ASMSU officials might support the university building its own recycling facility on or close to campus. At the undergraduate student governments Academic Assembly meeting on Tuesday night, a report compiled by Steve Lovelace, the assemblys internal vice chairperson, said a new facility would be the best option.
A couple of state bills would prohibit businesses from producing a chemical commonly used in upholstery, appliances and plastics. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are useful as a flame retardant.
Elections for the Residence Halls Associations executive board will continue tonight at the general assembly meeting. President-elect Tim Liss could be joined by Case Hall Rep.
Every day Emily Eshenroder tries to walk a little bit farther.The 2001 MSU graduate parks farther away in the grocery store parking lot and walks around her office a few times a day.
With a budget of about $150 and a planning committee of three, MSU students will have the opportunity to celebrate the 82nd International Womens Day four days after the rest of the world.
MSU officials will be reevaluating a proposal for MSU to create a new for-profit Internet service providing company.MSU Provost Lou Anna Simon, who presented the proposal at last months Board of Trustees meeting, refused to comment about the reevaluation, saying it only was taken off the trustees agenda, not suspended.The proposal would have created an Internet service providing company operating with a lower overhead cost than local competitors.
Students will have a chance to vote on representation and tax increases when student election polls open today. Position elections for ASMSU, the undergraduate student government, and other changes will stay open until noon Saturday at www.student-elections.msu.edu.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources could receive a few changes this year. The Natural Resources Commission, which establishes general policies for the department, met last week to discuss its goals for the year. The commission agreed on five goals to update the departments policies but DNR spokesman Brad Wurfel said the biggest change in the commissions outlook is its involvement in the departments operations. Clearly theyre making a move to become more involved in the agency and in the legislature, he said. Wurfel said while a strong relationship is the highlight of the commissions goals, the group has progressed in that respect over the past five years. Director K.L.
Donna Hawkins loves being a mom. In her Okemos home, Hawkins and her husband, John, care for foster children ranging from infants to teenagers.
Green and gold shamrocks are covering the walls of local businesses, schools and restaurants for the 19th annual Shamrocks Against Dystrophy program. For a $1 donation, students and customers can sign green paper shamrocks, and for a donation of $5 or more they sign gold shamrocks.
Robert Cichewicz said he instantly noticed a difference when he entered the new Biomedical and Physical Sciences Library on Monday.This one smells better, the horticulture graduate student said.
Ann Arbor - Members of the University of Michigans Graduate Employees Organization led a one-day walkout on Monday that left some classes empty. About 500 graduate student instructors at the Ann Arbor campus picketed several locations to show the organization is working without a contract. U-M spokeswoman Julie Peterson said some classes had low turnout but werent canceled. My suspicion is that some classes did not meet, she said. Peterson said further negotiations were booked for today, but a tough budget year is limiting the schools financial abilities. The graduate students have been negotiating with U-M administration since October.
Budget cuts and a lack of donations might force Michigan Pride to cancel its annual lesbian and gay Pride March in Lansing. The event, slated for June 15, is designed to promote awareness and visibility of lesbian and gay culture.
MSU is responsible for 21 blind dates that have turned into relationships this semester.The Buddy Program combines an international graduate student with an American undergraduate student for eight weeks to introduce the buddies to each others cultures.
ASMSU officials are requesting changes to three parts of the organizations constitution, including leadership guidelines.
Pink Floyd and the Pythagorean Theorem arent related - but Peter Bates, the new chairman of the Department of Mathematics, has experience with both.Between studying math books and taking tests at the University of London in the 1960s, Bates booked the rock band for a campus activity.The student union wasnt putting on any events so my friends and I took it upon ourselves and booked Pink Floyd, he said.
Radio stations broadcasting on the Internet may have to dig deep into their pockets to keep the United States Copyright Office and the Recording Industry Association of America away.By May 21, a copyright office committee will decide whether to levy fees for Internet broadcasting.