There will be a blood drive in Gilchrist Hall on Monday. The drive is being sponsored by the Red Cross and will run from noon to 6 p.m. in the Gilchrist pub.
The MSU Women’s Resource Center will host an event called A Legal Guide to Divorce from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Tuesday in the Lake Superior Room on the third floor of the Union.
The MSU Institute for Public Policy and Social Research will host an event called Michigan’s Economic Turnaround from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Mackinac Room of the Anderson House Office Building, 124 N. Capitol Ave., in Lansing.
It’s a part of campus that most students never will visit, but for Walker Hancock, the Student Organic Farm is her version of the MSU experience — an experience that will see a few positive changes this year. Hancock is one of many students, volunteers and community members involved in the Student Organic Farm who soon will be learning and working with a new mobile greenhouse as well as experiencing changes in the Organic Farmer Training Program.
In dangerous situations, knowledge can be the best defense. Of course, a jab in the nose is a good back-up when that fails. A free self-defense program will be offered Tuesday night as a part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
MSU is at the helm of a worldwide sustainability research effort aimed at examining and raising awareness of present-day interactions between people and the environment.
Two current MSU students and a 2009 MSU alumna were selected as student ambassadors for China’s Expo 2010 in Shanghai this summer. International relations senior Charles Eveslage, international relations and Chinese senior Dan Redford and MSU alumna Rachel Smith will serve as student ambassadors for the Expo 2010 to guide visitors through the U.S. pavilion and act as ambassadors of the U.S.
During his freshman year at MSU, Patrick McAlvey was in the process of trying to cure his sexual orientation. More than five years later, he is back to embrace it. McAlvey, an MSU alumnus, discussed his experience with reparative therapy — the attempt to change the sexual orientation of individuals who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual through various methods — as part of Pride Week 2010 on Monday evening.
The Community Relations Coalition, or CRC, was honored last week for its efforts to increase MSU students’ knowledge of recycling, reuse and energy efficiency opportunities in the East Lansing community.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.