Law enforcement officers statewide will run this week to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics Michigan.More than 2,000 Michigan law enforcement officials will participate all week in local races and a five-day-long marathon.
The Ingham Regional Healthcare Foundation is sponsoring several community prostate cancer programs.The Prostate Cancer Education Forum will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Business-affiliated clubs and organizations will be available with membership information on Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
For those who think they have what it takes to "Fake the Funk," auditions for the lip-sync competition are coming up. Fake the Funk 13 will be holding auditions from 9:30-10:30 p.m.
MSU Students for Dean will hold its first general members meeting of the year at 7:30 p.m. today in the Northwestern Room of the Union.
As soon as Amelia Zukowski and Heidi Schanhals found out they'd be roommates at MSU, the pair pushed their apprehensions aside and met in Lansing for a day of shopping before classes began.Three weeks into the school year, the freshmen said going in blind was a good decision.
Computer engineering freshmen Brandon Turner and Eric Puidokas found themselves in the dark and worried about missing early classes when Case Hall lost power early Monday morning - twice."We sat in the hallway with our mentor just talking about stuff until about 1:15," Turner said.
Spartan Travel is now supplemented by a discount travel Web site for MSU employees and their families that launched yesterday.
Greek Week 2003, which started this week, will continue until Friday across campus as the National Pan-Hellenic Council hosts events each day.A Greek Symposium will be held today at 8 p.m.
MSU geography professor Harm J. de Blij will give a lecture called "Why Africa Matters" from 3-5 p.m.
About 20 people congregated outside Student Services Friday in a final push for students to reclaim the $5 State News tax included in their tuition.
The Hillel Jewish Student Center hired a new rabbi. Rabbi Elazar Meisels will work in East Lansing on Mondays, teaching classes and meeting students. Meisels is head of the Dirshu Institute of Jewish Education in Oak Park, where he lives with his wife and four children. "I very much look forward to meeting and working with the students and adding my own personal touch to the warm environment already found at Hillel," Meisels said in an e-mail sent to students involved. He welcomed students to visit him at the student center at 260 Charles St.
Some MSU students have mixed reactions to the racial discrimination complaint the NAACP filed in the end of August against Florida's education system. The complaint by the NAACP Florida State Conference of Branches wants to stop use of statewide assessment tests until there is no achievement gap between minority and white students.
A concert will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Fairchild Theatre of banned or censored songs and multi-media displays.
Live music, poetry, food and speakers helped bring communities together at the Lesbian, Bi, Gay, Transgender and Ally Resource Fair and Solidarity Slam on Wednesday. The Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgender and Straight Ally Students, along with about a dozen other campus organizations, developed the information-packed fair, now in its tenth year. Resources, which included information on getting involved, help centers and groups across the state, were available at the fair, which was in the Union Parlor rooms.
Marimba soloist David Hall will perform a mix of classical, Brazilian, ragtime, and contemporary music at 3 p.m.
Loud laughter resonates out of room 441 in the Union on Wednesday nights, when MSU's Women's Council holds its weekly meetings.
David Hartley doesn't eat fruit very often. "It doesn't concern me. I think I'm pretty healthy," the astrophysics senior said as he left Taco Bell with a spicy chicken burrito, two soft-shell tacos and a Pepsi.
It was standing room only as two of MSU's political groups met for the first time this semester.
Speaking of Women's Health is sponsoring a health event focused on health and well-being. The event features health and beauty professionals from around the community who will demonstrate techniques, provide screenings and offer advice. Speaking of Women's Health is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating women to make informed decisions about their health, well-being and personal safety. The event runs from 10 a.m.