MSU Student Life hosts flash mob
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, Sparty and about a hundred green-T-shirt clad students sidestepped and fist pumped their way across Demonstration Field Saturday morning.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, Sparty and about a hundred green-T-shirt clad students sidestepped and fist pumped their way across Demonstration Field Saturday morning.
Prior to the end of the football game against Wisconsin three weekends ago, the crowd was given the heads-up on a new Spartan tradition that was to be unveiled Saturday.
Safety was the key word at the ASMSU Student Assembly meeting Thursday night. Two out of the four bills that were passed dealt with students’ safety on campus, specifically against sexual violence.
As preliminary design continues on the forthcoming Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, a top government official toured many of MSU’s expansive research initiatives Thursday.
After a day of not eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset, students who participated in an all-day fast gathered together in the International Center to eat and listen to each other’s experiences.
A void in the area of primary care physicians might see some relief throughout the next several years as applications to the nation’s osteopathic medical colleges are on the rise.
About 15 members of MSU Beyond Coal and other students gathered at the rock on Farm Lane on Thursday to push for renewable energy on campus. Communication senior Nick Howison said other Big Ten universities, including the University of Illinois and University of Wisconsin-Madison, already have committed to wean themselves off coal power and he would like to see MSU do the same. Since MSU is an athletic leader in the conference, he hopes the university will be a front-runner in sustainability as well, he said. “We want to be true leaders of innovation and truly be Spartan green,” Howison said.
The 2011 Senior Class Council is seeking two graduating seniors to speak at the December commencement ceremony.
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, discussed the requirements for upcoming mandatory student health insurance as well as graduate student housing at its Wednesday night meeting.
“Go big or go home.” This is the unofficial mantra of Brody Square for its first year of operation, sous chefs Kevin Cruz and Joe Murphy said, followed by a fist bump. Cruz and Murphy share the distinction of second in charge of the new cafeteria, which celebrated its grand opening Wednesday afternoon. Although this was the official ribbon-cutting ceremony, the construction on the cafeteria wrapped up in July.
Community members and students gathered Wednesday to hear speakers discuss issues facing the African American religious community. The annual Black Religion and Spirituality in the 21st Century Conference began Wednesday afternoon at Kellogg Center and ends at about 1 p.m. Friday.
No-preference sophomore Mukonjay Barkons has enough room in her dorm on campus, but she’s looking to find a cheaper place to live next year.
In an unpredictable online world, MSU Computing officials hope to give students and staff at least some guidance during October’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month.
Nonfiction author Michael Sims, who edited “Dracula’s Guest: A Connoisseur’s Collection of Victorian Vampire Stories,” will give a free talk at 7 p.m. Thursday at Schuler Books & Music, 2820 Towne Center Blvd., in Lansing.
ASMSU is working to expand the Main Library’s Sunday hours in exchange for dwindling Saturday hours. Academic Assembly’s Code and Academic Policy Committee is drafting a proposal to shift two of the library’s Saturday hours to Sunday morning.
Several university organizations have coordinated activities and events for students all week long on campus in anticipation of the football game Saturday. The Student Alumni Foundation, or SAF, and the University Activities Board, or UAB, kicked off various events Sunday and will continue holding them until Saturday’s game.
Students in the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, program at MSU listened to indigenous music and speakers from afar as a part of the Indigenous People’s Day Celebration.
The theme of this year’s homecoming week, Spartan Space Odyssey 2010, is a celebration of MSU’s contributions to space exploration and astrophysics.
A group of sustainability leaders on campus are working to promote mass transit and clean commuting options at MSU. The Environmental Stewardship Transportation Technical Team is comprised of about 15 faculty, staff and students.
Interior demolition will begin next week to convert the former Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house, 128 Collingwood Drive, into a 14-unit apartment building. The renovations will include all new interiors, as well as an 8,000-square-foot addition to the rear of the 12,000-square-foot building, project developer Dale Inman said.