Members of the MSU Student Michigan Education Association will hold a Skate for Literacy fundraiser for the Capital Area Literacy Coalition. The fundraiser will take place from 7-10 p.m.
ASMSU is urging students to vote in today's election. Here's a look at what's on the ballot and how to make your voice heard. How to vote ASMSU Student Assembly Chairperson Matt Weingarden said the one-day voting process will be quick for students. "It's going to be like boom, boom, boom, excitement, excitement, excitement," he said. The voting process begins at 7 a.m.
When Amanda Krueger wanted to immerse herself in French language and culture, she only had to travel a few hours north.
MSU President M. Peter McPherson is heading to China this weekend. McPherson will participate in the fourth annual China Development Forum, which takes place March 22-24.
In reaction to looming war in Iraq, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said there is no indication Michigan faces security threats. "As hope for a peaceful solution fades and anxieties rise, we want to send a very clear message to all of our citizens," she said.
Although the East Lansing School Board delayed approving a $4.2-million cut to the district's budget Monday, teacher union representatives said a longer wait is necessary. "I think the school board is still in a rush," Michigan Education Association spokesman Mike McEachern said.
Members of Students Protecting And Representing Education met Friday to discuss plans to sponsor an unauthorized "skip day" for students in protest of possible cuts to higher education.SPARE was formed to combat possible university cuts and tuition increases because of potential reductions in state appropriations to higher education.
Students performing live dissections on animals in base-level science courses should be given alternatives, some MSU faculty and students say. In light of a case brought up at the University of Illinois-Champaign when a student's grade was penalized after refusing to dissect a live frog, the first policy protecting religious and ethical beliefs at a large university could be implemented in April. "I know of high schools where students that have conscientious objections to dissecting frogs are offered alternatives," said Tom Tomlinson, an MSU professor and director for the Center of Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences Building.
The fifth annual MSU Music Therapy Recital will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at the Music Auditorium. The recital will highlight the musical abilities of children and adults diagnosed with autism, traumatic brain injuries, mental illness and other physical and mental impairments.
The location won't be the only new thing about Jason Lantrip's vintage clothing store in April.The owner of downtown East Lansing's Scavenger Hunt, 321 E.
As a war with Iraq becomes imminent, consumers can anticipate gas prices on the home front to take a hit.According to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report, the average price for a gallon of unleaded self-serve gas in Michigan was $1.76 on Monday.That figure is a significant increase over prices from the same period last year: Michigan's average gasoline price during March 2002 was $1.29.AAA spokesman Jim Rink said the current spike in gas prices is a sure sign the driving public is paying close attention to actions abroad before heading to the pumps."Based on past history, the public's general reaction to any military action causes prices to increase," he said.
When Patrick LeBlanc first attended MSU as a student, he was a cheerleader.Now he's back at MSU, cheering for the College of Veterinary Medicine's Veterinary Teaching Hospital.More than 20 years after his days in green and white, LeBlanc was named the new director of the hospital.LeBlanc received his veterinary degree from MSU in 1982 and became a member of the faculty in 1986.But he left the university in 1994 to run a manufacturing business.
A former president of Brazil and a former U.S. secretary of state are slated to speak at MSU in the final two lectures of the World View Lecture Series. The lectures will take place March 24 and April 3 in Wharton Center's Pasant Theatre.
The arraignment of the man charged with lying to federal authorities about misusing more than $400,000 in federal research grant money has been adjourned until Monday, so the man's lawyer can prepare for the date, Assistant United States Attorney Lloyd Meyer said. Scott Matthew Doree, a former microbiology graduate student, has been accused of making false statements to FBI agents, mail fraud and misapplication of fraudulently obtaining federal funds. Steven Scharg, Doree's attorney from Detroit, submitted the request. Doree will appear in court at 2 p.m.
The smell of Indian food cooking wafted through the Hannah Community Center on Saturday as Veena Mandrekar put on an demonstration for people attending a bazaar, the first of many India Week festivities. "The idea is to get people to learn about other cultures and get people exposed to them as well," the East Lansing resident said. Four rooms at the center, 819 Abbott Road, were used for different activities ranging from vendors selling Indian clothes and jewelry to a slide show on India.
East Lansing officials might put a halt on rental licenses in single-family zones during its 7:30 p.m.
Greeks want you to vote, so they can have a vote. As students log on to vote in the ASMSU elections Wednesday they will face several issues, including a proposal to allow representatives for the Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils to have a voting seat on Academic Assembly. Steve Schauer, author of the proposal and Interfraternity Council representative for Student Assembly, said membership in MSU's undergraduate student government allows greeks to share their viewpoints on student issues. "It allowed us to speak and have ideas," he said.
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority begins its community service oriented Skee Week today. At 8 tonight in the University of Michigan Room in the Union, there will be an informational session titled "Health Issues for African-Americans." At 8 p.m.
Six women in white dresses with green head wraps twirled in circles as 12 green-and-white striped sticks snapped in the air to the steady beat of traditional music at Cultural Vogue on Saturday at Wharton Center's Pasant Theatre.Five men in traditional green and white Indian dress laid on the floor in a straight line, slowly rotating their bodies as a woman glided over their backs in the presentation of the dance Raas Gula by the Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students.