Homecoming activities planned for this weekend will allow students to show pride in their country as well as their school. University officials say this year’s theme, Spartan Pride Worldwide, was chosen long before the tragic events of Sept.
McPherson promotes open dialogue todayMSU President M. Peter McPherson will visit Akers Hall today in an effort to promote open dialogue among students living on campus. The open forum, which is organized by the Residence Halls Association, will be held from 7:30 p.m.
Members of Sigma Chi are determined to earn back their chapter house with the support of alumni throughout the country.“We recently had a vote that the house is not going to be sold right now,” said Sigma Chi president Jeff Maxwell.
As Halloween approaches, the Lansing Junior Chamber of Commerce is preparing for its annual haunted house.
Members of ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, and administrators will meet today to discuss how to improve the intramural facilities on campus.Fred Poston, vice president for finance and operations, and Lee June, vice president for student affairs and services, are scheduled to talk with the Intramural Sports Ad-hoc Committee, which consists of eight ASMSU members.ASMSU Student Assembly Chairperson Quinn Wright said he’s hoping to continue the work of his predecessors.“This is the third year of the project that was started by Mike Webber,” he said.
The economic status of the United States may still be on shaky ground following the events of the last month, but the city of East Lansing is maintaining its development efforts.East Lansing has several of its own construction projects underway within the city limits, and several projects are underway in adjacent Bath Township on Abbott Road north of Lake Lansing Road.
Marisa Cruz vows students will have a voice on the MSU Board of Trustees - hers. As the at-large student liaison on the board, Cruz said she will represent the diverse interests of students across campus.
Alex Beachum isn’t worried about finding a job when he graduates.The interdisciplinary studies and pre-law senior said he plans on selling real estate before he enters law school.“The economy is pretty slow, but the line of work I am going into doesn’t really matter,” he said.
MSU faculty and teaching assistants will have a chance to examine and compare with each other what they have learned from their experiences regarding the Sept.
The heated rivalry on the ice during Saturday’s “Cold War” was melted into a night of lines and friends for many.East Lansing night spots were filled with students, alumni and visitors for the hockey game.With the temperature at 41 degrees and the wind chill at 32 degrees, people still traveled or stood in line to celebrate the game with friends.Dave Milligan, owner of Crunchy’s, 254 W.
Chandra Thomas said seeing a snake was frightening. “My dad was scared of it and I was too,” the eight-year-old Lansing resident said. Chandra, her two-year-old sister Amari and father Stephen Thomas were just some of the families at Conservation Day. The event was sponsored by the Potter Park Zoological Society and held at the Potter Park & Zoo, 1301 S.
It might have looked like a protest along Grand River Avenue on Sunday when groups of students and community members lined the roadway with white signs, but a closer look showed that the “protesters” were praying quietly for life.The groups were participating in the Life Chain, a national non-denominational movement on the first Sunday of October to promote pro-life thinking.“We’re not a political group, we’re a prayer group,” said Marty Johnson, an East Lansing resident who helped plan the event.
Michelle Libich spent her weekend supporting MSU.On Saturday she cheered for the hockey team during “The Cold War” game between the Spartans and the University of Michigan.
A recent survey about what employers look for in college graduates may be an eye-opener for some. The Bayer Facts of Science Education VII: The State of America’s New Workforce conducted telephone interviews of 701 new employees and 400 managers from companies nationwide.
Eight seniors were named to the 2001 Homecoming Court and will represent students Friday and Saturday during this weekend’s Homecoming activities. Nominations from individuals and organizations of MSU were collected through Sept.
Almost 100 percent of the wild honeybees in America have been eliminated, causing a huge effect on many farms across the nation that use the bees to pollinate crops.Apples, peaches, cherries and blueberries are among those crops that receive pollination from honeybees.The culprits of the bee termination are two mites, the varroa and tracheal, that attack the bees within colonies.To ward off the mites, MSU entomology Professor Zachary Huang created a device called the Spartan Mitezapper, which will help beekeepers control the amount of varroa mites that get into the larvae of drone honeybees.“Basically, it’s a non-chemical way to kill the mites,” Huang said.
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.