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.
The Spartan and Wolverine football teams won’t be the only groups competing this Saturday.
MSU’s College of Nursing received a grant earlier this month to extend its program to help young parents make smart nutritional decisions for their toddlers and make mealtime a more positive experience.The program, Nutrition Education Aimed at Toddlers, is a collaborative effort by the College of Nursing, MSU Extension and community agencies to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition education programs tailored to improve the health of Michigan‘s rural families living in poverty.
Fire stations are getting their cash back from Gov. John Engler.As promised, Engler signed a budget restoring $7.4 million in firefighting grants to protect state buildings Friday.
Children dressed as velociraptors, princesses and their favorite superheroes came to campus not just for candy and fun, but for a little learning experience as well.Hello Halloween made its return to the MSU Museum on Sunday, allowing both adults and children to enjoy festivities such as pumpkin decorating and live bat and snake demonstrations.Carla Keefe, a 9-year-old East Lansing resident, said she enjoyed all the events, but she especially liked seeing the bats and reptiles on display.“I think the bats are really cute,” she said.
Mark Kornbluh knows the computer technology available at MSU can be an opportunity to educate others around the world.Kornbluh is the director of MATRIX, the Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online, a program in the College of Arts and Letters that is beginning a two-year project to teach West African women about resources available through the Internet.
As U.S. lawmakers work to protect human life, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow wants to honor the victims that have already been lost.The Stabenow-sponsored U.S.A.
For the first time, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Region 6 Conference will be held at MSU today and Saturday.The conference, “Journalists in the Midwest: Reporting on the ‘Latinization’ of America’s Heartland,” is designed to stimulate discussion about such issues as race and ethics in the newsroom and why minority journalists are decreasing in representation.
The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus is sponsoring a summit from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday in the House Appropriations Room of the state Capitol to educate the public and provide information about the legislative process.The caucus, which consists of 23 members of the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate, sets up programs to inform minorities about public issues.The summit’s theme is “Empowerment, Evaluation-Engagement-Enlightenment,” and will provide forums on issues such as economic development, health care and election reform.The event was coordinated by caucus members state Rep.