One day after MSU officials announced National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice as this semester's commencement speaker, Democratic officials say her appearance will benefit the university. "We should always have a welcome mat for whoever comes to speak, whether we agree or don't agree," said Trustee Dorothy Gonzales, a Democrat.
Lansing - As Duane Farris filled out an employment application for Sparrow Health System on Tuesday, he wasn't sure he'd land the job. "Employers have been telling me I might have a hard time because I've already got experience," said Farris, a Lansing resident who recently left his job in the health care industry.
Members of the East Lansing City Council will get their first opportunity to discuss next year's city budget Tuesday night at their work session. The first draft of the budget, which was delivered to city staff and elected officials at the end of March, estimates a more than 2-percent decrease from last fiscal year's amount. "I think it's going to be just as difficult as it was last year," East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem Sam Singh said.
The MSU Bike Project will host its third and final public bicycle clinic at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the ballroom of Demonstration Hall.
A study of Detroit-area mosques released last week found that even religiously conservative Muslims feel it is important to participate in American politics. An overwhelming number of mosque participants who preferred a flexible approach to Islam said they endorse more Muslim political involvement, indicating a reversal of the isolationism once attributed to many Muslims. "They want to be involved in American society, in the political sphere and in terms of community service activities," said Ihsan Bagby, a University of Kentucky professor who spearheaded the study. Bagby, who has been studying Muslims in the United States for a decade, said this particular study came about after Bagby was approached by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, a Michigan think tank with a focus on Islamic issues. At MSU, some students said the survey's findings reflect similar political interests growing on campus and in the community. "It's actually mandatory in our religion to be active and to act responsibly within the government that we're living in," said Fareeha Shuttari, president for Muslim Students' Association.
It is necessary to kneel down on the ground in order to wash someone's feet. In the Catholic tradition, it is a symbol of servitude to your fellow man. The ritual is repeated every year on what Catholics know as Holy Thursday, the evening Christians honor their belief that Jesus performed his "Last Supper" and was turned over to the authorities who crucified him the next day. Holy Thursday is one of the days of preparation during the week leading up to Easter Sunday, the day considered most important in Christian tradition and celebrating their belief in Jesus' resurrection from the dead.
When the MSU Board of Trustees meets on Friday, it will vote whether to establish a School of Planning, Design and Construction and whether to increase the cost of living in residence halls by 4.4 percent. The new school would be under both the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the College of Social Science, and would combine four different programs from three colleges. "It's a great idea," said Robert von Bernuth, director of the construction management program.
Jose Cibelli, an MSU professor of animal science and physiology, is scheduled to speak to U.N. national delegates Wednesday about the possible benefits of stem-cell research used for therapy.
Cathleen Clara is pretty sure she knows what she wants to spend her award money on. A winner of the Homer Higbee International Education Award, Clara will spend the $400 prize on books to help build her library in the alternative school classroom where she is a teacher.
In an effort to sponsor more student events and prevent boards from running out of money, members of ASMSU's Student Assembly gave additional money to Programming and Funding boards in its 2004-05 budget. Programming and Funding boards have about $171,000 and $89,000, respectively, from MSU's undergraduate student government.
The student environmental group Eco is holding a forum at 6:30 p.m. today in B104 Wells Hall to discuss its concern about the approval of a $30 million addition to the MSU coal-burning power plant. Members worry the addition will bring an increase in campus emissions of greenhouse gases and are concerned about the effects it might have on the local environment and global warming. "We're concerned about this because the decision was made without talking to any student committee or any professors who are experts," said Eco member Chelsea McMellen. The forum aims to create a dialogue between affected MSU and East Lansing community members as well as bring a panel of experts and student representation together, she said. "We are hoping to reach a decision of what to do for energy needs and create a compromise," McMellen said.
Myths abound on campus, such as ghosts in Mary Mayo Hall or how the love of your life awaits below Beaumont Tower, but one rumor is verifiably true: dead bodies linger in a dorm closed years ago. Fee Hall, originally a residence hall opened in 1964, now is the nucleus of MSU's four colleges of medical education - Nursing, Veterinary Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and Human Medicine.
Students and advisers might have an easier time organizing class schedules and evaluating degree standing with a recent computer tool upgrade. The Degree Navigator program has been revamped from a setup of colored blocks of separate requirements to a complete text list including degree and university requirements. Degree Navigator 4 was made available at the end of February and is slowly making its way into university advising appointments. The large difference between the new and old systems, associate registrar Roberta Kelley said, is the visual layout.
The MSU Alumni Association will host a day-long program celebrating women and diversity Thursday. "Kaleidoscope: A Day for Women" will feature keynote speakers Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, entertainers and social activists who met on Broadway in the 1946 production of "Jeb." Both have appeared in productions such as "A Raisin in the Sun" and "Roots." The program will begin at 8 a.m.
A bassist in a penguin suit was a member of the first team to perform, greeting a sea of glow necklaces, air horns, flashlights, whistles and noisemakers. Twelve teams of fraternities and sororities formed bands and competed in a Battle of the Bands, the latest event in the Greek Week lineup. A maximum of 10 team members but at least one from each team, was required to be on stage.
Some federal lawmakers are working to toughen the penalties for people who use Internet file sharing to build their music collections. U.S.
Some days, Dr. Kristofer Dosh is grateful to see dawn come. After working all night at Lansing's Sparrow Hospital, the second-year medical resident knows he'll soon be able to crawl into bed. Other days, Dosh hears his alarm and knows the light of day means another long, grueling schedule.
Two suspects were arraigned Friday for the April 2 armed robbery of an East Lansing tanning salon. Lansing resident Eric Evans, 21, and a 17-year-old girl, also from Lansing, were arrested Thursday for the armed robbery of B-Tan, 233 E.
Paul Ehrlich, Bing Professor of Population Studies at Stanford University will visit MSU from Tuesday to Friday as part of MSU President M.