Rather Hall student government and Rather Hall Black Caucus are hosting an NBA All-Star Game Night and Book Drive at 8:30 p.m. Sunday in the hall’s main lobby.
John Marcus is more than willing to represent any college or group if an ASMSU student assembly representative he’s currently filling in for returns to his position.
The man behind one of MSU’s most successful fundraising campaigns will likely leave the university after this weekend. Spring Arbor University’s Board of Trustees will vote Saturday on whether to appoint Charles Webb, MSU vice president for university development, as their 15th president.
Like most of his friends, James Lim didn’t understand MSU’s judicial system before he decided to apply for the Student Defenders program. Lim, a political science and economics junior, is one of five members who make up Student Defenders, an ASMSU-affiliated program that helps resolve intra-university disputes by giving counsel to student clients.
Stella Cash was named acting executive director of the MSU Alumni Association on Monday.
In an effort to comply with Proposal 2, MSU’s system of academic governance may see some changes in how student committee positions are identified.
When it comes to parking for teaching and research assistants, there is one rule — park south of the Red Cedar River. If the Graduate Employees Union, or GEU, has its way, that might change.
Katie Wilson is already planning her drive to class around upcoming construction on Farm Lane, which will lead to road closures and detours. “I’ll have to leave earlier,” the psychology junior said.
The MSU College of Law has recommended Joan Howarth as its candidate to take over as dean.
While vomiting in a bathroom stall as a teen, Jessica Weiner made the life-changing decision to seek help for her eating disorders. Weiner, now a best-selling author and self-esteem expert for “The Tyra Banks Show,” visited campus Tuesday to discuss body image and self-esteem.
A portion of Service Road west of Farm Lane to Parking Lot 88 will be closed until 5 p.m. Friday.
Members of the MSU Pompon Club danced and high kicked their way to first place in the Mid-American Pompon State Competition on Sunday. The competition took place at Eastern Michigan University and featured six pompon clubs and teams from Michigan colleges.
Clyde Martin III is not new to the university’s judicial system. But after Martin and several judicial board candidates were unable to answer exactly how guilt or innocence is determined by MSU’s judicial system, ASMSU officials began to question the way candidates are trained.
A report detailing the recommendations for restructuring academic governance at MSU is a long time coming for some Faculty Council members. The report, Faculty Voice Task Force 1, was brought to Faculty Council in fall 2006, which has worked to complete restructuring by this semester’s end.
“We wanted to be more informed about what’s going on with the university and on the campus,” Ford said. Simon said Dubai is a region of vital importance to MSU.
With graduation looming in May, graduate student Michael Teager’s vision of the future involves walking, master’s degree in hand, into the real world and an uncertain job market. Teager plans to take some time off between graduating with a dual master’s degree in musicology and saxophone performance and starting his career.
What a difference a year makes. Or, in the case of the annual State of the University address, doesn’t make. MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said her address last February focused on three key points: MSU’s global impact, the MSU College of Human Medicine in Grand Rapids and public universities’ roles in the state economy.
ASMSU will spend more than a quarter-million dollars on two concerts planned for the first week of April, but not without critics. Garry Hartlieb, ASMSU’s finance committee chair, was one of several ASMSU representatives that questioned bills passed during a Student Assembly meeting Feb.
When Tiffany Macias was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, one year ago, the loss of movement in her mouth muscles impaired her speech. But the effects that ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, have had on Macias’ speaking abilities couldn’t keep her from talking about the importance of treatment and support from the MSU Clinical Center.
A new student group, Students for Prosperity, wants to see for themselves where tuition dollars and other money given to MSU is being used.