In a battle of words, both on and off paper, ASMSU passed a bill supporting the Coalition for Social Responsibility's divestment suggestions to the MSU Board of Trustees.The group maintains MSU has violated its own investment policy by investing in companies which do not show social conscience.
MSU Safe Place will hold its annual "Race for the Place" 5K run, walk and wheel at 1 p.m. April 13 on campus.
When Jared English was contacted and told to proceed immediately to MSU President M. Peter McPherson's office on Friday, he thought he was in trouble.He didn't, however, think he was going to be notified he won a $30,000 scholarship."How often are you called into the president's office?" said English, an international relations and finance senior and ASMSU's Academic Assembly director of university, governmental and budgetary affairs.
Since the end of last semester, Katie Houghton has felt like a part of democracy. The social relations and Spanish freshman joined the MSU student group RESULTS earlier this school year to fight for more action in Congress. RESULTS is a national network of local advocacy groups working to end hunger and poverty.
The African Students Union will present African Culture Week '03 starting Wednesday with a discussion about different experiences African students have had in the United States. The event begins at 7:30 p.m.
MSU has joined a collaborative effort to develop products to prevent, respond to and recover from agriculture disasters. A homeland security initiative, the Agriculture Disaster Research Institute brings together universities, a private research group and the agriculture industry to research natural, accidental and intentional agriculture disasters - such as the possibility of agri-terrorism.
You've got mail again. After an early launch two weeks ago, http://mail.msu.edu, MSU's new e-mail system, is ready to roll. The system officially debuted at 8 a.m.
The female journalism sophomore diagnosed with a meningitis-like disease was released from Lansing's Sparrow Hospital last week, a source close to the student said Monday. The student, who was a resident of the ninth floor on South Hubbard Hall, was diagnosed with meningococcemia on Jan.
Voters approved the renewal of the Residence Halls Association's $21 tax last week. From 7 a.m.
April 16 is the deadline to apply for a $250 book scholarship awarded by Zeta Phi Beta sorority. Applicants must be a black MSU female freshman, sophomore or junior; have a minimum 2.3 grade-point average; two letters of recommendation detailing community service; and write a 620-word essay on the topic "How does affirmative action contribute to the well-being of women, especially African-American women in society?" The winner will be announced at the sorority's Blue and White Scholarship Ball on April 25. For more information, e-mail gibsonyo@msu.edu.
Amid the soft glow of multicolored flashing lights and rotating circles and diamonds on a background screen, performers took the stage at the fourth annual Keepin' It Real on Saturday at the Lansing Center.The talent show was coupled with Taste of Blackness which highlighted the creative talent of blacks from MSU and the Lansing community."Taste of Blackness is a display of African-American culture," psychology senior and Spartan Soul performer Ebony White said.
The MSU School of Music presents the Guarneri String Quartet from 9 a.m. to noon on April 3 at the Music Building auditorium. The event is open to the public.
The former president of Brazil will speak at 6 p.m. today at Wharton Center's Pasant Theatre. Fernando Henrique Cardoso served as president from 1995 to 2002, after serving on the Brazilian senate and as economy minister.
A spotlight lit the portrait of Eric Winter's smiling face in the Music Building auditorium Friday evening - a reminder his music will live on in the music therapy program.
For security reasons, the curtains had to be drawn over the large windows in Big Ten Room B of Kellogg Center.U.S.
Kristin Daddow will be stepping up to the Residence Halls Association executive board as external vice president in the fall. Daddow said she would fulfill the position's requirements as a communicator and coordinator within and outside of the organization, putting her employment and education skills to work. Elections lasted the majority of the meeting Wednesday at Holden Hall, which ran for six hours. The three other candidates included Director for Treasuries and Allocations Julie Hughes, and general assembly members Erik Green and Courtney Smith.
Zeta Sigma Chi sorority presents "Multicultural Xtravaganza III" at 7 p.m. March 28 in the Fairchild Theatre. The multicultural sorority's "Xtravaganza" celebrates aspects of different cultures represented at MSU. The celebration features performers from the MSU community and the Lansing area.
While being away from her family was initially stressful, education freshman Gloria Melina Monita says with the help of the College Assistant Migrant Program, she is building a sound educational background. "Being a part of CAMP has been great because coming to MSU by myself, I don't think I would have known all the resources that MSU has," she said.
Carrying on a tradition of governors addressing MSU graduates, Gov. Jennifer Granholm will speak at MSU's convocation ceremony for graduating seniors. Her speech will be held at 1 p.m.
Screams and giggles could be heard from outside of a conference room in the University Club, 3435 Forest Road, on Thursday, as about 18 MSU medical students learned where they will train for the next three years.