The Graduate Employees Union will be marching across campus Thursday to defend teaching assistants' jobs, union President Scott Henkel said. Graduate employees, faculty and community members will march in protest of any possible TA positions being cut before next fall.
A two-year study is underway at MSU to uncover issues facing female students, faculty and staff. The study, called the "Status of Women Project," will use information gleaned from personal and group interviews to assess the climate and needs for women. "This evolved out of a request from the Women's Advisory Committee to the Provost," said Provost Lou Anna Simon, who said the initial idea for the study emerged about a year ago. Simon said the university historically has collected basic information about women on campus through annual MSU diversity reports, which compile statistics about international students and racial, ethnic and social minorities.
Inspired by a Lansing Community College political science course, about 10 LCC students have been lobbying aggressively in past weeks for a bill that won't directly affect them.
Several MSU police officers are moving through the ranks, as three officers received promotions within the department and one officer has accepted a position at an Ohio university. Sgt.
By Jun Yang Special for The State News Some student leaders say that the campus water supply system needs an upgrade, but officials argue that a lack of funding is hindering that effort.
Applications for students wishing to be appointed to open ASMSU Student Assembly seats are available in 307 Student Services.
Another group of e-mail accounts has been found to be part of the about 6,000 people affected by a software glitch last week. A new group of about 400 account holders received an e-mail Wednesday urging them also to change their account passwords, after it was found they, too, were at risk.
The future ASMSU Web site might be "flashed up a little bit" as members work to make a more exciting online resource for students. Student Assembly Chairperson Andrew Schepers laid out plans for a frequently updated Web site that will include calendars, polls, bills and a message board for student comments.
Two MSU alumni are trying to change the way many job-seekers find work by replacing resources such as online search engines with more personal interaction. Jeff Ellman and Michael Redisch, along with University of Michigan graduate Michael Krasman, are the co-founders of Humatel, a Chicago-based career center.
Gretchen Whitmer, East Lansing's representative in the state House, recently declared her run for re-election. The Democrat announced the bid to retain her seat last week, following widespread rumors that she would be abandoning the position to pursue a judgeship. "I never thought of doing anything else," Whitmer said.
Tuesday's Academic Council meeting spurred administration compliments for faculty involvement. Only about 50 members of the council met at the International Center, but 64 were needed to vote on agenda items.
One of the events in this year's Greek Week is among the best of its kind in the nation. Fraternities and sororities donated more than $100,000 to the American Cancer Society through Relay for Life.
A new endowment will allow the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management in the Eli Broad College of Business to add a new top professor to the staff. The $2 million endowment is called the Hoagland-Metzler Endowed Chair in Purchasing Supply Management at the Eli Broad College of Business.
It's not every day that the birth of a country is commemorated with a moonwalk on campus. But on Tuesday, a brightly colored, inflatable castle stood out under overcast skies near the rock on Farm Lane, which was painted white with blue lettering outlining a Star of David and the words, "Happy Birthday Israel." The festivities recognizing Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel's independence day, were sponsored by the Jewish Student Union and Hillel Jewish Student Center.
While city officials say a 9-month-old ordinance is improving East Lansing neighborhoods, some say it's too early to tell how well it's working. In August, the East Lansing City Council passed an amendment that prohibits the use of upholstered furniture outside in hopes of eliminating problems with rodents and eyesores within the community. Mayor Mark Meadows said the council noticed the problem as much as five years ago, but it wasn't actively enforced because of a poorly worded code. "At the time, there was a lot of outdoor furniture being taken outside and left outside," he said.
Grape enthusiasts looking for advice on growing the juicy fruits now can find help just a mouse click away because of a team of MSU researchers. A new Web site at www.grapes.msu.edu, features information for Michigan grape growers on research-based, integrated pest management, or IPM, while providing other resources through industry links. The site provides growers with resources such as vineyard management advice from MSU Extension specialists, as well as pest identification information. The grape-dedicated site was funded by MSU's IPM Program and Project GREEEN, Generating Research and Extension to meet Environmental and Economic Needs, Michigan's plant agriculture initiative at MSU.
Debra Lambert has been waiting for her fiance's return to the United States since before Christmas.
About 100 people gathered in the Erickson Hall Kiva on Monday night to hear civil rights activist and mathematics educator Robert Moses speak about the necessity of providing quality education for all students - especially in math.
It might be smaller than most stores' bathrooms, but once inside, the Capitol Hair Port barber shop doesn't feel tiny at all.
Crews will begin marking trees in Meridian Township today for the emerald ash borer, a deadly beetle that has attacked about 6 million ash trees in Michigan. Crews marked more than 18,000 trees for treatment last week in south Lansing and Delhi Township, but wind conditions and an insufficient workforce delayed markings in Meridian Township until today.