The Asian Studies Center is hosting a lecture that will focus on multicultural Japan, going "Beyond the Myth of the Mono-Racial State." Michael Weiner from San Diego State University will be coming to MSU.
Delano Cummings will speak at 7 p.m. today in Parlor Room C of the Union. Cummings is a Vietnam veteran, an American Indian of the Lumbee tribe, a lecturer and an author.
After witnessing the controlled chaos of the Channel 7 WXYZ-TV newsroom in Detroit on an 8th grade tour, Ed Ronco said he was sure journalism was his calling.The journalism junior was elected in late October by a staff of his peers and The State News Board of Directors to be The State News' next editor in chief.
Detailing methods for molding East Lansing into a cool city, the Local Cool Cities Advisory Panel submitted its report to Gov.
A campaign to raise $375,000 for the expansion of the Soccer Complex on Abbott Road is moving into phase III of plans to create a shelter, restrooms, concessions and other amenities.
A free day of yoga will be held Nov. 15 in the Union's Ohio State Room. The Medical Yoga Club of MSU will be offering yoga classes and lessons, booklets and fliers about yoga, yoga therapy and demonstrations of yoga that include medical yoga. The free event will be from 9 a.m.
The annual Global Festival will take place from noon to 5 p.m Sunday at the Union Co-sponsored by the University Activities Board and Community Volunteers for International Programs, the event will host many events aimed to increase international cultural awareness in the community.
Local novelist Pamela Ditchoff will promote her second book in East Lansing on Wednesday. Her book, "Seven Days & Seven Sins: a Novel in Short Stories," is set in Lantern Hill, a fictitious Lansing neighborhood, with the framework of the seven deadly sins. Ditchoff will read and discuss the book at 7 p.m.
By Melissa Domsic Special for The State News The moon lined up with the earth and sun Saturday, and more than 250 people from MSU, East Lansing and the surrounding area came to the Observatory to get a better view of the lunar eclipse that occurred between 8:06 and 8:30 p.m.
Area residents will get their first local chance to weigh in on the state's budget crisis today.
The third annual regional cooperation meeting was held Thursday, and brought officials from surrounding cities to discuss traffic, green space and land-sharing agreements.
The VCR in the Metzger's home rewinds "Frosty the Snowman" over and over again as 11-year-old Joey Metzger sits bent over a sheet of paper with a yellow marker in his hand.Joey presses the marker to his page, drawing a frame of a rabbit from the movie.
While the state budget continues to see more red ink each week, fund-raising efforts for top political action committees are on pace to break records. A Michigan Campaign Finance Network report found that the top 150 committees raised $11.1 million this year compared to $8.3 million raised at this time in 2001.
The MSU Center for International Business Education and Research, or CIBER, is co-sponsoring monthly international business forums designed to provide network opportunities for people interested in doing business in the global economy. The first forum, "Sustainable Development in Africa," will be held from 11:45 a.m.
Lansing - Joseph A. Beyrle could be dead five or six times over. But the retired sergeant from Muskegon lived to tell of his exploits in World War II, and on Sunday, he did just that at the Michigan Historical Center, 702 W.
Dr. Felton James Earls will appear at the College of Social Science for a public lecture and lunch.
ASMSU now is recovering from tax problems resulting from the early retirement of an ASMSU business office manager nearly three years ago.
This Saturday's football game against The Ohio State University might be about more than the Spartans facing the Buckeyes.
As cold and flu season heads into full gear, the MSU community is working to fight the contagious infections.The Olin Allergy and Immunization Clinic is offering flu vaccinations in shot and needle-free versions.In the meantime, Olin Health Center and the Residence Halls Association distributed 5,000 free cold and flu "survival packs" this week containing hand sanitizer, one-use thermometers and various other preventative products."The packs are an extremely responsible way to use money and will help students who are affected by cold and flu," said Dennis Martell, the interim health education coordinator at Olin.Martell said the pack initiative is one of the first of many data-driven programs soon to come from Olin health advocates.