Peggy Papp, from the Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy in New York, will present the lecture "The Power of Family Therapy" from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Okemos residents Tom and Anne Woiwode have gotten used to visitors climbing through their second-floor bathroom window to stand on their roof. Six hundred square feet of their roof is inhabited by plants, making it the first green roof in Mid-Michigan. "I'm willing to put up with it," Anne said with a laugh.
A one-day symposium for law students is being held on Saturday at The Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 217 S.
In its fourth day of business, the American Drug Club of Lansing is putting up larger signs while federal officials are trying to find ways to shut it down. Staff at the prescription drug service center, 1456 E.
The Residence Halls Association will sign a new one-year recycling contract with MSU's Office of Recycling and Waste Management by the beginning of next week, association officials say. The organization recently ended five years of service with Waste Management, a national recycling company, after conflicts with contract terms and concerns from RHA about whether materials were being recycled. RHA spokesman Brian Winters said association officials experienced difficulties with Waste Management in the past, and they began to search for a new recycling service. "There was a concern they weren't holding up their end of the contract while we were holding up our end of the contract to a tee," Winters said. The agreement with the university's recycling office, which charges $3,725 a semester, is less expensive than the contract with Waste Management, Winters said. Instead of recycling glass, plastics, bottles, cans, newspaper and office paper, as in previous years, MSU only will handle newspaper recycling and printer ink cartridges.
Members of the MSU Marching Band will perform a benefit concert for local charities Sunday afternoon. MSU Men's Basketball Coach Tom Izzo and MSU Athletic Director Ron Mason are special guests at the concert, which features Spartan music, band standards and other favorites.
Coordinators of this year's Homecoming week said they hope to be more focused on the students, with new events such as a free concert planned the night before the big game. In past years, Homecoming has been geared toward alumni, Sveta Desai of the University Activities Board said.
MSU-DCL College of Law officials said the school had its highest number of applicants ever this school year, keeping with a national trend in law schools. MSU-DCL also has its highest number of students enrolled since the school was founded in 1891. About 80 more students are enrolled in MSU-DCL's incoming class this year, MSU-DCL spokeswoman Janet Harvey-Clark said.
To kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, Culturas de las Razas Unidas presents "Chusma" at 7 p.m.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed an executive order Wednesday to promote job creation and economic growth in Michigan by combining state departments. The order would create the Department of Labor and Economic Growth by renaming the Department of Consumer and Industry Services and merging the functions of pre-existing departments. "The department will allow state government to be more nimble and aggressive in creating jobs, enabling us to spend taxpayer dollars more efficiently, and will create a one-stop shop for business creation and development," Granholm said in a written statement. The changes shouldn't directly impact MSU students as they enter the work force, said Kelley Bishop, executive director of MSU's Career Services and Placement. "This doesn't raise any red flags immediately," Bishop said.
There will be a presentation of the film, "Hoosiers," at the MSU Library, Room W449 of the Main Library at 7 p.m.
Local residents can now purchase prescriptions at Canadian prices without having to leave the country - a business practice that government officials label illegal. American Drug Club of Lansing, a Canadian prescription drug service center, opened Monday, giving consumers the opportunity to save money on high-priced prescriptions. The center, 1456 E.
The Michigan Municipal League will present East Lansing officials with a pair of awards today, recognizing them for excellence in governmental achievement. East Lansing will receive the Superior Innovation Award for its Health Care Task Force.
The MSU Human Resource Development will hold a sexual harassment forum 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday at 10 Nisbet Building.
Residents under the age of 21 have until Oct. 1 to exchange their license for free to newly designed vertical IDs, meant to thwart underage drinking and smoking in Michigan.
MSU students Daniel Grimm and Andrew McCoy will speak about the two weeks they spent in Israel studying international democracy and strategies for fighting terrorism today.Grimm and McCoy were chosen last spring to participate in the Federal Defense for Democracies Fellowship program.
East Lansing city officials hope a new sidewalk in the Northern Tier will alleviate safety concerns.
Impression 5 Science Center in downtown Lansing will host monthly parent-child workshops that focus on fun science-based themes. The workshop will run from 11 a.m.