Black Student Alliance and ASMSU will be holding the 34th Annual Black Power Rally at 7 p.m. today at the Pasant Theatre. Omar Tyree is a New York Times best-selling author who received the 2001 NAACP Image Award, will be speaking.
Students who cheat could receive a scarlet letter of sorts on their academic transcripts if university officials decide to permanently record academic dishonesty.
As the demand for students with technology management skills increases in the job market, prospective employers are looking for college graduates who possess some experience. To help students gain that necessary job experience, a class offered at MSU provides students with an opportunity to work one-on-one with clients. "It's good to know about information technology.
A Democratic staffer was suspended by the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee last week under suspicion of leaking classified information. Chairman Pete Hoekstra, a Representative from Holland, said Friday that the staff's suspension was a precaution until the committee investigates. Concern centers around a leak to The New York Times last month regarding a National Intelligence Estimate on global terror trends.
Come and get it. The race to find housing for the 2007-08 school year is on, with students flocking to leasing offices across East Lansing, scrambling to get a house or apartment that's close to campus, yet still affordable. Having already signed a lease for a house this year, Scott Dunn, a political science and pre-law junior, said Sunday afternoon that he and his roommates began looking for another place to live as soon as school started because they wanted their own bedrooms.
Democratic state Sen. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican challenger Frank Lambert will debate live at 7 p.m.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos announced a plan on Friday to revitalize Michigan's urban areas if he's elected in November. DeVos' plan proposes specific ways to help urban areas, such as creating an urban jobs director, acquiring a federal block grant for job training, putting more police officers on the street and giving students from urban areas a chance to go to college.
Two MSU students will put on their boxing gloves, so to speak, to debate about the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or the MCRI, which is an initiative that would end preferential treatment of minorities and abolish affirmative action.
James Andersen For The State News The Red Cedar River might be a little bit cleaner after Saturday. In an effort to promote cleanliness and environmental awareness of the river, several environmental groups took part in the annual Red Cedar River Cleanup. Eighty-three student volunteers participated, some donning waders and wielding rakes to pick up trash in the Red Cedar.
Before college, all of Emily Thomas' attempts at community service were duds. "I tried to organize raking leaves for senior citizens, and only three people showed up," Thomas said about her senior year of high school in Berkley, Mich. But this weekend, Thomas wasn't the only person motivated to improve her community.
Former MSU basketball star and NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson will attend the Boys and Girls Club of Lansing's 17th Annual Steak & Burger Dinner on Nov.
Indestructible rugby wheelchairs without spokes and basketball chairs with shorter turn radiuses were put to use by people with disabilities to play nine different sports on Saturday.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican challenger Dick DeVos made wagers with Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt on the 2006 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and St.
The MSU Board of Trustees will decide whether to authorize a $100-million plan to electronically replace systems in several departments, which would take place over the next five years. The systems that would be replaced are the financial, research administration and human resources.
Awareness advocates and survivors plan to rally almost all day Saturday in front of the Capitol for what is expected to be the largest Making Strides Against Breast Cancer fundraiser event to come to Lansing. The goal for this 8th annual walking event, which will start at the Capitol building and loop around the Lansing Hall of Justice, is to raise $230,000 this weekend — which is $30,000 more than last year, said Steve Konsdorf, American Cancer Society executive director for the greater Lansing area.
The state's unemployment rate stayed fixed at 7.1 percent from August to September, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth announced this week. With November elections approaching, the economy has dominated political television advertisements and the recent gubernatorial debates, students said. The economy plays a huge role in Chelsea Levin's vote for governor. "My family experienced job loss," the studio art and advertising freshman said.
Below are updates for ongoing court cases involving individuals with East Lansing and MSU ties: The following three men were charged in connection to an alleged Feb.
Some MSU College of Law students said they feel left out of the loop regarding Dean Terence Blackburn's leave which occurred so closely to the time of accreditation. John DiLuca, third-year law student, said he has been "disgusted with the way the administration, including President Haley, the deans, faculty and staff, have handled the consternation surrounding Dean Blackburn," and expressed his dissatisfaction to administrators in an e-mail. "Since July 12, 2006, various media outlets have reported on several occasions that tenured faculty desire to oust Dean Blackburn," he said in the e-mail.
The Temple Club is no more, but two of the club's shows scheduled for this weekend have found new homes. Today's multiband "We Rock: You Decide" concert will begin at 6 p.m.