ASMSU is requesting a $3 tax increase from undergraduate students when polls open March 12-16.The undergraduate student government’s leaders say the increase is needed to serve students better.
Fifteen-year-old Samantha Reid left for the movies on Jan. 16, 1999, with a group of friends. The date-rape drug GHB, gamma hydroxybutyrate, was slipped into her soft drink.
A referendum to increase the tax of University Apartments residents will be before the MSU community March 12-16.Apartment leaseholders currently pay a $1.50 tax during spring and fall.
Although taking a course online could help students save time, a study conducted by two MSU economics professors said it could cost students their grades.Exam grades of students in the virtual course Principles of Microeconomics were compared to peers in the same traditional classroom-style course.
After serving three years as a military mechanic, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks hit Tom Horrom’s heart.
MSU-Detroit College of Law will play home to 110 high school students today to encourage them to pursue a career in law. The students from the Jackson County Intermediate School District will be participating in African American Law Day hosted by the Wolverine Student Bar Association and the Black Law Students Association. The all-day event will give students a tour of DCL, show them legal employment options and give them a chance to experience a mock court role-playing exercise.
Rochester - Three faculty members and MSU President M. Peter McPherson testified before the state Senate Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee on Friday about the state of science research at MSU. McPherson, Cyclotron director Konrad Gelbke and faculty members Shelagh Ferguson-Miller and Jack Harkema spoke to the committee for 30 minutes about research and the proposed Rare Isotope Accelerator project. “The Rare Isotope Accelerator is the nation’s highest priority for nuclear science research,” Gelbke told the committee. The accelerator is a nearly $900 million U.S.
For Ryan Abenes, the Midwest Association of Filipino Americans conference this weekend was one step toward ending stereotypes about Filipino Americans.“You have to have these events so people can know about other people’s issues,” said Abenes, president of the MSU Philippine American Student Society.
Although Erin Ruth can’t pinpoint exactly when her eating disorder started, she does know when it became uncontrollable. During her senior year in high school, the nutritional science junior became overly weight-conscious as she counted calories and eliminated foods from her diet.
Jewish people in Africa is not a topic most students have dealt with. But Jay Sand used music and slides Wednesday night to explain why it is an important topic for him. Sand, an independent journalist and musician, gave a presentation called “The Jews of Africa,” sponsored by MSU’s Hillel Jewish Student Organization. Sand’s goal was to make people realize there are thousands of diverse cultures in Africa, including Judaism. “I like forcing people to reconsider what they thought was established fact,” Sand said to an audience of about 20 people.
When Amit Agarwal requests $3,000 for the Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students’ Satrang on Tuesday night, he might walk away without the amount of money he had hoped for. Agarwal, the coalition’s president, will begin searching for donations somewhere else for the show to go on. The Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students, which is the second group in line for funding consideration at ASMSU Funding Board’s Tuesday interviews, is banking on $3,000 for Satrang, an Indian cultural show. If four organizations are given money Tuesday night, then the undergraduate student government board’s money likely will be spent. Agarwal said the show’s total budget is $33,000. Resident Halls Association gave $2,225 to the group. “RHA and ASMSU are the cornerstones to a large percentage of our funding,” the political economy senior said. Agarlwal said other places that donate money have cut funding in half for the annual show in which 200 people participate. “Funding is going to be a problem because we will have to go further into the community to ask for money,” he said.
The Chinese Students Coalition is hosting its annual dance to celebrate the Chinese New Year from 9 p.m.
Money and a taste for the sweet will get people into the MSU Museum’s Chocolate Party Benefit, taking place at 1:30 p.m.
The Residence Halls Association presidential race heated up Wednesday, with nominations of three general assembly members.
April Herndon’s pockets are empty. Herndon, a member of MSU’s Graduate Employees Union, ended a rally at the International Center that culminated the union’s two-day informational picket.
A town hall meeting for minority students to discuss such issues as racial profiling, a lack of university support and a new Multicultural Center will be held at 7:30 p.m.
The Midwest Association of Filipino Americans is holding its annual conference will come to MSU for the second time since it began this weekend. Telecommunication senior Romeo Salvani said he is excited about the conference this weekend because the event will help promote unity. “Things this year are the best we have had them,” the co-president of the Asian Pacific American Student Organization said.
When snowy winters approach, Heather Gibbons tries to stay happy - but it doesn’t always work.“When it’s really snowy, I get depressed because it seems like it’s never going to stop,” the family community services junior said.
Campus residents won’t have to look any farther than their computer screen to see what their Residence Halls Association representatives are working on. RHA’s Web site is operating again after its server crashed during winter break.
ASMSU’s Funding Board likely will stop giving registered student organizations money after its account runs dry next week.