First Step Iraq, a group comprised of dancers and rappers all from Baghdad, Basra, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, brought their hip-hop style to Erickson Hall Kiva on Tuesday evening. The performance, “From Iraq with Hip Hop,” was part of their “Hiplomacy” tour for the month of October, which includes stops in New York, Philadelphia and Boston.
Interested students, faculty or local community members can take a tour of one of MSU’s “green” roofs as part of Campus Sustainability Week. The tour will showcase the “green” roof on the Plant and Soil Sciences Building on Thursday at noon.
A series of public meetings, open houses and community events addressing the Grand River Avenue and Michigan Avenue corridor will begin Oct.
After working on the reorganization of both undergraduate and graduate student governments, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services is looking to add three new assistant vice presidents.
MSU is set to have a presence in the White House with the announcement that two students were selected for the fall 2013 session of the White House Internship Program. Megan Havern of Armada, Mich., and Vikram Mandelia of Southfield were selected to fill two of the 145 fall internship positions.
The Bath Township Police Department will soon release a sketch of a man who allegedly committed an armed robbery in Chandler Crossings last week. Journalism junior Matt Ward said he and his three roommates were sitting in the living room of his apartment at about 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15 when a man walked through the door, gun in hand.
As part of Campus Sustainability Week, the MSU Recycling Center hosted an open house that featured a composting and organic food presentation to teach students and staff more about organic farming. The open house served as an opportunity for students to learn about the positives of composting and the differences between organic and non-organic food options.
With the government recently reopened, students voice their opinion of the 16-day event.
The pretrial of Vernon, Mich resident Oswald Scott Wilder has been moved to 2 p.m. Oct. 28 in Ingham County Circuit Court. Wilder, 26, confessed to sexually assaulting four MSU students in East Lansing earlier this year. He was arrested in August and faced the testimony of all four victims last month in 54-B District Court.
Impact 89FM has been known as one of the top college radio stations in the country, but will not own the official title this year, falling short of the ranking of top college radio station in the country last Thursday. The station was nominated for the 2013 College Radio Station of the Year Award from the College Music Journal, the top North American journal for college radio.
Mid-Michigan is not necessarily well-known for its topography, but members of the MSU Outdoors Club often travel to the nearby town of Grand Ledge to scale one of the only natural rock climbing areas in the Lower Peninsula. Known as the “ledges,” the slope sits on the banks of the Grand River and is frequented by rock climbers in the summer.
The man who previously confessed to committing four sexual assaults in East Lansing will face a pretrial 2 p.m.
A car accident occurred at about 2:30 p.m. on Hagadorn Road near Hubbard Hall, resulting in the death of a 60-year-old man, according to police. East Lansing police Sgt.
Proponents of a new bill moving through Michigan’s House of Representatives are looking to increase the penalties on drivers who injure or kill pedestrians and cyclists. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Rep. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, would amend a current law which details the punishments for moving violations that result in criminal penalties for drivers who hit agricultural equipment operators on Michigan’s roads.
Students and members of the local community ran the Dome Roam 5K on Sunday to raise awareness for MSU’s Student Greenhouse Project. The Student Greenhouse Project is an effort that originated from the closure of the botany greenhouse and butterfly house formerly located on MSU’s north campus. The old greenhouse was demolished by Infrastructure Planning and Facilities this summer, but the project began with a public forum about the old greenhouse in 1997.
MSU police are investigating the attempted theft of ?two student employees’ paychecks through the hacking of their direct deposit accounts. According to a crime and safety alert sent to students Sunday afternoon, the employees told MSU police officers they received emails on Friday confirming changes to their direct deposit settings on the EBS payroll system.
A new addition to downtown East Lansing is bringing more than 100 insurance jobs to the city, a move local officials hope will encourage more students to stay in the area after graduation. Jackson National Life Insurance Company has a new office in downtown East Lansing, at 333 E. Grand River Ave., in the space formerly occupied by Barnes & Noble. The company is set to open formally in November.
The number of reported on-campus sexual assaults has risen since 2010, according to a report released by the university. Between 2011 and 2012, the number of incidents spiked from 15 to 20 total reported offenses. In 2010, 14 sexual assaults were reported.
This year’s Hoophouse Gala raised more than $80,000 to support MSU’s Student Organic Farm. The gala is an annual fundraising event during which guests enjoy a seven-course meal prepared by MSU chefs using ingredients from the Student Organic Farm and other local Michigan farms and wineries.
LEGOs, chicken wings and beer are not the kinds of items likely to be found at most city government functions, but the Brew & Do event held at Dublin Square Irish Pub Thursday night featured all of the above. The event was part of the city’s weeklong comprehensive plan review initiative, centered around the idea of having an informal atmosphere to encourage participation from citizens of all walks of life. About 40 people were in attendance.