Oakland out in MSU's campus search
Oakland University and Beaumont Hospitals announced Thursday they will construct a new medical school in Rochester. Oakland has withdrawn its proposal to become the new satellite location for MSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine. MSU Trustee Colleen McNamara said Oakland University officials are attempting to become the state's fourth research university, joining MSU, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. "Oakland is very savvy about how they pushed and looked at what the top three universities have," McNamara said.
Researchers track movements in 3-D
Researchers at MSU are working toward a new method of diagnosing the causes of neck pain by using 3-D imaging. In the past, doctors have not been able to easily diagnose and treat neck and back pain because measuring progress in patient cases is difficult. Using "advanced motion measurement" computer technology, researchers at MSU are tracking head and neck movements in 3-D.
Dinner, speech to focus on tolerance
The MSU Muslim Students' Association will have its annual Diversity Dinner from 6—10:30 p.m.
Experts debate affirmative action
The topic of whether affirmative action is reverse discrimination or equal opportunity has been debated for years. "Many people think of this as a racial issue, and it is not a racial issue," said Anton Woods, a computer engineering freshman.
Web site thwarts registry tactics
Across campus, in dorm rooms and computer labs, students are hunching down at computer screens to complete that all-too important spring ritual — signing up for next year's classes.
WEB EXTRA: Changes in weather keep students on their toes
Last week, students were playing catch and laying under the sun studying. Now they are running from class to class, trying to keep warm. "It's been quite back and forth — too much for my liking.
Rights group tells MSU to improve
Officials at a national First Amendment organization say they could list MSU as a place where constitutional speech isn't protected — unless the university responds satisfactorily to their demands. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE, wants MSU to dismantle a disciplinary seminar it says stifles students' constitutional rights. The possible placement on the list "sounds to me like a threat," said Lee June, MSU's vice president for Student Affairs and Services.
Landfill bill proposed
Michigan landfills are charged with the duty of storing more than 42 million cubic yards of garbage every year.
Poetry raises awareness
"Every three minutes, a woman is beaten; every five minutes, a women is raped." As temperatures dropped and snow swirled outside, about 40 people packed into the warmth of Green River Café, 211 M.A.C.
Council to identify development week
The East Lansing City Council is recognizing National Community Development Week from April 9-15. The city annually receives more than $600,000 in funding from federal Community Development Block Grants, which supports down payment assistance for new homebuyers, infrastructure improvements in low-income neighborhoods and housing projects, such as the Virginia Avenue development.
SN ad manager wins national award
Candace Barnes, State News advertising manager, recently was honored as Advertising Manager of the Year by the College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers, or CNBAM. "It feels so good to know that I've worked so hard to make changes and to make the office operate better as a whole," Barnes said.
MSU programs earn spots in report
U.S. News & World Report ranked nine MSU programs at the top of the list in the 2008 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools. The university's law school also moved up in the magazine's rankings by state. The programs are in the College of Education, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Eli Broad College of Business, Eli Broad Graduate School of Management and College of Natural Science. Although it dropped from fourth to fifth in the nation for primary care, the College of Osteopathic Medicine still holds the top spot in the country among osteopathic schools. For the third year in a row, the College of Education was ranked 14th overall.
Harrison Road closed until 3 p.m.
Southbound Harrison Road at Grand River Avenue will be closed until about 3 p.m. today. East Lansing Public Works officials are beginning the first phase of replacing water and sewer lines in the neighborhood.
Driving costs could increase with tax
With Michigan's roads in disrepair and pieces of dilapidated bridges falling on cars, two state representatives have found a solution they say everyone can rally around. Reps.
Summer program outreach
Upon first coming to MSU, Christina McGuffie said she felt unprepared for the college experience. She said because of a lack of proficient college preparation from Detroit's Murray Wright High School, she was not ready for the transition to a college curriculum. "The teachers and the environment made it really hard for us to learn and get anything accomplished," the criminal justice senior said.
Reading focuses on domestic violence
Take Back the Night will sponsor a poetry reading for Sexual Assault Awareness Month at 7 p.m. tonight at the Green River Café, 211 M.A.C.
Recovered 'sex addict' to give talk
Campus Crusade for Christ is hosting a presentation on how pornography negatively impacts college students. Michael Leahy, a self-called recovered sex addict, will present at "Porn Nation," which begins at 8 p.m.
Lyman Briggs may go back to college status
Lyman Briggs School is one step closer to becoming a college once again — 26 years later. The Executive Committee of Academic Council unanimously voted Tuesday to place a proposal to change the school's status on the Faculty Council's April 10 agenda. "I think it went rather well," said Elizabeth H.