The Black Student Alliance's Black Power Rally tonight will help to educate students about what the term "black power" means, BSA members said. "I think if you understand history, the initial call for black power was a term African Americans began to use to express asserting their rights in the United States," said Lee June, vice president of Student Affairs and Services.
Although the weather is taking a chilly turn, East Lansing residents are continuing to leave doors open, and thieves are continuing to snag whatever items they can, local officials said. "Primarily it's people who leave their doors unlocked," East Lansing police Capt.
Downtown East Lansing merchants will host the 14th annual Great Pumpkin Walk this evening. The event is free and allows children to collect treats in a safe and fun environment. Student Book Store manager Brad Ballein said the event is an alternative for Halloween, and an opportunity for children who cannot go trick-or-treating to celebrate. "Some kids live in apartments and don't have neighborhoods," Ballein said.
A doctor in bloody scrubs, an assortment of angels and a girl sporting bandages around her head and arm hoisted signs taped to crutches as they chanted, "One, two, three, four.
An online survey given by Holden Hall Residence Life staff revealed student reactions and perceptions about the recent reported sexual assaults on campus.
Reports about possibly changing the way integrative studies and math and science classes are structured dominated the Academic Council meeting Tuesday.
An area sporting goods store is converting into Dick's Sporting Goods after being acquired by the company in the summer. Galyan's Trading Co., located in the Meridian Mall in Okemos, officially converted Sunday, marking the beginning of a transition that will change all Galyan's stores into Dick's retailers. A temporary banner reading "Dick's Sporting Goods" hangs over the former Galyan's sign at the front entrance, and all employees wear Dick's name tags. "Essentially, Dick's has been growing significantly over the last many years, and by purchasing Galyan's, it gives us an additional 51 stores in generally great locations and gives us a new entry into some large metropolitan markets," said Jeffrey Hennion, senior vice president of strategic planning for Pittsburgh-based Dick's Sporting Goods.
Flint - In a town hall-style meeting Tuesday night, Elizabeth Edwards told Flint residents that her husband and John Kerry would fight harder for the working class and bring a divided America back together. Edwards, the wife of vice-presidential candidate John Edwards, took questions for almost an hour from members of the 400-person crowd in the cafeteria of Flint Central High School. "If you're on the fence, please feel free to ask a question," she said.
The search-and-rating committee for the permanent provost has been selected, President-designate Lou Anna Simon announced Tuesday. The 22-person committee consists of professors, deans and students who will interview candidates for the position and give their recommendations to Simon.
With the click of a mouse, the future of the MSU College of Law's representation to the university was decided.
A committee through the MSU Human Resources' benefits office is evaluating The Chickering Group - which insures MSU students - as the contract is up for renewal. The committee includes members of the Student Insurance Advisory Group and will determine if Chickering still offers the best possible program, said Pam Beemer, the assistant vice president for human resources. "The last time we did an evaluation was in 2000," Beemer said.
A 27-year-old Lansing man was killed early Tuesday morning when he lost control of his sport utility vehicle on southbound U.S.
Desk receptionists across campus reported two suspects trying to pass counterfeit $20 bills Monday, MSU police Sgt.
The MSU University Physician's Office sold flu vaccines to the Ingham County Health Department, but there are still vaccines available at Olin Health Center. The Ingham County Health Department received almost 45 percent of the expected vaccine supply due to the suspended licenses of Chiron Corp., an influenza vaccine provider.
Judges James Giddings and Richard Ball are running unopposed for their circuit and district court seats, but both say they haven't lost their vigor for their jobs or their outside lives. "I'm brilliant, stunningly well-educated and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound," joked Giddings, 64, who has been a 30th Judicial Circuit Court judge since 1978.
With each new development presented to East Lansing City Council, the debate deepens over the desired mix of downtown residents, city officials said.
By partnering with a national environmental organization, MSU will assist in researching how harmful contaminants found in the Great Lakes will affect human health. The Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health, based in Ann Arbor, was formed in collaboration with MSU and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, said Joan Rose, a professor of fisheries and wildlife and crop and soil sciences who works with the center. "One of the goals of the center is the communication of this science so it can be useful to communities and other decision makers," Rose said. A team of scientists from multiple fields and different institutions will research three main areas of how the Great Lakes impact human health - through drinking water, recreational water use and the development and spread of toxic algae, Rose said. Congress allocated funds for research of oceans and their impact on human health, and legislators felt that a body of freshwater needed to be included, Rose said, adding that a grant proposal was written to compete for that federal funding. Nearly $10 million was awarded to NOAA, and funding was officially received six to eight weeks ago.