To Javier Pescador, racial biases of Mexicans during the Great Depression era still can be seen today. Pescador, a history professor, gave a lecture Thursday at the MSU Museum Auditorium examining the work of photographer Dorothea Lange and the racial biases her photos show.
Following Wednesday’s filing deadline, candidates for the primary election for the Ingham County Board of Commissioners’ 8th District include a local grassroots activist and an East Lansing attorney.
Shouts in protest of the proposed cuts to MSU programs and departments echoed in a lecture hall full of students as it became the venue to voice concerns about recent university discussions to deal with a tight budget.
The MSU Museum, the Chicano/Latino Studies Program and the Julian Samora Research Institute will co-sponsor a presentation titled American Lenses, Mexican Aliens: Photography of the Mexican Experience in the United States, 1930-1965, from 12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. today at the MSU Museum Auditorium.
The Red Cedar Review, MSU’s undergraduate-managed literary digest, will host a winter literary interlude open-mic night Friday.
ASMSU’s POP Entertainment will host a rock show featuring local bands Loune, Cloud Magic with Dave Menzo and Black Jack Persia.
Tickets for comedian Brian Regan’s Feb. 28, performance in Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Friday.
Performances of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas the Musical” will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall as part of the MSU Federal Credit Union Broadway at Wharton Center Series.
Organizations serving low- to moderate-income households might see a boost in funds for the coming year.
As climate change continues to take center stage in domestic and foreign policy discussions, Jinhua Zhao will be taking his expertise in environmental economics to a national setting.
Students might want to sleep extra tight in the future, as bedbug infestations increasingly are becoming prevalent nationwide, especially in university-type settings.
Despite a $500 gift card reward on the line, student turnout this week to MSU’s talent competition auditions has been lower than past years, event officials said.
East Lansing will host its Winter Bowl Soup & Chili Cook-Off from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in downtown East Lansing.
As holiday shoppers hunt for the best bargains this winter, Web sites are trying to entice consumers to purchase gifts online for extra deals, but some experts say it won’t have a large impact on in-store shopping.
Paintbrushes and watercolor paints top the tables where Lansing elementary and MSU students sit side by side to make works of art in a collaborative after-school program.
From free HIV testing to displaying a quilt memorializing the lives lost to AIDS, the MSU community recognized World AIDS Day on Tuesday.
A familiar face to Lansing-area residents said he might throw his hat into the 2010 Michigan gubernatorial ring. Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero said he is considering a run for governor and will make a decision about his candidacy within a month.
ASMSU’s Academic Assembly Code and Policy Committee, or CAP, passed a bill on Tuesday mapping out recommendations for revisions to the university’s class retake policy. The bill will go before the full assembly Dec. 8 for a vote.
Eight members of the MSU football team were suspended by head coach Mark Dantonio on Monday following the ongoing results of an investigation by MSU police into a Nov.
Chicano history professor Javier Pescador will present his lecture American Lenses, Mexican Aliens: Photography of the Mexican Experience in the United States, 1930-1965 on Thursday afternoon in the MSU Museum Auditorium.