In an effort to spread awareness and gain information about women’s issues, Feminists Ending the Misogynist System sponsored the Feminist Fun March on Tuesday afternoon at the rock on Farm Lane.The event was in honor of National Young Womyn’s Day of Action, a campaign designed to end gender discrimination by educating women and promoting activism.
With police officer and fireman topping the list of popular costumes at local Halloween shops, area residents can expect to see more on the streets - in costume and in uniform.East Lansing and Lansing police will be keeping watch over trick-or-treaters tonight, along with volunteers from the community.
As the holiday season approaches, Respecting and Understanding Body Image, an MSU student group, is trying to change unhealthy dieting habits and give women and men more confidence about their bodies.The group has created body cards - fliers urging people to give up dieting and find happiness with their bodies.
The first workshops of the year aimed at improving graduate school education and solving conflicts between MSU graduate students and professors were held Monday and Tuesday.The Conflict Resolution Workshop was created by Karen Klomparens, dean of the Graduate School, and John Beck, associate director of the School of Labor and Industrial Relations, in 1997 after receiving a grant from the National Department of Education and the Hewlett Foundation.“The workshops train students and faculty in using an interest-based approach to conflict management,” Klomparens said.
Eddie Daniels, a South African political activist, will share some of his life experiences with the MSU community at noon today in 201 International Center. His visit is being sponsored by the African Studies Center. Daniels, who has worked to end apartheid and struggle in South Africa, was imprisoned on Robben Island with the former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. Robert Vassen, associate director of the English Language Center, is friends with Daniels and asked him to speak at MSU. “It’s important for people all over the world to know exactly what is happening in South Africa as the new country emerges from the apartheid era,” he said. David Wiley, a sociology professor and director of the African Studies Center, said Daniels was a leading figure in the apartheid struggle. “Daniels reveals how a person decides to put their life on the line for principles and justice instead of the comfort of home and family,” he said.
Orange mush and flying pumpkin seeds marked the fifth time the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority volunteered to carve pumpkins with bright-eyed elementary children.
For nearly 10 years, East Lansing Police Department officials have waited for crime statistics to be released each fall.Each year, they’re not surprised.An FBI report released last week showed the East Lansing-Lansing area’s violent crime levels of 422.3 were among the lowest crime rates in the state.The FBI’s 2000 Uniform Crime Report is voluntary and includes violent crime rates for murder-manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Pumpkins may have more to fear than a carving knife and a flaming candle this Halloween.The vegetable, along with cucumbers and squash, has been the victims of not just a dry summer, but a blight called phytophthora.Mary Hausbeck, an MSU associate professor of plant pathology, said it is the No.
Miss Arizona USA to speak today on eating disordersFormer Miss Arizona USA Stacey Kole will speak to students today about body image and her personal experiences with an eating disorder. After battling an eating disorder, Kole has devoted the last 10 years of her life to serving as an advocate for eating disorder education and prevention.
The American Indian Studies Program is sponsoring a slide presentation and lecture as part of its speaker series at 7:30 p.m.
ASMSU’s Student Assembly voted Thursday against allowing a member from the Council of Jewish Student Organizations.The motion failed by only one vote, but it raised several issues as to what determines an ethnicity from a religion.
By Chad Previch The State News The memories of lost loved ones will spark light Tuesday night by family and friends at the St.
Okemos - When it was said and done, three Honors College students remained amid the mountain of pumpkin innards and paint supplies. Nearly 50 Honors College students came to Meridian Mall Saturday all with the idea of winning best overall pumpkin in the college’s first carving and painting contest.
On March 17, Shaun Holmes was accused of shooting Lindsey Matthews at Harper’s Restaurant & Brewpub in the city of Red Cedar.
At their 10th annual conference, members of the Asian Pacific American Student Organization educated and entertained students about the significance of understanding their culture.The event, APA for R.E.A.L.
Lansing - The night was still, except for howling dogs in the distance. Old houses built in the 1800s lined the streets as people began a haunted walking tour in the oldest neighborhood in the city.
MSU students are still waiting to find out whether they will be recipients of $164 in tuition refunds as a result of repealing the tuition tax credit. Lawmakers were expected to address repealing the credit last week, which was aimed at keeping tuition down.
Little firefighters, princesses, puppies, bumblebees and Hershey’s Kisses tromped through brightly colored leaves in East Lansing in the cold on Friday. Strings of pumpkin lights, a haunted house, candy and games drew local children, parents and students to Safe Halloween, an alternative Halloween event put together by MSU’s sororities and fraternities.