A new network now is available as a reference tool for organic farmers and those considering a transition to organic-growing practices. The New Agriculture Network, available at www.ipm.msu.edu/new-ag.htm, will feature advice from MSU Extension staff members, crop updates and a newsletter throughout the growing season.
The East Lansing City Council recently commended the Residence Halls Association for providing alcohol-free programs on campus to MSU students. RHA's on-campus programs include Campus Center Movies shown at Wells Hall, special events including concerts and lectures and various Health and Safety programs. "I believe it's important to show that this university is more than just getting drunk and partying," RHA President Ernest Drake said. Drake said the commendation is a pat on the back for the organization.
The number of representatives sitting around the table at Academic Assembly meetings could increase on Tuesday. Assembly Chairperson Dan Weber announced late last week that appointments for empty seats, generally conducted at the beginning of the fall semester, would be done at Tuesday's meeting. "If there are people who want to be on the assembly now and they're willing to do it, there's no reason to wait four months for them to get on and get to work," Weber said. Only nine seats were filled during the March election, leaving about 20 seats open.
Light streamed through the greenhouse ceiling, warming the visiting students and community members who looked over the array of flowers at the MSU Horticulture Club's 16th annual Spring Show this weekend. The show highlighted different gardens from around the world with its "International Garden Extravaganza"-themed show.
Now that Student Assembly members have spent time changing ASMSU internally, new Student Assembly Chairperson Andrew Schepers said he is looking toward a "horizon" of university changes. "Some of these are long-term goals, but you won't get anywhere if you don't start right there on the front lines," he said. Schepers spoke Thursday night, when he ran unopposed for a chair position of MSU's undergraduate student government.
The Department of Mathematics will hold its 2004 awards ceremony on Tuesday from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The Faculty Folk Spring Luncheon will be held on Friday from noon to 1 p.m. in the University Club, 3435 Forest Road.
Stepping in front of the panel of judges in a classroom-turnedcourtroom for the oral argument competition Sunday, MSU College of Law student Amanda English tries not to look nervous. English begins her argument.
Runners and walkers alike are invited to move their feet this weekend to raise money to aid with providing low-income housing. The MSU Chapter of Habitat for Humanity is sponsoring HabiTrack, a 5K run/walk on campus that is open to runners and walkers of all ages and experiences. Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization with a goal to help low-income individuals and families get proper housing.
Guest lectures and a vigil on campus Saturday will commemorate the 89th anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian genocide.
MSU's campus will play host to a carnival for inner-city children today. The fourth annual "Kid's Fest" will feature food, fun and games for more than 300 children from inner-city areas.
Organizers anticipate exceeding the million-person goal they set for themselves in what has been dubbed the "March for Women's Lives" in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. The pro-choice march is expected to be the largest of its kind. Charles Cook, community specialist for Planned Parenthood Federation of Michigan, said the unofficial count rises every week. "It's already well over a million," he said.
Members of the Residence Halls Association's General Assembly established a policy Wednesday not to fund events in which religious groups try to preach to MSU students. The bill that was introduced sought to amend RHA's bylaws to disallow funding to religious groups and religious events. RHA President Ernest Drake said the bill was aimed at avoiding the allocation of funds to events that preach to residents. "Basically, we would not fund events that would evangelize a specific faith," he said. Initially, however, the bill faced some trouble.
When Talha Baweja moved from Karachi, Pakistan, to East Lansing to start school at MSU, there was more than just a new culture to adjust to. "I liked snow the first winter," he said.
A memorial service has been planned for MSU Professor Ruth Simms Hamilton, who, at the age of 66, was found dead Nov.
A three-on-three basketball tournament and concert performances all will be a part of Sparty's Spring Party on Saturday. Registration will be held in the Student Alumni Foundation office in the Union.
The MSU Horticulture Club will host the 16th annual Spring Show and Plant Sale "International Garden Extravaganza" on Saturday from 9 a.m.
Three new chairs for ASMSU's Academic Assembly took office Tuesday night, each pledging to fill the assembly's seats, address the provost's plan for liberal arts restructuring and go into the streets to connect with MSU students. Dan Weber defeated College of Natural Science representative Andy McCoy for assembly chairperson. Weber, a physiology senior who was external vice chair this session, said chairs need to encourage representatives to be excited about the power they have in academic governance. "In other years, it was like we were up in a tower," Weber said.
Undergraduate students, staff and children from the Lansing School District met Wednesday to discuss the importance of keeping Michigan water clean through artwork.
Kristin Dunn, dressed in black shorts and a black T-shirt, might have blended into the steady student foot traffic along Farm Lane on Wednesday - if it weren't for the giant silver strip of Duct tape plastered across her mouth. As a participant in MSU student groups' recognition of National Day of Silence, the communication sophomore stood on the sidewalk handing out fliers to passersby.