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New specializations made in film studies program
MSU has introduced two new specializations this fall in response to film incentives offered by the state.
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MSU Going Global Fair showcases international service programs
International studies junior Christian Scott is just trying to make a difference. Scott was one of nine students who went on a study abroad trip this summer in India and spent every three days in a new location.
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Web exclusive: Independent films brought to MSU from Telluride Film Festival
JanSport founder Skip Yowell came to Erickson Hall Kiva on Tuesday night and brought with him the living embodiment of his personal philosophy. The Telluride Mountainfilm Tour brought six original films to the MSU community “to inspire young people,” Yowell said. The tour is a mix of independent films from the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado.
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2 student groups host panel to share difficulties
In the midst of American Indian Heritage Month, two student groups at MSU were trying to connect Tuesday night and share the difficulties indigenous people face in their societies.
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RCAH course displays art in Snyder
For Residential College in the Arts and Humanities sophomore Michael Steinfield, inspiration came in the form of three simple words.
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Professor to research effectiveness of exercise and health video games
A team of MSU researchers hope virtual battles with the mythical Greek creatures medusa and cyclops might deliver a debilitating blow to claims made by some entertainment-driven digital health games.
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Students help research motivational effect of virtual workout partners
During the next two years, MSU researchers will use a $150,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to determine the motivational factor of a virtual workout partner.
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MSU students compete in economic challenge
Six MSU students played the role of economists when they participated in the Federal Reserve Challenge on Nov. 9 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, where the team placed in the final four — the best any MSU team has placed.
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MSU play to debut tonight at Wharton
MSU’s Department of Theatre will perform its first show of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” at 7:30 p.m. today at Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.
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Ticket prices for U2 announced
After ticket prices were announced Monday for U2’s June 30 Spartan Stadium concert, students said they expect the “lower priced” event to be a hit.
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Forensics course recreates human faces
A pair of green eyes stared blankly at Jane Wankmiller as the anthropology doctoral student aimed her camera at the black man’s face. Flashes of light from her camera momentarily illuminated the lifeless eyes, but they did not blink. She examined the face one last time before she tugged one of the ears, watching as it peeled away from the skull she spent the past eight weeks transforming into a facial reconstruction of a deceased person.
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U2 tickets on sale next Monday
Tickets for U2’s June 30 concert at Spartan Stadium are slated to go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 23, a release from promoter Live Nation said.
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Trade representative to visit MSU
Senior Counselor to the U.S. Trade Representative Peter Cowhey will speak during the annual Quello Lecture on Nov. 19 at MSU.
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MSU graduates might have edge in Mich. job market
Although studies show Michigan might continue to drown in economic disaster for decades, MSU graduates might have easier access to life boats.
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Cultures shared at MSU's 25th annual Global Fest
Communication senior Musherf Alamri said he doesn’t get many opportunities to share his culture with others at MSU.
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MSU students experience taste of Africa
African musicians provided rhythmic backdrop with their drums as women danced in full traditional clothes and men in costumes made their way around stage in 3-foot-tall stilts.
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Speaker proposes slowing climate change through energy efficiency
In an effort to shed light on the growing concern and research for climate change, the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station is holding a yearlong distinguished lecture series called Bioeconomy and Climate Change.
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ROTC members honor, remember veterans
The names of those who have graduated from MSU and died in battle are listed on the walls of the MSU Alumni Chapel, which became a gathering place for hundreds who honored veterans Thursday.
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Burns to speak at MSU in December
Filmmaker Ken Burns will visit MSU in December as part of the College of Arts and Letters Signature Lecture Series.
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Orchestra hosts high school students
Select students from Michigan high schools will join the MSU Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. Saturday at Wharton Center.