After almost eight hours of questions and debate, MSU’s Residence Halls Association, or RHA, elected a new president for the 2009-10 school year Wednesday night. Emma Perot, a hospitality business sophomore, was chosen from three candidates, including RHA Vice President Kevin Fleury and RHA TV director Scott Bishop.
The investigation into what caused the single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of an MSU student Tuesday afternoon might not conclude for several weeks, Lansing police said Thursday.
Higher education appeared to be one of the winners in a national budget proposal Thursday that was full of spending cuts. President Barack Obama’s budget priority of making higher education more affordable seemed to correlate with his earlier pledge for the United States to have the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020.
Women receive a “clot-busting” medication for strokes 30 percent less often than men, a study by MSU researchers found. The medication, tPA, must be administered to a blood-clot stroke patient within three hours of a stroke’s onset, said Mathew Reeves, a professor in the MSU Department of Epidemiology who led the study.
Local businesses have been hit by an outbreak of counterfeit money in the area.
MSU’s Residence Halls Association, or RHA, elected hospitality business sophomore Emma Perot as the organization’s next president during a meeting Wednesday night that lasted into Thursday morning.
During a life cut short, Jeremy Watson impacted the lives of friends with his infectious personality and ability to make them laugh. Known as “J” to friends and family, the 21-year-old interdisciplinary studies in social science and health services junior was a charismatic person whose personality drew people in, friends said.
It’s a year shy of being legal, but that didn’t keep MSU’s student radio station from holding its birthday party at the bar. Impact (89-FM) celebrated two decades on the air this week, as staff held a party on Feb. 24 at Buffalo Wild Wings, 360 Albert Ave.
The art exhibit “Melange – An Eclectic Collection,” by John Diephouse, will begin showing Sunday at the East Lansing Public Arts Gallery.
ASMSU’s Academic Assembly approved a new interim chairperson and showed support for music therapy at a meeting Tuesday. International relations senior Brad McDonald became the assembly’s interim chairperson after he was approved by a 19-1-1 vote.
Proposals for the first Graduate Academic Conference are due by 5 p.m. Friday and can be submitted by e-mail to msugac@gmail.com.
During Lent this year, it’s not about what people are giving up, it’s about what they are giving back. People across the globe pledged their Lenten promises Wednesday, but one trend in East Lansing deviates from the norm.
The possibility that Flats Grille, 551 E. Grand River Ave., will ever return became less likely Wednesday morning, when the Financial Services Bureau began liquidating the business’ assets.
East Lansing’s development could be affected if Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposal to transfer regulation of the state’s wetlands to the federal government is passed. Granholm proposed to transfer this authority, which deals with issuing developers construction permits, during her Feb. 3 State of the State address.
An MSU student died after drowning and suffering from severe hypothermia Tuesday when his sport utility vehicle went off a Lansing bridge ramp and into the Red Cedar River.
Andrea Kozminski turned down scholarships at other schools before coming to MSU last fall. The no-preference freshman wanted to pursue a career in music therapy. Then, about two weeks ago, Kozminski learned of a proposed moratorium on admission into the program.
When MSU Residence Halls Association began nominations for next year’s president on Feb. 11, a nomination for current president Mark Dobson caused a roar of laughter from the assembly and an ear-to-ear grin from Dobson.
Students wishing to spend their nights as bar stars will have two extra hours to do so if a recent proposal by Gov. Jennifer Granholm is passed into state law. Granholm made an announcement last week proposing bars be permitted to stay open until 4 a.m., a two hour extension on the current 2 a.m. closing time, in an effort to generate more money for the state.
Applications for study abroad have declined almost 12 percent from the same time last year. Cindy Chalou, associate director for the Office of Study Abroad, said students are being more thoughtful about applying to programs and are considering the financial implications more than their interest in traveling. “Several programs a year ago were filled in the fall and I think students were really applying when they were interested,” Chalou said.
Charles Ballard, an MSU economics professor, will hold a lecture March 4 in Fairchild Theatre to discuss the future of Michigan’s economy.