More than three decades after the first Black Power Rally at MSU, members of the black community are still asking, "Are We Free?"That question is the theme of this year's rally, which begins at 7 p.m.
General Motors donated five patents to MSU on Friday to assist in developing fast-paced technologies for the removal of contaminated soil.The patented technologies will allow contaminated soil to be cleaned without excavating it or transporting it from a site and will greatly reduce the amount of time it takes to clean a site, GM spokeswoman Susan Garavaglia said.
The Undergraduate University Division is sponsoring the Marathon of Majors from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday in hopes of alleviating some of the confusion undergraduates face in choosing a major. The event will be on the first-floor classroom wing of Bessey Hall.
East Lansing City Council members plan to re-evaluate amendments to the city parking ordinance at their 7:30 p.m.
In 1965, MSU's College of Engineering had eight black students. Two years later, the Engineering Equal Opportunity Program began, and the number jumped to 60. Today, 847 minority students account for about 19 percent of the 4,504 students in the college.
The National Society of Black Engineers named its top 50 preferred employers, and two Michigan companies made the top 20.The survey polled 700 college and university students nationwide in August and put IBM Corporation and Microsoft at the top.
About 50 city residents and officials packed into the East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbott Road, on Monday to discuss how cuts to revenue-sharing funding would affect the quality of life in the city.The concerned citizens wore brightly colored tags to the forum with the words "Save our revenue sharing" and "Revenue sharing is critical to us" while addressing the importance of the city programs they represent.Public safety, road repair, library funding and programs for children and senior citizens could be affected if revenue-sharing dollars are slashed to alleviate the $920 million state budget deficit."These are programs that are at the core of what this city is about," said City Manager Ted Staton, who led Monday's discussion.
Carmen Gear of the MSU Counseling Center has relationship information for students.This afternoon, Gear will speak on "Relationships 411 - Healthy vs.
Proposal A needs to be tweaked to preserve revenue for Michigan schools, a report released Monday concludes.David Plank and David Arsen, co-directors of MSU's Education Policy Center, released the findings of the report Monday at the Kellogg Center.
State House Democrats unveiled an eight-bill package aimed at protecting and creating jobs on Monday.The Michigan Jobs and Opportunity Bring Success Act comes in light of the $920 million state budget shortfall and three weeks after Republicans introduced their jobs package.The Democrats say the plan improves the Republican plan by being revenue-neutral, addressing rising costs of heath care and prescription drugs and supporting the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Michigan Economic Growth Authority."We need to jump-start this economy, because nationally we're getting no help," said House Democratic Leader Dianne Byrum, D-Onondaga.
A comedy show and pig roast are two events that members of the Puerto Rican Student Association said they hope will help educate MSU students and Lansing-area community members this week.Puerto Rican Culture Week runs today through Friday."This year, we're making it more based on the ethnic value of Puerto Rico, our history and music," organization President David Torres said.
A special forum held today will offer citizens in East Lansing the chance to voice their concerns regarding the effects of the state budget cuts.The forum will be held at 1 p.m.
The nation's clouded economy shouldn't affect holiday retail this year, as Michigan retailers are projecting a 5-percent increase in holiday sales over last year's figures, according to the Michigan Retailers Association.
Across the United States, and especially in Michigan, the problem of obesity is growing at alarming rates.As state obesity statistics rise, MSU researchers are working to define exactly where the problem lies and what people can do to slow the increase.In a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 56 percent of Americans were overweight or obese in 2000.
MSU students surfing for school help online and a little interaction with other students now have an alternative to the ever-popular www.TheSpartanWeb.com provides a place for students to receive help from one another with classes, rate professors, set up car-pool rides across the state, voice their opinions on issues and place ads. Computer science freshman Kyle Mcauliffe co-owns the site, which was launched on Oct.
Wearing safety belts might help drivers save their lives as well as their money beginning today, as Michigan begins participation in a nationwide safety-belt mobilization. Known as "Click it or Ticket" or "Buckle Up or Pay Up," the mobilization will put extra officers on Michigan roads from Nov.
Seven members of an MSU environmental group sounded their dissatisfaction with the campus recycling program Friday afternoon by banging on plastic containers, pop cans and using laundry detergent containers as maracas outside of Wells Hall.Eco members organized a "Debris Drum Squad" to protest the Residence Halls Association student tax they claim is not fulfilling its purpose to help fund an adequate recycling program within residence halls.RHA recently signed a new one-year recycling contract with MSU's Office of Recycling and Waste Management after ending five years of service with Waste Management.
Television personality and conservationist Jeff Corwin will visit MSU's campus this week, speaking on endangered species and ecosystems and meeting with students. Corwin, the host of Animal Planet's "The Jeff Corwin Experience," will speak Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Some MSU officials are expecting one of the university's three largest study abroad programs to become the largest by this summer.The College of Engineering's five-week program in Volgograd, Russia, has become one of MSU's largest in its five-year history."We're expecting to have the maximum number of participants this year," said Tom Maleck, co-director of the program, adding that participation is capped at 75 students.