In 40 years, a lot of things have changed at MSU. One thing that hasn’t is how Joe Darden feels about his job — he still enjoys it. Happy MSU employees, such as Darden, are just one of the reasons MSU made Business Research Guide’s first annual Top 10 Best Colleges and Universities to Work For list.
Lindsay Silber is both nervous and excited. As a recent graduate from MSU’s College of Education, she soon will be completing her postgraduate internship through MSU before she is recommended for her provisional teacher certification. She hopes to eventually receive a professional certification — a possibility that has grown more likely with new changes to the teacher certification requirements in Michigan.
In 1970, about 65,000 black rhinos ran wild across the globe; but by 1993, only 2,300 were left, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature currently considers the species critically endangered. In June 2011, Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing, received two black rhinos. The male, Jello, came from Zoo Miami, and the female, Doppsee, came from Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas. The black rhinos are the largest mammals housed in Potter Park Zoo, each weighing around 2,600 pounds.
Jeffrey Goodman uses his phone enough already, so why not use it to hail a cab without having to call a driver? Although the political theory and constitutional democracy junior previously would call a cab driver on his cell phone, he said a phone application with an interactive map that allowed residents to pick a cab nearby to catch a ride home from a party at the end of the night would be more convenient.
Packaging senior Levi Keepers prefers the MSU Dairy Store to other ice cream stores in East Lansing. He likes the accessibility on campus and the fact that its ice cream and cheese are made by MSU. And if all goes well, Keepers will be able to enjoy MSU dairy products knowing it wasn’t just made at MSU — it comes from MSU cows.
Just a few months after the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, and the PROTECT IP Act, or PIPA, ignited Internet protests against the government’s attempts to curb online piracy, a new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives is working to free up the Internet from the control of any government.
Sara Swanton, of Saginaw, Mich. swims laps at the IM Sports-West outdoor pool on Sunday. With summer temperatures rising, more people are coming to the pool to cool off and get some exercise.
Richard Patterson is staying in the dorms for the first time, but his experience is unlike many others’ because he is with his grandchildren and wife. Back when Patterson was a student at MSU in 1962, he lived off campus, but this week, he got a taste of what life is like for new MSU students.
Suffering fake bullet wounds in the back of her left shoulder, which penetrated through her arm and into her chest cavity right near her heart, MSU alumna Alyssa Dickey screamed for help at the scene of the emergency simulation at Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education, 4301 Farm Lane.
When Lansing resident Alice Brinkman founded REACH Studio Art Center in 2003, the artist not only wanted to have a space to make textile pieces, but also envisioned a place that would give the community access to art.
MSU Law Professor Wenona Singel was sworn in June 12 to the advisory board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation after being nominated by President Barack Obama. Singel traveled to Washington, D.C., and was sworn in by United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.
About 19,300 people in Michigan presently are living with HIV, but about 4,500 of those individuals are uninformed of their condition, according to Michigan data from April. Wednesday was National HIV Testing Day and gave people across the country who may be uninformed about their status the opportunity to learn if they have or are at risk for HIV or an STD and receive information on prevention and treatment.
During its bi-weekly work session, East Lansing City Council discussed how to move forward in dealing with the unauthorized fifth floor being built as part of the St. Anne Lofts project. Infinity Companies, LLC originally was approved to build a four-floor mixed use building at 213 Ann St., but city officials recently noticed the developer had begun construction on a fifth floor without approval. When the discrepancy was brought to the developer’s attention, the city then received a request for approval of the fifth floor.
The Clean Affordable Renewable Energy for Michigan Coalition met on the 22nd floor of the Boji Tower in downtown Lansing Friday morning, to launch a campaign to stop the 25 X 25 Ballot Initiative. According to the press release, “The ballot proposal would amend Michigan’s Constitution to require Michigan to produce 25 percent of its electricity from renewable sources such as wind, solar, hydro and biomass by 2025, regardless of the cost to electric customers.” Senator Mike Nofs, R-Battle Creek, said his office spent 16 hours reviewing the 2008 bill that currently is in effect and requires Michigan to produce 10 percent of its energy from renewable sources. “We looked at all the options available to Michigan and set up a plan,” Nofs said.
Kimberly Fritzsche, of Owosso, Mich. practices a special technique of Taekwondo at IM West with the MSU Taekwondo Club. The club is part of both USA Taekwondo and the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association and is training for a national championship.
As both an MSU graduate student and a community liaison, Erin Carter is particularly excited about the new Off-Campus Housing Listing site, which MSU had up and running late last week.
While East Lansing City Council prepares to discuss progress with City Center II later this week, officials also have worked to fill another vacant space along Grand River Avenue.
At the MSU Board of Trustees meeting last Friday, the board did more than raise tuition 3.5 percent for in-state students and 5 percent for out-of-state students. It also addressed funding for student organizations, the establishment of a new research organization, the University Research Organization, and planning and proceeding of construction projects on campus.
U.S. News and World Report rankings may not be the reason Dilshani Sarathchandra came to MSU, but rankings in recent years have made her confident that any degree from MSU will be received with respect when she leaves the institution.
After recently graduating from Ohio State University with a degree in political science, Theresa Brenner has no regrets about declining acceptance to law school in exchange for the opportunity to be an Oscar Mayer Hotdogger.