ASMSU members vote on student's resignation
James Madison students gathered today in Case Hall's lounge to vote out ASMSU representative Kyle Bristow.
James Madison students gathered today in Case Hall's lounge to vote out ASMSU representative Kyle Bristow.
Students can now apply to live in the new University Village Apartments, which reopen in August 2007. After 53 years, the original MSU apartments were demolished in May and will be replaced by the new three-story buildings. Apartments in the complex will be available to upper-division undergraduates who are in good standing with the university, said Angela Brown, University Housing director. Prospective leasers can tour the apartments, which are located on Kalamazoo Street, from 10 a.m.
Throughout the last 20 years, MSU has seen an increasing interest in researching and learning in Africa, and MSU's Office of Study Abroad reported a significant rise in students who want to study in Africa. Cindy Chalou, the assistant director of the study abroad program, said since she has been involved with the program, students, staff and faculty have participated even more. "Quite honestly, I don't know why the interest has grown so much," said Chalou. "Right now, Ghana is receiving the most attention and already has a waiting list put out for it, which is usually held by the ones in England." The program in Ghana offers students the opportunity to travel and study health care and mass media. Jeanne Gazel, a consultant in the student affairs and services branch, said she participates in a study abroad in South Africa focused on race relations and said this year's interest in the class is a big surprise. "There are way more applicants than I have seats," Gazel said.
In remembrance of domestic violence victims, words of empowerment, survival and forgiveness were spoken as flames flickered before people's eyes during a candlelight vigil on Tuesday night. The event featured Amy Krause, Lansing District Court judge, and a group of three domestic violence survivors, called Surviving and Thriving, who recited poetry about their experiences. "Raising community awareness helps people think about domestic violence," Krause said She added that many people are not targets of it but still encouraged people to help. The candlelight vigil was held this month because it is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Susan Davis, chairperson for the Board of the Grameen Foundation USA, will be speaking at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct.
The Michigan Students for Sustainability Coalition, or MSSC, will be hosting the fourth annual National Campus Sustainability Day from 12:30-9 p.m.
MSU's U.S.-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence is searching for two more Michigan school districts to participate as free partners in its Education for Global Citizenship Schools Project. The program, also known as EGC, teaches English for half of the day and Chinese for the other half. "The world is flattening and the global economy is globalizing, and in the future, you may not just be able to work in Michigan," said Nicole Ellefson, senior project director for Education for Global Citizenship Schools.
The big day is almost here 15 days and counting until the Nov. 7 elections. Do you know who you are voting for?
Projects to revamp East Lansing's downtown and the 600 block of Virginia Avenue could gain some speed if the City Council moves them forward at its work session tonight. Three homes on Virginia Avenue could be purchased by the city.
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority will host its Skee-Ween costume party at 10:08 p.m. Friday at Demonstration Hall. Doors close at 11:45 p.m., and the party lasts until 2 a.m. Tickets are $7 per person and $10 for two.
Police are asking for help finding a man in his early 20s who is wanted for setting a large trash container on fire Sept.
The building that houses (SCENE) Metrospace art gallery is slated for demolition to make way for a newer development. Sharon Radtke, East Lansing's arts coordinator, said she is going before the East Lansing City Council to seek possible locations to house the gallery.
Black Student Alliance and ASMSU will be holding the 34th Annual Black Power Rally at 7 p.m. today at the Pasant Theatre. Omar Tyree is a New York Times best-selling author who received the 2001 NAACP Image Award, will be speaking.
Students who cheat could receive a scarlet letter of sorts on their academic transcripts if university officials decide to permanently record academic dishonesty.
As the demand for students with technology management skills increases in the job market, prospective employers are looking for college graduates who possess some experience. To help students gain that necessary job experience, a class offered at MSU provides students with an opportunity to work one-on-one with clients. "It's good to know about information technology.
Two MSU students will put on their boxing gloves, so to speak, to debate about the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or the MCRI, which is an initiative that would end preferential treatment of minorities and abolish affirmative action.
James Andersen For The State News The Red Cedar River might be a little bit cleaner after Saturday. In an effort to promote cleanliness and environmental awareness of the river, several environmental groups took part in the annual Red Cedar River Cleanup. Eighty-three student volunteers participated, some donning waders and wielding rakes to pick up trash in the Red Cedar.
Indestructible rugby wheelchairs without spokes and basketball chairs with shorter turn radiuses were put to use by people with disabilities to play nine different sports on Saturday.
The MSU Board of Trustees will decide whether to authorize a $100-million plan to electronically replace systems in several departments, which would take place over the next five years. The systems that would be replaced are the financial, research administration and human resources.
Some MSU College of Law students said they feel left out of the loop regarding Dean Terence Blackburn's leave which occurred so closely to the time of accreditation. John DiLuca, third-year law student, said he has been "disgusted with the way the administration, including President Haley, the deans, faculty and staff, have handled the consternation surrounding Dean Blackburn," and expressed his dissatisfaction to administrators in an e-mail. "Since July 12, 2006, various media outlets have reported on several occasions that tenured faculty desire to oust Dean Blackburn," he said in the e-mail.