As of noon Tuesday, the nation is in Barack Obama’s hands. In front of a crowd estimated to exceed one million people, Obama assumed the presidency from George W. Bush and became the first African American president in U.S. history.
A pickpocket walked away with a 38-year-old man’s Blackberry Curve outside of Biggby Coffee in the Union Sunday afternoon, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Just because Fletcher Daniels wasn’t in Washington, D.C., doesn’t mean he wasn’t emotionally moved by President Barack Obama’s first words as the 44th president. As the chemistry senior joined about 300 others at the Union Ballroom to watch the historic inauguration, Daniels said he was overwhelmed with emotion.
Seeing President Barack Obama deliver his inaugural address was worth everything — the crowds, cold and early morning, education junior Trisha Langlois said.
The MSU Faculty Council discussed revisions to the tenure system and academic minors at its Tuesday meeting. Provost Kim Wilcox said the revision of the tenure system included a complete review of the policies on granting tenure to professors, in order to bring the system up to date.
When farmers devote entire fields to only one crop, it reduces the number of insects that serve as natural pesticides and causes a negative impact both environmentally and economically, research by MSU scientists concluded.
Not many people would open a campus-related clothing store in the same location where a national chain couldn’t survive. But most people aren’t Daniel Switzer. Switzer and his business partners own Campus Street Sportswear and picked up the lease of the Steve & Barry’s former building at 515 E. Grand River Ave.
MSU wants to avoid problems that plagued the last upgrade of the ANGEL system by helping to test the new version early. The university is set to upgrade either to version 7.4 or 7.3 of ANGEL in mid-May. The last time ANGEL was upgraded in 2007, the system presented numerous technical bugs, causing serious problems for faculty using ANGEL, said David Gift, vice-provost of Libraries, Computing and Technology.
Americans weren’t the only ones to witness history Tuesday. International students also stopped to reflect on the impact the change in presidential leadership might have on them and their home countries abroad.
The College of Nursing was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study childhood obesity during the next three years. Nursing professor Mildred Horodynski will use the funding for a three-year infant feeding program called “Healthy Babies Through Infant-Centered Feeding” in Michigan and Colorado, according to an MSU release.
While most people in Washington, D.C., will be fighting off other spectators at the National Mall today, 2006 MSU alumnus David Thurow will be trying to tame a different kind of crowd — the one expected to gather at the bar where he works.
During the week of the presidential inauguration, citizens from across the nation have made the trek to Washington, D.C., to see President-elect Barack Obama take the oath of office. Here are the stories of a few of those with MSU and Michigan ties.
An alleged scam disguised as a job opportunity capitalized on some MSU students looking for work with a charity organization. MSU police have identified and made contact with a man who reportedly interviewed 10 MSU students for a job with the MSU Boys & Girls Club.
For Mike Green, driving to Washington, D.C., to take part in the week’s inauguration activities was well worth the 10-plus hour car ride. That’s because Green, president of Lansing’s United Auto Workers Local 652, has more at stake than simply ushering in a new president this inauguration.
Members of the MSU Debate Team took a more active role in inauguration activities when they debated President-elect Barack Obama’s energy and environmental plans. The debate, held Monday morning at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, pitted MSU against Wake Forest University.
For those of you stuck in East Lansing for President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration, don’t fret. There are still a number of ways to celebrate the event here at MSU.
Student government groups voiced their concerns about proposed accountability measures Friday at a meeting with university administration officials, and officials plan to create a new draft of the proposal based on those concerns.
Students from all walks of life took part in commemoration events in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s work on Monday. About 100 students and community members participated in the march from the Union to Beaumont Tower, honoring King’s life.
MSU’s education researchers will help improve achievement at schools across Detroit this year. A $1.9 million grant will team MSU faculty with teachers, administrators and parents in Detroit with the goal of increasing the performance of public, private and charter schools in the city.
When MSU’s English-style equestrian team tied with the University of Michigan on Saturday at the MSU Horsemen’s Association’s equestrian show, it wasn’t by scoring goals or making baskets, by blocking a goal or intercepting a pass.