The Capital Area BirthNetwork will join other members of Birth On Labor Day, or BOLD, around the world this weekend in performing “Birth” — a play about the experiences of childbirth.
The Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions’ Hubbard Hall staff will hold an “If I were President” program at 7 p.m. tonight in 132 Hubbard Hall.
Business students broke out their best interview clothes Tuesday, dusted off their résumés and headed over to the Business College Complex for the second annual Women in Business Students’ Association Mock Career Fair.
A young director’s first piece left a small crowd clapping furiously last week when he showed the award-winning film at MSU for one of the first times with the hope of eventually gaining funding from ASMSU.
Agricultural research at MSU was bolstered in the last week by two grants totaling more than $9 million for projects focused on tomato and potato genealogy and improving agricultural markets in Africa.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will hold a rally Thursday at MSU, campaign officials announced before 5 p.m. Monday. The rally, which is part of the “Change We Need” tour, is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. at Adams Field off West Circle Drive.
Changes to MSU’s accounting curricula will reflect the gradual shift in how U.S. companies now file financial statements. In August, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a timetable for the U.S. to potentially drop its current accounting standards, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, in favor of the developing global standards’ International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS.
The McDonel Hall Kiva looked more like an MSU version of “America’s Got Talent” on Saturday as students showcased their unique skills at Soul Night, presented by the McDonel Black Caucus. The MSU Breakdancing Club opened the show with a routine and was followed by a variety of performances such as poetry, hip-hop dance routines and sign language interpretations of popular music.
MSU officials are asking students living in East Complex — Akers, McDonel, Hubbard and Holmes halls — to help the state solve the ongoing E. coli outbreak that has affected 29 MSU students and 17 others in Michigan.
The Alliance of Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Students will be hosting a community discussion at 7 p.m. on Sunday in 103 Erickson Hall.
From a woman in a 19th-century dress and wig to students being quizzed on the MSU Fight Song, the 2008 Fall Study Abroad Fair offered a taste of what to expect in a Study Abroad program.
Mary Siemon can’t afford to go to an obstetrician-gynecologist because her insurance won’t cover the costs. “It’s been really hard to find a doctor where I could go for reproductive care and that’s a real issue concerning a lot of the women on campus and a lot of women back home,” Siemon said.
The 2008 Fall Study Abroad Fair will take place from noon to 6 p.m. today on the second floor of the Union. There will be more than 120 exhibits where students interested in studying abroad can talk with professors and former participants and gather information about the different programs MSU offers.
It’s been said you can’t understand what someone is going through unless you’ve walked in their shoes. For this reason, the Islamic Medical Students Association, or IMSA, and the Muslim Students Association are inviting students to fast for a day with the Islamic community.
A recycling event at the Union is raising students’ awareness about options they have in the East Lansing area.
Kyle Dysarz isn’t nervous. He’s manned a concert that cost ASMSU $225,000, will overseeing more than 30 registered student organizations as they pile into Breslin Center and hopes 9,000 MSU students will show up.
Students with ‘green’ ideas who are short on cash now have a new way to finance their projects. The Student Project Fund, operated through the Office of Campus Sustainability, will provide funds to students who wish to do sustainability-focused projects, Terry Link, director of the Office of Campus Sustainability, said.
As the economy continues to plummet, students said they’ve been forced to channel their savings into living costs and not splurge on luxury items such as TVs.
MSU is known for encouraging students to study abroad — but students interested in Japanese culture won’t have to go far this week to experience the Far East.
A memorial service in honor of Katrina Tagget will be held at 3 p.m. today in Alumni Memorial Chapel.