The MSU Board of Trustees unanimously approved Robert Groves as the new vice president for university advancement at its Friday meeting. Groves comes to MSU after working at the University of Michigan as the associate vice president and campaign director for university development. At U-M, Groves ran the daily operations of the Michigan Difference, a $3.1 billion fundraising campaign.
Students and community members packed into MacDonald Middle School’s auditorium Saturday to catch a glimpse of African life. The Afroganza: Bridging the Gap gala was the finale to MSU’s African Culture Week, featuring African singers, drummers, stilt dancers and an array of African fashion.
The third annual International Dance Extravaganza gave almost 300 people the opportunity to watch experienced performers before learning to shake their hips and strut their stuff on Friday night. Those in attendance were treated to almost an hour of eclectic dancing and a night full of ethnic food, crafts and dance lessons.
The Department of Residence Life will kick off its lecture series at 7 p.m. tonight in the Spartan Village Community Center South Lounge, 1460 Middlevale Road. Today’s discussion will bring a panel of three professionals in the education industry and focus on education in the U.S. and the world, journalism junior Etienne Fields said.
MSU could see a climbing wall in its future — at least if rock lovers can get to the top. ASMSU’s Student Assembly policy committee will advocate for an indoor rock climbing facility, as voted unanimously on Thursday. Geological sciences graduate student Matthew Malkowski has spent the last year gathering a location and appraisals for a wall at MSU.
Members of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity are hoping they will soon move into a house that they were supposed to be living in since Aug. 1.
Juan Velazquez was just one year into medical school when a patient suffering from a heart attack came into the clinic. The office had just opened its doors and with the physician not yet checked in, Velazquez knew he didn’t have time to think.
A wallet and cash were stolen from a 26-year-old student’s coat Wednesday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MSU announced the commencement speakers Thursday for its December ceremonies.
It didn’t take long for Jill Slade to know she would spend her career helping others. For Slade, an assistant professor of radiology and osteopathic manipulative medicine, there was just one remaining question: How would she help?
The MSU men’s water polo team has achieved something no other college water polo team has before by playing in four consecutive national championship games.
The Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience and the Senior Class Council are partnering to host the second annual Dodgeball Tournament at 2 p.m. Sunday in IM Sports-West Gym 1.
Rick Stilgenbauer is adjusting to the unfamiliar footsteps of police in the apartment above his own, where his friend of eight years was last seen Nov. 11. Krista R. Lueth, 34, who is pursuing her second MSU bachelor’s degree in horticulture, spoke to Stilgenbauer in his kitchen between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Nov. 11.
No verdict will be reached until early next year in the Michigan Secretary of State’s appeal to a ruling that restored 5,500 purged voter registration records to the state’s rolls, an involved attorney said.
An Xbox, two Xbox 360s, a MacBook laptop, an Asus laptop, a backpack, calculator and gloves were stolen from an Armstrong Hall dorm room during the weekend, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MSU’s largest cafeteria is getting a face-lift in the next two years, as renovation plans for the Brody cafeteria are under way. Guy Procopio, associate director of auxiliary services, and Bruce Haskell, associate director for MSU Dining Services, presented a plan for “integrated dining” in the cafeteria — one of the largest in the world.
A 34-year-old student has been missing for nine days, Michigan State Police reported. Krista R. Lueth, who is pursuing her second MSU bachelor’s degree in horticulture, was last seen Nov. 11 at her Eureka Street home in Lansing. Lueth’s father reported her missing to State Police around noon Saturday.
Students are choosing to stay home for the holidays, travel experts said. Travel is down across the board, and people looking to get away are planning trips closer to home, said Eddie Lindow, branch manager for STA Travel, 207 E. Grand River Ave. “The economy is the biggest thing — people don’t have the money for this,” Lindow said. “There used to be a lot of international travel, but a lot of people are just going home now.”
While many MSU students use spring break to party or lie on the beach, others will use the time off to help the environment. Alternative Spring Break, or ASB, is a student organization that allows students to use their week off for service activities. The trips are divided into nine categories, ranging from those with an environmental focus to disaster relief.
Friday is the last day for Ingham County residents to apply to fill open positions on several county boards and committees. The county has openings on the Board of Health, Parks & Recreation Commission, Equal Opportunity Committee and Women’s Commission. It also is seeking representatives from the business community and the general community for the Community Corrections Advisory Board.