A conference will be held on campus today to examine the intersection of race, disability, class, and lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender identities.
The Izzone and Student Alumni Foundation is sponsoring The Izzone/Gene Pool Blood Drive Challenge from 11 a.m.
The MSU Bike Project and MSU Cycling Club will host a bike clinic today at 6 p.m. in the ballroom of Demonstration Hall.
Meetings concerning the College of Human Medicine's possible move or expansion to Grand Rapids have progressed to discussions between university consultants and the local consulting firm hired by community leaders, university spokesman Terry Denbow said. In January, officials from both MSU and Grand Rapids said they were having discussions about the school's possible expansion or relocation into that area. MSU President M.
The MSU Freethinker Alliance will be on the north side of Wells Hall from 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. today, raising money for MSU Relay for Life. The alliance is hosting an event called "Berate, Debate, or Hug an Atheist," offering members of the public a chance to do any of the three things for a small fee. Berating, which lasts 30 seconds, costs $1.
When Clint Cayou dances, he leaves the world behind. He doesn't think about his vision of the reservations as "stark-like prisons." He doesn't think about money or personal problems. The 43-year-old simply celebrates his American Indian culture in that moment, dancing the Northern Traditional dances of his Nebraskan Omaha tribe. "It's spiritual," said Cayou, who is from Macy, Neb.
The Witty worm virus has attempted to wiggle into campus computers equipped with the BlackICE firewall program, but infection has been confirmed in only three machines. Of the almost 2,000 computers equipped with the protection software, about 20 to 30 have been suspected of infection, while three computers have had hard drives destroyed by the Witty worm. The MSU Computer Store has sold about 1,500 individual licenses - mostly to students - and 300 departmental licenses of the BlackICE firewall software program, said Tom Davis, Director of Academic Computing and Network Services. Thomas said he was informed by a BlackICE salesperson that an average of 2 percent of software users became infected by the worm, and MSU seems to be less than that average. The worm can erase hard drive information while resting in a computer's memory, enabling it to hide from virus scan systems. Senior Information Technologist Richard Wiggins said the reason for the low number of infections could be the worm's lack of effectiveness. "It looks like Witty is pretty good at knocking on your door but not good at getting in," he said. Wiggins said the virus worm attempts to mask itself by changing its size before sending a copy to infect another computer.
An Ingham County judge is considering a case that might end the petition drive attempting to outlaw race and gender preferences in Michigan through a constitutional amendment.
Gathered on the slippery tiles of the IM Sports-West pool deck, 15 or so members of the MSU Triathlon Club stretch and chat with one another as they wait for a signal for their practice to begin.
MSU College Democrats and College Republicans could violate a new ASMSU policy when they hand out campaign fliers this week, but officials say no consequences will come to candidates. The new code states that organizations must seek candidate permission to endorse them, and campaign material cannot contain an endorsement for ASMSU candidates from more than one college.
With her one-week deadline quickly approaching and a New York University film school professor breathing down her neck, Meagan Stockemer threw together a two-minute short for a summer film class.
Humble. Smart. Outgoing. Different. Those are the words family and friends used to describe Ernst Lucas at a Saturday memorial service held in the Union. Lucas, better known to the MSU community as "Ernie the Can Man," died in January at the age of 68. Lucas' brothers, Jack Lucas of West Hartford, Conn., and Alexander Lucas of Rochester, Minn., began organizing the memorial service following the outpouring of memories and support they received regarding their brother.
When the drums started, people moved toward the sound. Some held tape recorders while others held small children.
A new computer virus known as Witty is attacking computers thought to be protected with the firewall software program BlackICE. The Academic Computing and Network Services, formerly the MSU Computer Center, has encouraged this protective software for personal computers, and many students might be at risk, senior information technologist Richard Wiggins said. It is not known how many MSU computers might be infected, Wiggins said. "The ironic thing is, this has occurred where a product to protect your computer has a flaw and if you're running it, people can attack your computer," he said. The Witty worm disperses itself to other computers by scanning infected computers for Internet-protocol addresses.
The deadline has come for MSU e-mail users to upgrade to the university's new mail system and leave Pilot behind. At 6 a.m.
A new position created within the Residence Halls Association earlier this semester has been filled. Current RHA Secretary Kevin Newman will act as chief of staff for the organization after a unanimous confirmation by the General Assembly on Wednesday.
MSU's Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media is offering a class on peer-to-peer file sharing this weekend. The class, "Peer-to-Peer Filesharing: From Download Nation to Collaborative Technology," will meet Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m.
The MSU College Republicans unanimously passed a resolution supporting the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative on Wednesday night. The passage comes during the same week Ward Connerly, chairman of the Sacramento-based American Civil Rights Initiative, will visit East Lansing. The event is Saturday at 1 p.m.
The Executive Committee of Academic Council passed most items of its agenda concerning university structures and policies without additional consultation during its Tuesday meeting.
TV screens big and small filled the courtroom Wednesday as MSU-DCL College of Law students caught a glimpse of new technological gadgets that soon will be coming to campus. MSU-DCL student Deb Davis-Korpi said she was more that just a little nervous when she stepped up to use the equipment for the first time as her class visited the federal courtroom in Lansing on Thursday evening. For more than a month, the technology has been housed in Judge David McKeague's courtroom.