MSU
ACS to hold Hafla event at Club Rush
The Arab Cultural Society will hold its annual Hafla at 8 p.m. Thursday at Club Rush, 131 Albert Ave. Hafla is Arabic for a party.
MSU
Campus hosting summer job fair
The MSU Career Services Network is hosting the Summer Employment & Internship Fair from 5-8 p.m. today at the Kellogg Center.
MSU
Faculty Council addresses state budget cuts
The budget crunch, music therapy program and academic integrity had the attention of MSU’s Faculty Council at the body’s Tuesday meeting. MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said the university needs to do what is right not only for today, but for tomorrow, in terms of the budget and future cuts. “It is my personal view that everything we do is valuable, almost every thing we do is better than someone else and a case can be made for almost anything,” Simon said.
MSU
Stimulus may not ease costs
Students struggling to pay their way through MSU could benefit from the $787 billion stimulus package that President Barack Obama signed Tuesday. But questions still remain about how the funding will affect tuition costs. About $32 billion of the package is expected to go toward higher education. Part of that will be used to increase the maximum Pell Grant from $4,731 to $5,350 in 2009, and to $5,550 in 2010, according to The Associated Press.
MSU
Campus construction plans may receive stimulus money
If MSU receives any federal or state stimulus money for infrastructure improvements, the administration will be “shovel-ready.” At last week’s meeting, the Board of Trustees approved a resolution identifying several construction projects that could be ready to begin within 90 days of receiving any stimulus funds. Any construction on campus must be approved in the planning and construction stages by the board.
MSU
Snow, colder temperatures ahead
More wintry weather is expected in East Lansing for the remainder of the week, said Wayne Hoepner, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service station in Grand Rapids.
MICHIGAN
Historic districts protect, restrict property within
With the creation of a Fraternity-Sorority Historic District earlier this month, the city added to an already lengthy list of historic districts in East Lansing. Eight historic districts help preserve the city’s oldest and most architecturally appealing buildings, but also place restrictions on the kind of structural work that can be done.
MSU
Students, laborers picket use of nonunionized workers
Orange signs and large inflatable rats have led to honking cars and a lot of questions for protesters at the Birch Road construction site. The use of nonunionized workers by Sandborn Construction Inc. for the groundwork on Birch Road has prompted protest from Laborers Local 499, a union that stated it feels that the Sandborn workers deserve better benefits.
NEWS
Police Brief 02/17/09
A shirtless man stole a laptop, an iPod and cash — all of which totaled more than $1,700 — Sunday morning from two rooms in East Shaw Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
List provides details about potential E.L. road projects
Harrison Avenue is one of several area roads that could get a new look if East Lansing receives some of the more than $35 ?million worth of projects it has applied for as part of the economic stimulus package.
NEWS
E.L. ordinance spells out prosecutable acts in riots
An ordinance that would ?specify types of conduct that could result in prosecution during a riot will be introduced to East Lansing City Council tonight.
NEWS
Music program in discord
A discordant note has interrupted the harmony within MSU’s College of Music in recent weeks. On Feb. 6, the College of Music submitted a moratorium — a freeze on admissions — that could eventually lead to the disbanding of the college’s music therapy program, said James Forger, dean of the College of Music.
MICHIGAN
New Web site fills gossip void left by JuicyCampus
It appears former JuicyCampus.com users have found a new main squeeze for the latest gossip following the Web site’s Feb.
MSU
Campus Bands holds concert Wednesday
The MSU Campus Bands, a program of the College of Music, will hold a concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Auditorium. Tickets are $9 for the public, $7 for senior citizens and free for students and those under 18. The Campus Bands will be split into two different bands that will perform different pieces during the concert. Music education senior Sarah Aungst, a band member, said while the band is affiliated with the College of Music, members aren’t all music students. “All kinds of students are in it and want to do it,” she said.
MSU
Evening College begins spring classes
The MSU Alumni Lifelong Education Evening College began its spring semester this week and will offer new courses every week throughout the semester.
MSU
Bill to review ASMSU member’s conduct fails
ASMSU’s Academic Assembly voted down a bill last week to create a committee that would have reviewed the performance of assembly Chairman Christopher Kulesza.
MSU
Student wins spring break trip playing rock, paper, scissors
When animal science and preveterinary medicine junior Jennifer DeVries was studying for her economics exam, she thought it would be a normal day of reviewing her notes in the Union.
NEWS
Visiting scholar killed in vehicle-pedestrian accident on Mount Hope Road
A 44-year-old man who was attending MSU as a visiting scholar was killed Sunday night, the same day he arrived from his home in China. Tao Li was crossing Mount Hope Road, walking north along Harrison Avenue, when he was struck by a westbound vehicle at about 9:15 p.m. Sunday night, East Lansing police Capt.
NEWS
Simon poses possibility of staff layoffs, tuition hikes
MSU would have to cut 703 faculty and staff or raise tuition 8.9 percent to overcome Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed $9.1 million cut in state funding, President Lou Anna K. Simon said Friday.
NEWS
Easing the pain from losing a pet
A room in the Small Animal Clinic of the MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital becomes a place to remember, share and, ultimately, heal twice a month for a group of people struggling with the death of a pet.