About 40 students from Michigan’s public universities gathered Friday at the Capitol to push state legislators to make higher education funding a top priority in the next two years.
ASMSU members voted Thursday to support the East Lansing City Council’s most openly proposed ordinance to regulate medical marijuana in the city.
Skirts twirled, music filled the air and bodies swayed Thursday evening as the Abbot Hall cafeteria was transformed into a multicultural dance floor. Groups including the Breakdance Club and the Ballroom Dance Club performed and taught students dances ranging from the hustle to the rumba. “(The dance will) bring people together of different backgrounds,” said interdisciplinary studies in social science and community relations junior Devin Evans, an intercultural aide at Snyder and Phillips halls.
The Senior Class Council is hosting its 13th Annual Green and White Charity Bowl from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 7 at Munn Field.
This week, women are celebrating events encouraging positive body image, including the second annual Roll Out of Bed Campaign on Tuesday, the National Organization for Women’s Love Your Body Day on Wednesday and Delta Delta Delta’s Fat Talk Free Week. MSU Respecting and Understanding Body Image, or RUBI, organized the events on campus.
The Office of Campus Sustainability held an open forum on energy conservation Wednesday in the Agriculture Hall atrium as part of a nationwide Campus Sustainability Day. About 25 students and community members attended.
Administrators, FBI agents and community officials gathered Wednesday to discuss various issues of security, safety and protection of information in a university setting at the MSU-FBI Academic Alliance Conference in the Union.
The African Studies Center celebrated its 50th anniversary and the grand opening of a new exhibition Tuesday night at the International Center.
Because the trucks are used often, Parking Services leases a new set of trucks every five years, MSU police Deputy Chief Mike Rice said.
A world map speckled with pins representing MSU international students’ home countries welcomed students and community members to the Union Ballroom on Tuesday night. More than 100 international students gathered and met with community leaders for the 7th Annual Reception for International Students and Scholars.
College and program anniversaries, participation in online Student Instructional Rating System, or SIRS, forms and the overall changing face of the university were major topics discussed at Tuesday’s Academic Council meeting.
Graduate and professional student leaders might soon be rewarded with more than just glowing résumés during their time at MSU. The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, has established a $125,000 endowment to benefit graduate students who show leadership in their departments and communities. The group set up an investment account several years ago and last year’s executive board searched for a use for the funds that had built up, COGS President Stefan Fletcher said. In partnership with the graduate school, COGS unanimously voted to donate $125,000 from the fund to set up the new endowment.
By donating an extra dollar with a cup of coffee from Sparty’s Convenience Stores, officials hope the money can help end Mexican and Latin American dependence on the coffee trade.
French interior minister Brice Hortefeux warned French citizens Sunday about a possible attack by al-Qaida based on new Saudi intelligence received by European officials.
A restructuring and refocusing related to management of Breslin Center recently was announced by the Division of Residential and Hospitality Services. The changes, effective immediately, include management of programming, ticketing and marketing by Wharton Center staff for live entertainment events, according to a statement by Wharton Center released Friday.
About 150 entries participated in the 2010 MSU Homecoming Parade, including 33 floats, several marching bands and numerous other student and community groups.
The men’s and women’s rowing teams hosted the Head of the Grand regatta at Grand River Park in Lansing on Sunday morning.
Members of the MSU College of Human Medicine’s department hosted several keynote speakers for its 35th anniversary who spoke on where the practice of family medicine has been and what areas are necessary for improvement.
The MSU chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha hosted Think Pink Week, a weeklong string of events promoting education and awareness about breast cancer and raising money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
King Leonidas of Sparta visited the land of the Spartans this weekend — in the form of Scottish actor Gerard Butler.