MSU students could soon see a spike in the types of minors they can pursue. A proposal presented at Tuesday’s Executive Committee of Academic Council, or ECAC, could drastically increase the number of minors offered at MSU if passed through MSU’s Academic Governance system.
What started out as Erol Kohli’s hobby during his travels has turned into a form of art that gives back to the community. The photographs he took while traveling will be on display Friday as the MSU Physicians for Human Rights group hosts its fifth annual “Human Art for Human Rights” auction from 6-8 p.m.
MSU’s new e-mail Web system, mail.msu.edu, will officially launch Dec. 22 with a new graphic interface and several language choices. The system has been available for students and faculty members to test-run since September at the Web site beta.mail.msu.edu, but with no major changes requested, it will become the official MSU e-mail site, said Katherine Ball, communications manager for the MSU Academic Technology Services team.
On-campus students haven’t coughed at the latest ban, proving that a smoke-free dorm is a clear-viewed success, various university officials said. Fall 2008 was the first semester MSU students were banned from smoking in all residence halls. Smoking within 25 feet of university buildings also was outlawed. Prior to the smoking ban in all residence halls, the dorm floors were designated smoking or nonsmoking.
The 2008 Hate Crime Survey released by Human Rights First reports a historically high level of hate crimes occurring throughout the 56 countries surveyed.
Stacks of Scantrons soon will make their way around classrooms, leading students to frantically dig for a No. 2 pencil. But on this form, there are no wrong answers.
“Stop AIDS. Keep the promise.” People all over the world will rally around that slogan today, which marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. East Lansing will be no exception, with events today and Friday.
The Chief Okemos Council, with the help of MSU students, is attempting to form something no other university in the country has: An Eagle Scout club. “There isn’t an organization in the country at a university for Eagle Scouts,” said Dan Bettison, scout executive of the Chief Okemos Council. “We wanted to start something up to show what Eagles can do.”
Earvin “Magic” Johnson will be back in East Lansing to sign copies of his latest book, “32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business,” from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. The signing will be held at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 333 E. Grand River Ave. The bookstore will begin giving out wristbands at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The wristbands will be free and will determine the order in line.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon unveiled a new financial aid fund Tuesday for students suffering from recent economic hardships.
Lydia Hawthorne would have to pay at least $750 for a round-trip plane ticket back to her hometown of Rochester, Minn., for Thanksgiving.
MSU has applied for $20 million to expand the new Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, which will be located in West Fee Hall. The institute will promote various forms of research, from clinical to community-engaged.
For more than three decades, Mother Nature’s worst couldn’t stop Chi Chang from teaching class. The chemistry professor begins his 45-minute drive from Brighton to East Lansing earlier once snow starts to turn I-96 white, but those extra allotted minutes aren’t always enough.
The MSU Board of Trustees unanimously approved Robert Groves as the new vice president for university advancement at its Friday meeting. Groves comes to MSU after working at the University of Michigan as the associate vice president and campaign director for university development. At U-M, Groves ran the daily operations of the Michigan Difference, a $3.1 billion fundraising campaign.
Students and community members packed into MacDonald Middle School’s auditorium Saturday to catch a glimpse of African life. The Afroganza: Bridging the Gap gala was the finale to MSU’s African Culture Week, featuring African singers, drummers, stilt dancers and an array of African fashion.
The third annual International Dance Extravaganza gave almost 300 people the opportunity to watch experienced performers before learning to shake their hips and strut their stuff on Friday night. Those in attendance were treated to almost an hour of eclectic dancing and a night full of ethnic food, crafts and dance lessons.
The Department of Residence Life will kick off its lecture series at 7 p.m. tonight in the Spartan Village Community Center South Lounge, 1460 Middlevale Road. Today’s discussion will bring a panel of three professionals in the education industry and focus on education in the U.S. and the world, journalism junior Etienne Fields said.
MSU could see a climbing wall in its future — at least if rock lovers can get to the top. ASMSU’s Student Assembly policy committee will advocate for an indoor rock climbing facility, as voted unanimously on Thursday. Geological sciences graduate student Matthew Malkowski has spent the last year gathering a location and appraisals for a wall at MSU.
It didn’t take long for Jill Slade to know she would spend her career helping others. For Slade, an assistant professor of radiology and osteopathic manipulative medicine, there was just one remaining question: How would she help?
The MSU men’s water polo team has achieved something no other college water polo team has before by playing in four consecutive national championship games.