Professors and business officials from around the country gathered on campus Friday to discuss the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the law that changed the way corporations disclose their finances to the federal government.A symposium titled "In the Wake of Corporate Reform: One Year in the Life of Sarbanes-Oxley - A Critical Review" examined the act but also focused on problems it has caused.
The Hannah Community Center will be filled with the musical sounds of modern dance, jazz, hip-hop, tap, Latin and East Indian as over 70 dancers from different ethnic groups participate in "Dance for a Cause."Now in its second year, the event raises money through ticket sales and sponsors to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Lansing.
The Lansing Board of Water & Light will test its public warning system with a "whooping" tone and voice message in English and Spanish at 10 a.m.
This flu season, cough drops might be mistaken for Listerine Pocket Packs and a digital doctor may diagnose whether patients should make the trip to Olin Health Center. Throat lozenges in the form of wafer-thin strips and Olin's online doctor are two innovations on a centuries-old illness this year, and experts are hoping they'll have a better handle on the disease than in recent years. Chloraseptic Sore Throat Relief Strips appeared on the shelves of Walgreens, 410 E.
As Romanian author Karin Gündisch read from her book "How I Became an American" on Monday night, some bursts of laughter came sooner than others. Some members of the 40-person audience in the International Center got the joke as she read the German version, but the rest didn't follow until translator Angelika Kraemer read the English version a paragraph later. Gündisch stopped at MSU two weeks into her American tour for the book.
It was the calmest, quietest weekend so far this semester in the city as the MSU football team took to the road, police said. East Lansing police didn't issue any citations under the city's new policy on party noise, which calls for jail time and steep fines for the most serious offenders.
Parents and children escaped the gloomy weather Monday by enjoying an afternoon of reading, songs and crafts at the East Lansing Public Library.
MSU students and city residents could have a chance to voice their opinions tonight at two meetings being held at the East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbott Road.The University Student Commission will hold their first meeting of the year at 5:30 in Conference Room A.
Harm de Blij began his lecture Monday afternoon on "Why Africa Matters" with his proclamation of love for Africa.
Stalks of corn towered over Zachary Peabody Sunday as he led his family through a giant maze. "I know the way, I know the way!
Trinity College Professor Samuel Kassow will speak on his new book today in the Eustace-Cole honors lounge. Kassow's new book outlines Polish-Jewish historian Emanuel Ringelblum's efforts to organize an underground archive documenting conditions in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. The lecture on "Between History and Memory" begins at 4 p.m.
Lansing will be one of 88 communities in the nation to receive a Clean Cities designation from the U.S.
By Scott Cendrowski Special for The State News Max, a blue-eyed, 74-pound bulldog, panted on Saturday morning as Mariah Dersham came in for a kiss.
Donors and workers from MSU's Capital Campaign gathered Friday at the President's Cabinet meeting to discuss the status of the five-year $1.2 billion fund-raiser. The all-day event at The James B.
Budget reductions, a proposed amendment to the university's anti-discrimination policy and course and program changes will all be issues addressed at the MSU Academic Council's first meeting of the school year Tuesday.Provost and Interim President Lou Anna Simon said her report on the university will be more elaborate than normal because of McPherson's absence.
Students and community members will be able to "Explore Other Worlds" in an interactive science fiction research workshop tonight. The debate and discussion, part of the One Book One Community series of events, will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
Loud laughter resonated from the Pasant Theatre Thursday night as a series of comedic skits kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month on campus. ChUSMA, a comedy trio from California, performed a variety of skits aimed at adding humor into everyday problems.
East Lansing officials are warning that a company is trying to scare residents into paying them to paint reflective addresses on curbs in front of their homes. The unnamed company is leaving fliers with large letters that say "Public Safety Notice" at the doors of homes in the city.