After postponing her visit to campus because of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Laurie Garrett, the only journalist to have won the Pulitzer, Peabody and Polk awards, will lecture in the Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre. The event, “Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health” will begin at 4:30 p.m.
When Sara Posius graduates this spring, she’ll take with her not only a diploma but also the memories of good relationships with neighbors. The audiology and speech sciences senior is finishing an internship as a neighborhood resource coordinator for the East Lansing Community Relations Coalition. “I liked it because it gives me a chance to meet other people,” Posius said. Others, too, have the opportunity to get involved. There are at least six positions open for students to apply for in the fall 2002 and spring 2003 semesters. The internship asks that interested students have at least a 3.0 grade-point average, training or interest in community building and communication and have plans to live in one of the East Lansing neighborhoods for the academic year.
The East Lansing Police Department will hold a Police-Student Relations Committee Meeting at 7 p.m. today at Sigma Nu, 110 Oakhill Ave. East Lansing police Sgt.
Holt - Jeffrey Ribby was employee of the year twice - in the same year. Ribby, a deputy with the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office, was honored Thursday, along with many other office employees in the annual Ingham County Sheriff’s Office Awards Ceremony. Employees received plaques and certificates for jobs including appreciation, bravery and life-saving, signed by Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth, commending the recipients on a job well done. Ribby won Employee of the Year, which along with the other awards, is picked by an awards board.
The Residence Halls Association is one step closer to filling next year’s executive board. The association elected John Sturk, the North American Indian Student Organization’s representative, to the internal vice president position for 2002-03. At Wednesday night’s election, Sturk calmly strolled about a room in Wilson Hall, outlining his goals to improve diversity and understanding of parliamentary procedure within the association.
Janice Harte is hoping her voice stays in mint condition today. The assistant professor of food science, who is recovering from a case of laryngitis, is one of four MSU experts to be prominently featured on a National Public Radio broadcast originating from MSU. “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday,” hosted by veteran science correspondent Ira Flatow, will go live from the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building at 2 p.m. Harte said she’s excited to be on the program. “It’s quite an honor,” she said.
The Muslim Students’ Association is sponsoring its Unity Eid Dinner at 7 p.m. today in the Union Ballroom.
The Asian Studies Center is sponsoring “Human Rights in Asia: Traditions and Trajectories,” from 9 a.m.
The 2002-03 higher education budget passed the state House Thursday, but some MSU officials say the university still has a long road ahead. “Everybody across the state is facing challenging economic times right now,” MSU Trustee David Porteous said.
The second annual Tower Guard Shamrock 5K Run, Walk and Roll will be on campus Saturday morning. Registration begins at 8 a.m.
East Lansing is beginning its combined sewer overflow project, Peter Eberz, director of public works said.But determining the size of the retention treatment basin may cause more problems than the money it would save.The basin, a large underground tank, will help take the overflow of sewage, which occurs when the snow melts and the rain falls.The East Lansing Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1700 Trowbridge Road, is unable to hold the influx of water when this occurs.In 1993, the first phases of the overflow project were constructed.
The East Lansing Recreation & Arts program may be taken over by the city after severe budget problems and growing debt has plagued it for three years.
Lovers of science fiction can be part of a campus research group that provides opportunities for leadership, research and college credit.
It will once again be business as usual at Coscarelli’s Restaurant & Lounge after restrictions imposed by the Lansing City Council were lifted Thursday. The sports bar, 2420 S.
Kelli Richardson enjoys going out on weekends, but she also knows about GHB, ecstasy and other club drugs - and often worries about being exposed to them.“Sometimes when I go out with my friends, I think about someone slipping a drug into my drink,” the microbiology sophomore said.
Next week, cars without gasoline and machines powered by wind instead of electricity will become the norm at MSU. Beginning Monday, the Office of Campus Sustainability and MSU’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America will host Energy Awareness Week. Students, faculty and staff will have the chance to check out the future, including solar-powered cars and the newest in computer technology. “This is one way we can highlight some of the things we are suggesting,”said Brenda Wrigley, assistant professor of public relations and public relations society adviser.
Min Cho doesn’t smoke, but he might have to pay $100 for the nearly 50 cigarette burns that cover the blue carpet of the fourth floor study lounge in West McDonel Hall.“I realize that I have responsibility because I live here, even though I don’t smoke, but $100 is just too much to pay,” the computer science freshman said.Floor residents received a notice that they each would have to pay $100 - about $4,000 total - to replace the carpeting.The common-area damages clause of the residence hall handbook states that residents all will be held equally financially responsible for destruction to their floor, unless someone comes forward and confesses to the damage.
Jonathan Rosenthal knows students have housing concerns.Rosenthal, the director for community affairs for ASMSU, is using his time to pass out surveys he hopes will open up communication between residents and the city of East Lansing.The program is designed to define the top three issues students face living off campus.“The new breed of student at MSU we are seeing wants to get involved,” the business administration junior said.Rosenthal distributed the surveys in two lecture classes Monday, totaling more than 450 students.The target number of students to be reached is 2,000.The survey comes as a portion of Rosenthal’s attempt, with the cooperation of the city, to open up communication with students.Earlier this month an e-mail address was introduced, but a lack of response has compelled Rosenthal to use another method.The survey is also asking for students to list their address in the city.Each student given the survey is asked to describe the quality of life issues, they would like to see the city improve.Some of the top responses on the survey have been city ordinances, the quality of housing available to students and the cost of rent, Rosenthal said.On Monday, Rosenthal will distribute the survey to another lecture class of 230 students.“The end result is going to be to have an elite university and an elite community,” he said.Deputy City Manager Jean Golden said this is an excellent way to recognize it is up to both students and landlords to solve the problems together, she said.“The landlords were very clear they see students as customers,” she said.