Artisans and farmers in third world countries are less distant from East Lansing than most probably think with a new global movement toward fair trade. MSU Students for Fair Trade hosted the fourth annual Fair Trade Bash Tuesday to educate the community and university about the fair trade movement.
Susan Long discussed ethical questions raised by the role of technology in caring for frail, elderly people and the influence of culture in the matter during her lecture Tuesday. Long’s presentation was the last in a series of lectures given throughout the semester.
There will be a blood drive in Gilchrist Hall on Monday. The drive is being sponsored by the Red Cross and will run from noon to 6 p.m. in the Gilchrist pub.
The MSU Women’s Resource Center will host an event called A Legal Guide to Divorce from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Tuesday in the Lake Superior Room on the third floor of the Union.
The MSU Institute for Public Policy and Social Research will host an event called Michigan’s Economic Turnaround from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Mackinac Room of the Anderson House Office Building, 124 N. Capitol Ave., in Lansing.
A sunny Saturday brought crowds to Lansing’s Old Town last weekend for the third annual Taste and Tour of Old Town event organized by the Old Town Commercial Association, or OTCA. A ticket to the event bought tourists a food sample from 10 different area restaurants and a tour of 11 lofts.
It’s a part of campus that most students never will visit, but for Walker Hancock, the Student Organic Farm is her version of the MSU experience — an experience that will see a few positive changes this year. Hancock is one of many students, volunteers and community members involved in the Student Organic Farm who soon will be learning and working with a new mobile greenhouse as well as experiencing changes in the Organic Farmer Training Program.
In dangerous situations, knowledge can be the best defense. Of course, a jab in the nose is a good back-up when that fails. A free self-defense program will be offered Tuesday night as a part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
MSU is at the helm of a worldwide sustainability research effort aimed at examining and raising awareness of present-day interactions between people and the environment.
Two current MSU students and a 2009 MSU alumna were selected as student ambassadors for China’s Expo 2010 in Shanghai this summer. International relations senior Charles Eveslage, international relations and Chinese senior Dan Redford and MSU alumna Rachel Smith will serve as student ambassadors for the Expo 2010 to guide visitors through the U.S. pavilion and act as ambassadors of the U.S.
During his freshman year at MSU, Patrick McAlvey was in the process of trying to cure his sexual orientation. More than five years later, he is back to embrace it. McAlvey, an MSU alumnus, discussed his experience with reparative therapy — the attempt to change the sexual orientation of individuals who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual through various methods — as part of Pride Week 2010 on Monday evening.
The East Lansing City Council will continue reviewing the proposed 2010-11 fiscal year budget when it views presentations on utility, street and solid waste funds during its 7 p.m. Tuesday work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
The Community Relations Coalition, or CRC, was honored last week for its efforts to increase MSU students’ knowledge of recycling, reuse and energy efficiency opportunities in the East Lansing community.
Research by MSU undergraduate students on various topics ranging from tropical diseases to the life of an 18th century violin maker will be on display Friday. The display of student work is part of the annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum that will be held from 9 a.m.
The Red Cedar Review, an MSU literary digest, is celebrating the release of its latest volume with the Red Cedar Review Issue Release Party at 7:30 p.m. April 22 at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St.
David Drolshagen, a missing East Lansing man, was found dead Sunday in Meridian Township by a person walking in the Eyde Parkway off of South Hagadorn Road. Drolshagen, 50, was reported missing on March 30.
The Mad Hatter, Lady Liberty, Revolutionary War heroes and taxing pirates were just a few of more than 1,500 people who filled the Capitol lawn Saturday to exhibit one central idea: discontent with their government’s recent actions. Tea partiers from across the state gathered to protest federal and state tax policies, the recent passage of the health care bill and to welcome the Tea Party Express, a national bus tour that began traveling March 27, making its way from Nevada to Washington, D.C., where the tour will conclude Thursday, tax day.
Four days after receiving the assignment, Audrey Sibiski stood in front of a president and CEO and board members, presenting her group’s idea for an advertising campaign. Sibiski, an advertising senior, was one of 22 students who spent April 5 through last Thursday designing a potential strategy for a national organization — Prevent Child Abuse America — as part of a weeklong internship.
Rubber ducks floated down the Red Cedar River on Friday afternoon as part of Camp Kesem’s annual rubber duck derby. The event raised nearly $1,500, which will be used to provide free summer camp to kids with parents who have had or currently have cancer. Camp Kesem, which is run by college students, is a weeklong summer camp for kids ages 6-13 and is located in more than 10 states.
The Indian Student Organization, or ISO, performed its sixth annual Sargam on Saturday at MacDonald Middle School in East Lansing. Sargam, which means “melody” in Hindi, is a celebration of Indian culture and includes singing and dancing.