Javon Ringer wasn’t sure whether or not wolfing down as many hot dogs as fast as he could in front of a crowd sounded like a good idea. “I might give it a try,” said the former running back for the MSU football team. “I might eat one or two.”
The Tunnel of Oppression is an experience that forces students to encounter the seen and unseen oppressions in our society, the director of Tunnel of Oppression, political science and pre-law and general management junior Michelle Cooper said in an email.
Although she doesn’t consider her Bloomfield Hills, Mich., hometown a tourism hot spot, criminal justice senior Erica Silver sees parts of her home state as the true “pure Michigan.”
Medical students are scheduled to host the fifth annual 5K R.A.C.E., or Run for Access to Care for Everyone this weekend. The race begins at 1 p.m.
One Saturday, with an assignment due within hours, supply chain management freshman Aashray Patel was left helpless when he couldn’t access ANGEL, MSU’s current online learning management system, or LMS. Getting more angry and nervous by the minute, Patel said he waited hours before the system began to work correctly. “I went crazy about it,” Patel said.
Students can join others from 7:30-10 p.m. Friday in Erickson Hall Kiva for the Night of Hope, an event to discuss depression, its effects and how to help those who are struggling with it.
The MSU Museum is preparing to host its 17th annual Wine Tasting Benefit. The benefit will be held from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday at Kellogg Center.
The International Students Association and the Office for International Students and Scholars will host TEDxMSU this weekend.
When education freshman Kristen Bock works her shift in the dishroom of Holden Hall cafeteria, she said it’s not uncommon for her to see pieces of food left lying on trays. “People will leave entire slices of pizza, (or) fruit not even touched and sometimes whole sandwiches,” Bock said. “It’s kind of ridiculous.”
Closing out more than a year of pushing for gender-neutral housing initiatives, the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, passed a bill Wednesday night to approve the university’s recommendation in implementing a flexible housing option for fall 2012.
During the past three days, the U.S. Supreme Court started reviewing the Affordable Care Act — a decision experts agree could have profound effects on the powers of the Congress. Under the new law, young adults can remain on their parents’ plan until age 26. The act also has a program to help repay medical students’ loans.
A meeting next month between university officials and ASMSU will determine the fate of ASMSU’s proposed Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, bus tracking mobile application, which has been in the works since last semester. ASMSU Director of Media Relations Samantha Artley said there has been little recent development on the app, but a meeting in mid-April is expected to shape the app’s next steps.
An unidentified person reported his or her purse was stolen at about 11:15 p.m. March 26 near the Business College Complex, according to a press release from MSU Police.
For graduate student Katy Meyers, presenting in this year’s Graduate Academic Conference, or GAC, is all about breaking down stereotypes. As an archaeologist, she said people often have misconceptions about what she does, assuming she raids tombs or gathers artifacts for museums.
The Android Market is in the past, and Google Play is the present. On March 6, the Android Market was replaced by Google Play — the new market for Android phones styled similarly to Apple’s App Store.
The State News Board of Directors has selected the future leaders of the paper. For the upcoming summer semester, the board selected media and information senior Matt Hallowell for the summer editor in chief.
Jorgen Obinger, 6, right, and Hollan Obinger, 9, left, of Chicago, catch butterflies landing in nectar Tuesday afternoon at the Indoor 4-H Children’s Garden in the Plant and Soil Sciences Building as a part of “Butterflies in the Garden.” The Butterfly House will be open to the public until April 30.
A few years ago, a typical student ago would come to MSU with just one piece of technology — a laptop. Now it’s not uncommon to see as many as three or four devices per student on the computer network, appearing in line with national trends, said Tom Davis, director of MSU IT services. He said more than 100,000 Internet-enabled devices use MSU’s network today, including laptops, tablets, smartphones and more.
Throughout the next week, graduate student Katherine Cloutier is inviting survivors of sexual violence to participate in a PhotoVoice research study, in which participants create a digital story about their experiences.
The MSU Faculty Senate and University Council met in the International Center yesterday to push forward the creation of a university research organization, or URO, and revise university policies to emphasize testing integrity.