Affirmative action group disagrees with petition
A civil rights group filed a lawsuit Thursday against the State Board of Canvassers due to the wording of a petition aimed at banning racial preferences. The lawsuit was filed in the Ingham County Circuit Court and hearings will begin March 4. If the petition gathers 317,757 registered voters' signatures by July 6, a state constitutional amendment banning racial preferences in employment practices and public university admissions will be put on the November ballot.
Abrams Planetarium to feature Milky Way show
MSU's Department of Physics and Astronomy is offering their latest installment in public shows featured at Abrams Planetarium. This weekend, Abrams Planetarium is offering "Milky Way Legacy" for general audiences at 8 p.m.
Authors to appear at Lansing book signing
Husband and wife authors Michael Datcher and Jenoyne Adams will read and sign their best-selling books from 7 to 9 p.m.
Salon gives new twist to beauty
A new hair salon in Lansing is offering an artistic twist on beauty treatment. Paradise Salon, 2008 E.
Student contest looks into history
The legacies of Malcolm X, Harriet Tubman, Mohandas K. Gandhi and Sitting Bull were brought alive on campus Wednesday night, as four teams of students competed in the third annual Multicultural Heroes Hall of Fame Case Competition.
Provost forum backed by ASMSU funds
ASMSU's Academic Assembly approved funding for a universitywide forum with Provost Lou Anna Simon Tuesday night.
Women's Council faces changes
With its two co-directors graduating in the spring and new goals on the table, the face of Women's Council at MSU will be changing. At its Feb.
McPherson to address students at RHA event
MSU President M. Peter McPherson will be participating in an open question-and-answer forum at 7 p.m.
WEB-ONLY: Speaker discusses Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
While some students attended The Von Bondies concert Wednesday night, across the lobby, others attended the Malcolm X Symposium. The keynote speaker for the symposium was James Cone, a Charles A.
Internet telephony focuses on FCC issues
An Internet telephony meeting sponsored by MSU's Quello Center for Telecommunication Management & Law and the Institute of Public Utilities will take place from 1-4:30 p.m.
Couples to participate in 'U' health challenge
Couples looking to possibly win some prizes should head out to the "MSU Couples Challenge" at 7 p.m.
Group to remain active despite Dean dropout
After months of identifying supporters, registering voters and campaigning, the Students for Dean crusade came to an end Wednesday. Howard Dean officially announced he was dropping out of the race for Democratic presidential nominee Wednesday in Burlington, Vt.
WEB-ONLY: Graduate students discuss reconstruction changes
Professors, teaching assistants and members the Graduate Employees Union who work in the College of Arts & Letters filled Room 111 of Berkey Hall Wednesday night to discuss how the restructuring of the university will affect them. "We are here to discuss possible solutions to this problem, and how we are going to fight these budget cuts, rather than absorb them," said GEU president Scott Henkel. Philosophy, history and religious studies will be moved to the College of Social Science, which will be renamed as College of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.
'U' political groups discuss ASMSU code
Discussion and the pursuit of possible legal action regarding ASMSU's election code continued Tuesday night, a day after the MSU College Democrats and the MSU College Republicans met in a lengthy special meeting. The two political groups were concerned that the MSU undergraduate student government's code limited free speech. Under the code, candidates from different colleges can't appear on the same flier or handout and requires organizations to gain permission from candidates before endorsing them. Members of ASMSU's Steering Committee, which passed the election code, reworked three sections of the bill with six members of the College Democrats and Republicans.
Free in-store reading by true crime writer
Erik Larson, author of "The Devil in the White City," will read excerpts from his book at 12:30 p.m.
'Songs of Life' to be performed at Pasant
Thunderbird Theatre, an American Indian student dance, storytelling and drama company from Haskell Indian Nations University, will be performing at 8 p.m.
Vietnam veteran status helps Kerry's campaign
Service in the Vietnam War, something that once elicited spite from many Americans, has become a source of credibility for John Kerry as he continues to surge in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Kerry, the current front-runner in the race, discusses his Naval service during the war - as well as his activities after it - at nearly every public appearance. During a recent visit to Mott Community College in Flint, the candidate told the crowd he still counts on the men who served alongside him.
Family center hosts anniversary celebration
MSU's renamed Family Resource Center is having its open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 2-3 in 225 Nisbet Building.