The MSU Department of Police and Public Safety is now signing up interested people for its Citizen's Police Academy. The next class is scheduled to begin 7 p.m.
MSU's Residence Halls Association members were presented with a letter Wednesday night that accuses the government of representing a "false sense of diversity."LaToya Logan, former director of racial, ethnic and progressive affairs for MSU's Residence Halls Association, distributed a letter she wrote to the hall government's general assembly. In her letter, Logan referred to hate crimes committed on campus and the lack of attention paid to diversity issues as a whole within RHA.
City officials decided they have enough evidence against three students who have been charged with involvement in the March 28-30 disturbances to move their cases for jury selection next month. The students, the first to appear for a pretrial, were in 54-B District Court Thursday for their pretrials and East Lansing Assistant City Attorney Molly Clark said although the students were hoping for an offer to lower possible repercussions, none were granted.
A new program will be added to MSU-Detroit College of Law's repertoire. The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program will begin next fall.
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land will be redesigning branch office signs in an effort to save money and raise online awareness with her new campaign, "Save Time, Renew Online!" The new design will not force a complete replacement of existing signs.
GastonGarcia is organizing 25 models, their clothes and the order they strut down the runway in the VIP fashion show tonight at Harper's Downtown, 131 Albert Ave. Garcia will bring together Detroit DJs, 25 models and more than 500 people for the East Lansing retailer's first fashion show. "I want to make it very local where everybody knows these people and to be able to identify with these people," he said.
As a lawsuit ensues against Kimberly Hostetler, an English sophomore who was driving the car that struck two women on Chandler Road in October, officials have determined the 19-year-old was not at fault. Bath Township police released a report Monday, which Clinton County Prosecutor Charles Sherman reviewed, detailing the accident that killed elementary education and child development sophomore Clare McCormick and injured 19-year-old former MSU student Ashlee Nichols. The two women were walking along Chandler Road near the Village at Chandler Crossings at 5:05 a.m.
When incoming freshmen arrive at MSU in the fall, for their first few days, officials in the City of East Lansing and the university hope they have something in common other than their class status: Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein.""We are encouraging all first-year students to have read Frankenstein before they come in the fall," said June Youatt, assistant provost for undergraduate education at MSU.
When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, Cindy Arvidson always said, "a doctor," and she was always told, "No, you mean a nurse."Arvidson, an assistant professor of microbiology and molecular genetics who now holds a doctorate degree, was one of five women to speak at a forum on women in academic careers sponsored by the College of Natural Science and the Women's Advisory Committee on Wednesday afternoon.
In the midst of a state budget deficit and possible funding cuts to the university, ASMSU is asking administrators to keep tuition hikes at a moderate level to maintain the quality of education at MSU.If Gov.
A student suspended for his alleged involvement in the March 28-30 disturbances has been allowed to go back to class.Tyler Barrett, an interdisciplinary studies junior arrested March 28 for charges of obstructing justice and public intoxication, said Thursday his suspension was lifted.He's been attending class this week and also has been to the Main Library.
When the U.S. News & World Report law school rankings came out April 7, MSU-Detroit College of Law Dean Terence Blackburn said he was surprised.
East Lansing voters can eliminate primary elections for City Council races on November's ballot, which would allow returning students greater impact on local politics.City Council unanimously supported Tuesday to let residents vote to eliminate the primary.
After months of waiting, ASMSU and Student Life officials will discuss the addition of a $5 renewable energy tax to student tuition bills when they go before the University Student Appeals Board on Wednesday.University rules require new fees introduced by student governments to be voted on by more than 50 percent of undergraduate students, and a majority of those students must approve the measure for it to be implemented.But to change a fee that already exists, there is no requirement on the number of students who must vote.
Sitting in a white plastic chair at Twistars U.S.A. Gymnastics Club in Lansing, Teberah Alexander watched her daughter flip on the trampoline while writing a paper about compassion for her nursing class.Alexander has watched 4-year-old Amiya grow during the majority of her college career.When Alexander turns her tassel on May 2, her daughter will be cheering her on.Alexander is co-chairperson of MSU's Student Parents on a Mission, a student parent support group.Members meet once a month and Child and Family Care Resources pays for child care that evening.
There's a war winding down half a world away, but members of MSU's religious community plan to celebrate Easter and Passover as they always have.Shira Weinstein, program director of the Hillel Jewish Student Center, 360 Charles St., said it's business as usual, celebrating the Jewish holiday Passover, which began at sundown Wednesday."The way we try to do things around here is we like to keep a nice balance," she said.
During the March 30 riot, human resources senior Tim Choi emptied his phone book on his cell phone, letting friends all over the state and campus know what was happening."Whether we win or lose, it's going to be a good time here," Choi said he remembers thinking while watching thousands of people pour outside his apartment in Cedar Village.
MSU history Professor Pero Dagbovie will lead an affirmative action teach-in at 8 p.m. today in Wonders Hall Kiva. The event, sponsored by the Council of Racial Ethnic Students, is designed to educate people about the University of Michigan's admissions policy, which awards prospective students points for their academic history, race, location, family's connection with the university and a variety of other factors. "We really are looking for people to go who don't know about affirmative action," said journalism sophomore Shanita Baxter, a racial ethnic student aide.
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers delivered a "little present" to Capital Area Transportation Authority officials Wednesday at their administrative facility.It turns out the present, an oversized check for $1 million, wasn't so little.