Six panels of education experts, including three MSU professors, have been tapped to assist President-elect Barack Obama’s administration with an education reform initiative.
Red ribbons. Candlelight. Singing. Against the backdrop of snow, these things appear as if they are more holiday festivities.
Members of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity soon could move into the house they signed a lease for months ago if the East Lansing City Council approves a rental license at its meeting tonight.
The anticipated book signing by Earvin “Magic” Johnson has been canceled.
The building that formerly housed BTB Burrito is undergoing a renovation after being sold to a new owner.
India is not too far away for many international MSU students, and they felt the effects of the terrorist attacks that shook Mumbai, India, on Wednesday.
While most of the country watched ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” from the comfort of their homes Sunday, about 500 people braved snowy weather to attend a viewing party featuring an episode filmed in Holt. During seven days in late September, community members and businesses joined forces with the extreme makeover team to build a new home for the Nickless family.
A textbook was reported stolen from the Main Library on Nov. 19, MSU police Sgt. Keith McDaniel said.
With six work days left for the state Legislature this year, there are several issues that could see action before the holiday break. There’s no telling which, if any, will be passed, however. The Michigan House of Representatives and Senate will return to session Tuesday after a two-week fall break.
When the MSU Board of Trustees meets Friday, two new faces will closely watch how things are run, in preparation for their time on MSU’s governing board. Elected in November, Democrats Dianne Byrum and Diann Woodard will take their place on the board in January. Attending Friday’s board meeting will cap a preparation process that started before the election.
An MSU professor will help “give science advice to the nation” in regard to future environmental policy. Thomas Dietz, the director of the MSU Environmental Science & Policy Program, was selected to participate in the America’s Climate Choices study, sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences, or NAS. The data gleaned from the two-year study will help advise the U.S. Congress on its environmental policies.
“Stop AIDS. Keep the promise.” People all over the world will rally around that slogan today, which marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. East Lansing will be no exception, with events today and Friday.
The Chief Okemos Council, with the help of MSU students, is attempting to form something no other university in the country has: An Eagle Scout club. “There isn’t an organization in the country at a university for Eagle Scouts,” said Dan Bettison, scout executive of the Chief Okemos Council. “We wanted to start something up to show what Eagles can do.”
Earvin “Magic” Johnson will be back in East Lansing to sign copies of his latest book, “32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business,” from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. The signing will be held at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 333 E. Grand River Ave. The bookstore will begin giving out wristbands at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The wristbands will be free and will determine the order in line.
As President George W. Bush marks the final X’s on his presidential calendar, experts said President-elect Barack Obama’s Oval Office entrance could improve the country’s international image and help the United States push its foreign policy objectives.
East Lansing residents who might have been eyeing Albert Place Condominiums could get the chance to rent one out, as the owners talked with the East Lansing City Council about getting a rental license at the council’s work session Tuesday.
Mandy Moran is going home. When the marketing senior graduates in a week and a half, she won’t be heading off to Chicago or San Francisco to begin her career. Rather, she’ll head home to Rochester Hills in hopes of getting a seasonal job until the summer, when she said she hopes to get hired by a company.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon unveiled a new financial aid fund Tuesday for students suffering from recent economic hardships.
The first probable cause hearing was held Tuesday afternoon for the man accused of four counts of homicide, including the death of MSU student Katherine A. Brown.
Students who plan to take the bus on campus Thanksgiving Day will have to find other transportation.