Erin Tobey was tired of seeing “mom and pop” shops move out of the city and upscale chain stores like Gap, Starbucks Coffee Company and Barnes & Noble Booksellers move in.
Although many students will take time today to recognize Columbus Day, the North American Indian Student Organization will be honoring Native Americans whose lives were lost throughout history.NAISO will be holding a vigil for Indigenous People’s Day at 8 p.m.
Lansing - As rain fell from the sky, dollars poured into the boots of Lansing firefighters Friday afternoon. The firefighters were on full alert, collecting donations for those affected by the attacks in New York as part of the “Fill the Boot” campaign.
Staff, students and alumni of MSU have pledged to raise a record-setting $650,000 this year for the Capital Area United Way.MSU’s Community Charitable Campaign, which raised more than $600,000 last year, is one of several in the Lansing area dedicated to helping service-providing agencies receive funding from the Capital Area United Way.Volunteers and organizers on campus have already held several events to help raise money, and they say there are more to come.“MSU’s campaign is the third largest in Michigan, only behind General Motors and the state of Michigan,” said Mary Clark, vice president of campaigns for Capital Area United Way.Clark said some events, such as the annual MSU Physical Plant Golf Outing, have already raised more than $10,000.“MSU is always a very vital part of the campaign,” she said.For more than 75 years, the Capital Area United Way has been a vehicle that has ran charitable campaigns within communities in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties.The annual campaign benefits many nonprofit organizations such as the American Red Cross, MSU Safe Place and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Lansing.Last year’s campaign raised a total of $6,906,745.
Tougher rules may reign in Michigan airports if a state Senate proposal is signed into law.The Senate voted unanimously in favor of a bill that would make it illegal for individuals to carry a dangerous weapon past metal detectors in commercial airports.
16th annual Dinosaur Dash this weekendRunners, walkers, and wheelchair athletes will have a chance to race their way through the 16th annual MSU Federal Credit Union Dinosaur Dash, beginning at 10 a.m.
“The Cold War” is producing some hot sales for local retailers.Brad Ballein, manager of the Student Book Store, 417 E.
More than 140 students gathered at Brody Hall on Wednesday to learn that along with having a great resume, dinner etiquette is also important in landing a dream job.Officials from the Office of Supportive Services hosted the second annual “Professional Etiquette and Tableside Manners” program, which prepared students for professional meal interviews that may make or break their careers.“Students aren’t as prepared as they could be in entering the professional arena,” said Patrick Smith, an academic guidance specialist who organized the event.
Several local organizations are looking to break the silence and raise awareness about domestic violence this month.Holly Rosen, director of MSU Safe Place, said declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month to concentrate on the issue is important.MSU Safe Place is sponsoring a video series.“We focus on this issue all year long, but the month of October gives us the chance to expand our program,” she said.
Flint-area social workers now have a chance to pursue a master’s without leaving town.The MSU School of Social Work is offering a new master’s degree program there to help local social workers advance their education without traveling to East Lansing.Mary Barron, the program’s coordinator and MSU social work instructor, said the program will allow students with a bachelor’s degree in social work who have been unable to get their master’s to continue their education.“We wanted to accommodate students who need to work full-time or have family obligations,” she said.Gary Anderson, director of the School of Social Work, said commuting is usually out of the question for these students.The program, which is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, allows students to attend part-time while working at their current jobs.
The state Senate passed a bill to add Michigan to the Streamlined Sales Tax Project on to Gov. John Engler’s desk Thursday. Engler said he will sign the bill, adding Michigan to a group of states working together to coordinate the collection of Internet sales taxes.
It’s not a cold war, it’s a green war.The Potter Park Zoological Society, 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave.
East Lansing community members and students are encouraged to attend an East Lansing Housing Commission meeting at 7 p.m.
Jonathan Rosenthal is excited to get to work improving student and East Lansing community relations.The business administration and pre-law junior has made a lot of changes in his life in the past year - transferring to MSU from Florida State University, taking a position with MSU’s undergraduate student government as director of communication affairs and his appointment to the University Student Commission during the Oct.
Three new deans are heading to Lansing Community College.LCC spokeswoman Ruth Borger said Patricia Traynor, Judith Berry and William Darr have joined the faculty and students at LCC, 500 N.
Okemos - Fans of books and sports will soon have a few more reasons to shop at Meridian Mall. The mall,1982 W.
The Counseling Center is offering a helping hand to international students who may be searching for support. The center has created the International Students Support Group, which meets from 3:30 p.m.
Eugene Dillenburg, an exhibit developer with the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, will be speaking to a group of students and area museum professionals today. The event, “Perspectives of an Exhibit Developer,” will consist of a talk given by Dillenburg about the exhibit-development process and standards developed by the National Association for Museum Exhibition.
Construction is reaching completion as major campus sites expect to wrap up by the year’s end.University Engineer Bob Nestle said the completion of the Biomedical Physical Science Building and Breslin Center addition, both expected to be done in December, and Shaw Hall’s scheduled re-opening in June, may mark the beginning of a slowdown in campus construction.Nestle said MSU has seen an increase in construction for roughly the past five years.“It has a lot to do with the state funding and projects funded by private donations and research grants,” he said.