team did well at their last tournament in Washington, D.C."Even our first-year students had a strong showing," he said.Each debate season, a new topic for each team to discuss is chosen.
About a year after its opening, business at Eastwood Towne Center in Lansing Township is staying strong.The shopping center, located on Lake Lansing Road off of U.S.
Students in the MSU Department of Psychology are developing a personality-based addition to the SAT to more accurately match incoming students with colleges. The College Success Project, now in its third year, is funded with about $300,000 from the College Board, the distributors of the SAT. Psychology Professor Neal Schmitt, who leads the project with nine other student researchers, said the two-section multiple choice test aims to boil down a student's personality into a numerical score. The first section, a biographical data test, asks students about high school experiences, including extra-curricular activities, sports, clubs and leadership roles held by students. The second section is a situational judgment test, which gives students hypothetical situations and allows them to choose a course of action. Psychology graduate student Alyssa Friede said the test also will help gauge how well a student might perform in college. "Some people feel the SAT and ACT don't give a sense of who they are," Friede said.
When Katharine Sophiea found out she had been nominated to receive a Rhodes scholarship, her dad was ecstatic."I think he told just about everyone in the state of Michigan about it," said Sophiea, an English and education senior, who also holds a degree in social relations.Sophiea is one of eight MSU students who were nominated for three prestigious international awards - the Rhodes, Mitchell and Marshall scholarships.
The MSU greek community will host the seventh annual Safe Halloween at East Lansing sorority and fraternity houses tonight.Fraternity and sorority members will greet children and pass out treats at all houses on M.A.C.
Students have unpacked their coats and mittens to prepare for the upcoming winter, but the Spartan statue has no such outerwear to protect him from the Michigan elements - yet. The 9-foot-7-inch tall terra-cotta clay statue soon will reside in heated comfort inside the addition to Spartan Stadium in 2005.
Members from the Muslim Students' Association are in the International Center this week educating passing students and visitors about the Islamic faith for Islam Awareness Week.Interest in the week, which began on Monday and runs until Friday, has grown in past years.
To counter a city Bible Week resolution, a group of MSU students plans to ask the East Lansing City Council to honor Church/State Separation Week.
The African Studies Center will sponsor two discussion events this week. Ph.D. Research Fellow Poul Wiseborg will give a presentation at noon today in room 201 of the International Center.
Cancer patients and their families will have a new place to turn for information and support next week when the American Cancer Society and Ingham Regional Medical Center kick off a series of four "I Can Cope" classes. The four-week program begins on Wednesday at Ingham Regional Medical Center's McRee Guest House, 2721 S.
The state Web site is getting more attention this year than ever before, according to a survey conducted by MSU's nonpartisan Institute for Public Policy & Social Research. In the past year, 64 percent of Internet users in Michigan visited the state Web site, compared to 59 percent in 2002. Michigan's Department of Information Technology reported in September 2002 that the site's main page received 1.75 million hits.
After several delays in the completion of ASMSU's Web site, ASMSU discussed the elimination of two officials Tuesday night.Members of MSU's undergraduate student government debated the performance of Association Director Vikas Menon and Director of Digital and Graphic Media Nitin Pereira, because the organization's Web page still was not completed after both were paid for the work.A bill introduced by James Madison representative Adam Raezler gave Menon and Pereira a Nov.
Four MSU units were selected to collaborate with an independent research center to improve their graduate programs.Departments in math, English, natural science and history were selected by California-based Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to participate in the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate.Cheryl Sisk, director of MSU's neuroscience program, which is within the College of Natural Science, said MSU was one of only nine neuroscience programs in the country chosen to work with the Carnegie Foundation."This gives us a chance to ask what kind of careers we are preparing students for and how to know if we're being successful," Sisk said.
TV programs "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," "Boy Meets Boy" and "Will and Grace" have all had an impact on lesbian, bi, gay and transgender communities, several campus groups are saying. As LBGT representation in American society and media increases, members of the groups are questioning what the costs and benefits to LBGT communities are. Several representatives will lead a panel discussion Wednesday addressing how popular culture affects LBGT civil rights movements. The free presentation runs from noon to 1 p.m.
Peace and Justice Studies at MSU will present "The Iraq Crisis: Where Do We Go From Here?" on Wednesday night with Juan Cole of the University of Michigan. Cole will address three issues in his presentation, including the current nature of the crisis in Iraq, its economic, military, political and diplomatic costs and possible routes out of involvement. The presentation runs from 7:30 to 9 p.m.