Research by MSU undergraduate students on various topics ranging from tropical diseases to the life of an 18th century violin maker will be on display Friday. The display of student work is part of the annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum that will be held from 9 a.m.
The Red Cedar Review, an MSU literary digest, is celebrating the release of its latest volume with the Red Cedar Review Issue Release Party at 7:30 p.m. April 22 at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St.
David Drolshagen, a missing East Lansing man, was found dead Sunday in Meridian Township by a person walking in the Eyde Parkway off of South Hagadorn Road. Drolshagen, 50, was reported missing on March 30.
The Mad Hatter, Lady Liberty, Revolutionary War heroes and taxing pirates were just a few of more than 1,500 people who filled the Capitol lawn Saturday to exhibit one central idea: discontent with their government’s recent actions. Tea partiers from across the state gathered to protest federal and state tax policies, the recent passage of the health care bill and to welcome the Tea Party Express, a national bus tour that began traveling March 27, making its way from Nevada to Washington, D.C., where the tour will conclude Thursday, tax day.
Four days after receiving the assignment, Audrey Sibiski stood in front of a president and CEO and board members, presenting her group’s idea for an advertising campaign. Sibiski, an advertising senior, was one of 22 students who spent April 5 through last Thursday designing a potential strategy for a national organization — Prevent Child Abuse America — as part of a weeklong internship.
Rubber ducks floated down the Red Cedar River on Friday afternoon as part of Camp Kesem’s annual rubber duck derby. The event raised nearly $1,500, which will be used to provide free summer camp to kids with parents who have had or currently have cancer. Camp Kesem, which is run by college students, is a weeklong summer camp for kids ages 6-13 and is located in more than 10 states.
The Indian Student Organization, or ISO, performed its sixth annual Sargam on Saturday at MacDonald Middle School in East Lansing. Sargam, which means “melody” in Hindi, is a celebration of Indian culture and includes singing and dancing.
On Thursday night, about 80 students filtered into the Four Deuces, a speakeasy set up in Akers cafeteria, to participate in a murder mystery dinner. The event was part of the NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education “Enough is Enough” campaign to stop violence, specifically violence on college campuses and schools.
The son of the man for whom Breslin Center is named officially is seeking the Republican nomination for the MSU Board of Trustees, running on a platform that includes maintaining affordable tuition and enhancing research at the university. Brian Breslin, a 59-year-old retired Meijer executive and MSU alumnus, is one of three Republicans seeking the nomination.
Señor Georgio’s, which is set to open at 403 E. Grand River Ave. this spring, will fill the vacant space next to Starbucks, where eatery Brother’s Grill closed more than two months ago. Current Georgio’s Gourmet Pizzeria owners Vackis Nicolau and Tasos Alimonos plan to implement traditional Greek and Italian flavors into a Mexican menu.
Two years after the debut of Michigan’s film incentive program, Gov. Jennifer Granholm praised the program’s success in her weekly radio address. The film incentive program, which grants film producers a refundable tax credit of up to 42 percent of production expenses, was signed into law by Granholm in April 2008.
Spring elections for campus organizations concluded at noon Thursday. After a computer glitch caused polls to close early Monday, MSU officials reopened voting Thursday for four student governance bodies: ASMSU, Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, Owen Graduate Association and Council of Medical Students.
Michigan’s 2010 gubernatorial candidates are gaining fans and followers on Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter and social networking skills are increasingly important in the race to Michigan’s executive office, experts said.
With the issue of educating children with autism spectrum disorders, or ASD, drawing increased attention in recent years, a team of MSU researchers found many of the state’s teachers are not qualified to meet the needs of those students.
Four MSU students have been chosen as award recipients for their commitment to community service as a part of the 14th annual Outstanding Student Service Awards through the Michigan Campus Compact, or the MCC.
The 2010 edition of the On-Farm Research and Demonstration book is now available for free at any MSU Extension county office.
The MSU men’s lacrosse club is final home game of the seasonis dedicated to breast cancer awareness in honor of Lisa Tibbits, the wife of assistant coach Andy Tibbits. Lisa Tibbits was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2009 and ended treatment in February. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday against Western Michigan University at Ralph Young Field.
Condoms aren’t something most students are comfortable picking up in public and sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, aren’t something they necessarily want the world to know for what they’re being tested. That’s where Olin Health Center’s student health advocates come in, said dietetics junior Ashley Hilbert, an Olin Health advocate. Advocates set up a booth in the Union on Wednesday to engage students in sexual education-related activities, trivia and games to recognize National STI Awareness Month.
On Wednesday evening, Dennis Liegghio, the executive director of NoResolve.org, held his Know Resolve presentation at the Engineering Building. Liegghio, who was 14 years old when his father committed suicide, said the nonprofit organization’s goal is to promote the idea of hope after the loss of a loved one though coping skills and resilience.
As an Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions, or OCAT, aide in Rather Hall this year, Brent Mitchell noticed cliques based on race forming in his hall. Mitchell helped create the Trends From All Ends fashion show held Wednesday night in Rather Hall. The show featured OCAT aides from Brody Complex, as well as about 50 students sharing their culture before a crowd of about 40.