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Program interest unaffected despite Middle East turmoil
Ever since John Joba can remember, he has wanted to visit the pyramids in Cairo and immerse himself in Egyptian culture.
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Thanksgiving meal hosted at MSU
With MSU’s Thanksgiving holiday break only a day away some students are preparing to head home for Thanksgiving dinner with their families. But graduate student Sia Lee is one of a number of international students staying on campus during break.
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ASMSU, CATA plan to release bus tracking app
After being placed on hold about a month for developmental research, ASMSU is continuing to plan a bus tracking mobile app using GPS technology to map Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, buses, but discussions between the two groups have not yet taken place.
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Addition to Plant and Soil Sciences Building nearing winter completion
With about a week left in November, construction at the $43 million addition to the Plant and Soil Sciences Building remains on track for completion in December after breaking ground in April 2010.
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Pepper spray resolution proposed to combat campus crime
Pepper spray is a common strategy for self-defense, but some uses for it on campus could get students into more trouble, officials said.
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MSU researchers working to improve turkey diets
As families across the country prepare to gather around the table and enjoy turkey on Thursday, the work of some researchers focuses on changing what goes into — and out — of the traditional dinner staple’s diet.
Brooks Laimbeer
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Comedy act breaks stereotypes
To Rev. Susan Sparks, heaven and earth, platypus and blowfish, Jerry Springer and Jerry Falwell all mean one thing.
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MSU sees rise in Mac usage despite cost
When Spanish and Japanese junior Brian Middleton was getting ready to buy a laptop for college, he said the biggest factor when deciding which brand to put his money down on was the cost.
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Sparty in Capital One playoffs
After 12 weeks of competition in the Capital One Mascot Challenge, Sparty has advanced to the playoffs by making it into the top eight competitors. The eight finalists were determined by the mascots’ records in the regular season.
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Candlelit vigil held for victims of abuse at Penn State
Huddled outside Baker Hall on Friday night, a group of about 30 MSU students, faculty and staff lit candles and sang songs at a vigil to support the victims of a series of alleged sexual abuse incidents at Pennsylvania State University.
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Fencing combines intelligence, athleticism
Members of the MSU Fencing Club suited up and drew their swords Sunday in a duel against competitors from the Midwest Fencing Conference.
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Students fast for 30 hours
After fasting for more than an entire day for charity, kinesiology freshman Rachel Osborn recovered the best way she knew how.
Becca Ryan
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Railroad Club Train Show and Sale attracts large family audience
Inside a room of the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education on Sunday morning, train whistles blew and children cheered as model trains barrelled around handmade tracks. In another room, families crowded around vendors’ stands, eager to purchase their own model train sets.
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Indian Fall Festival features dancing, fashion
Growing up in the U.S., graduate student Deepa Iyer learned a number of American dances but wanted to learn more about the dances of her native culture.
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Medical students display creative side of medical field
Students from the College of Human Medicine traded their stethoscopes for sketchbooks Friday afternoon in a display showcasing the creative side of the medical field.
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Union celebration replicates pilgrimage to Mecca
On Thursday, the second floor ballroom of the Union was transformed as students had the opportunity to experience a little bit of Mecca at MSU.
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ASMSU advocates for students to carry pepper spray on campus
Following incidents of sexual assaults on campus this fall, ASMSU representatives passed a resolution advocating for the ability to carry mace or pepper spray on campus for protection and self-defense.
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Companies hire college graduates at higher rate
Hiring for college graduates across the country is projected to increase about 4 percent next year for all degree levels, according to a report released today by MSU’s Collegiate Employment Research Institute, or CERI.
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Dietetics students throw Michigan-themed dinner party
Thursday night the beers were flowing and the food was hot, but it wasn’t at a local bar or house party.
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Campus groups hold Hate Speech vs. Free Speech town hall
In light of racial events on campus this semester, a handful of MSU groups put on a Hate Speech vs. Free Speech town hall meeting on Thursday evening in the Wilson Hall auditorium to discuss First Amendment issues.