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Face time with Jennifer Ware
Exploring new avenues of journalistic storytelling is the vision Jennifer Ware has for testing Google Glass.
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Everyone goes green with sustainability
For students who attended the U.S. Green Building Council Students Regional Conference this weekend, “Go Green” was more than just a cheer for the university’s colors. The U.S. Green Building Council, or USGBC, student group at MSU hosted more than 60 students and professionals interested in sustainability on campus for the region’s first conference.
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22 teams partake in 160-mile kayak race to Lake Michigan
For Colin Bright, three days on a river in the Michigan wilderness seemed like the perfect way to test his outdoor limits.
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Carnival helps student-parents at MSU
Breslin Center was transformed from a sports arena to an indoor fairground Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of families attended Breslin Takeover II, an event hosted by Student Parents on a Mission, or SPOM, and the MSU Family Resource Center. For the parents, a resource fair of parenting support organizations was held in the Breslin concourse. For the kids, the stadium floor was home to a carnival, complete with a petting zoo, three bounce houses, clowns making balloon animals and much more.
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Climate change opponents, supporters gather for debates
Thursday evening, students gathered in South Kedzie Hall to attend a forum facilitated by MSU Fossil Free, urging MSU to divest from fossil fuel companies, in which the university has at least $13.8 million invested, according to the event’s press release. At the same time across campus in Case Hall, a markedly different gathering was taking place.
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EL residents protest for US protection in Iran
East Lansing members of the Iranian American Cultural Society of Michigan stood on the corner of Abbott Road and Grand River Avenue to recognize the second anniversary of an attack at Camp Ashraf, a city northeast of Khalis, in Iraq, which left 36 camp members dead, including eight women and 345 wounded.
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The man behind the glass
With an air tube in his mouth and a torch spitting out 12 inches of flames, Scott Bankroff manipulates a simple piece of glass into a fully functional scientific instrument.
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MSU seeks beverage science specialization
For some students, alcohol is something they consume on a Friday night with friends. For others, alcohol is part of their GPA and now might be offered as a specialization.
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MSU social workers recognized for work in sexual assault education
The subject of sexual abuse and sexual assault are two topics that Gary Anderson said can be taboo, and might be hard for students to talk about.
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Changing environment affects MSU learning
What is the value in getting an online education? As the higher education learning environment is shifting with a heightened use of Internet technologies, a majority of faculty members are more wary than excited about the change, while a much larger number of administrators are more enthusiastic than fearful about the expanding online environment, according to a study from Inside Higher Ed. Many at MSU said they benefit from traditional, face-to-face learning, but the learning conditions at MSU are ever-evolving.
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Vital three-year COGS tax up for vote
While ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, is trying to get attention as it prepares for upcoming elections, the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, also will have a spot on the ballot next week. COGS’s student tax will be up for renewal starting next Monday, with graduate and professional students able to vote on the matter until April 15. Polls open Monday.
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RHS proposes 3.9 percent room and board increase for 2013-14
The Residential and Hospitality Services, or RHS, is recommending a 3.9 percent increase in room and board rates for the 2013-14 academic year in the plan presented at a meeting of the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, Wednesday.
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Faculty warn against taking heavy summer course load
With the end of spring semester approaching fast, students and faculty are shifting their attention to the upcoming summer semester.
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As weather warms, community flocks to local parks
As with the nicer weather, more parks and gardens will be accessible for students and residents to visit. Here are some outdoor havens to check out in East Lansing and on campus.
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MSU to offer health course in Cuba
A new health care course for medical students will be offered in Cuban teaching hospitals and community clinics next summer, according to a university release.
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ROTC fighting for veterans, PTSD resources on campus
With a growing MSU Army ROTC program and continuous student veteran enrollment, faculty and students in the program hope to see increasing resources to help service members navigate financial aid and deal with a lesser known problem — emotional trauma from serving overseas. Economics junior Jerred Pender served two active duty combat tours in Afghanistan with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division as an E-5 Infantryman.
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New policy lets students change names
At Tuesday afternoon’s Steering Committee meeting, committee members discussed developing a mid-semester course evaluation policy, announced an established preferred student name policy and addressed potential increases in funding for faculty salaries.
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Next two weeks celebrate graduate, professional students
A week devoted to recognizing graduate and professional students kicked off yesterday with the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, rolling out numerous events to recognize graduate students.
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$24.5 million grant to MSU for solution for hunger
Yesterday, the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, announced and awarded MSU researchers $24.5 million toward the USAID’s MSU-led Feed the Future Innovation Lab for its international research on grain legumes and sustainability.
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Berryman endowment given to museum
Even after his death, Val Berryman still is giving his all to the MSU Museum.