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Memorial service planned for Tao Li
A memorial service is planned for visiting scholar Tao Li at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Alumni Memorial Chapel.
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Week raises awareness about eating disorders
More than 15,000 fun-sized Twix bars will be passed out to students on campus today, each tagged with a message encouraging a positive body image and a healthy relationship with food.
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Facebook photos can be risky for job seekers
In one picture, you’re downing a beer. In another, you’re dressed for Halloween as a naughty nurse. You and your friends might think your Facebook profile picture is funny, but what would your mother say?
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Grad school promotes research ethics
MSU’s graduate school will do its part fostering scholastic integrity as part of a seven-university grant aimed at raising awareness for ethical research practices. Along with Penn State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, MSU will distribute a survey this spring to graduate students, faculty and research personnel in an attempt to gauge the ethical climate of the institution.
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Cultural festival to take place Friday
Cultural Vogue, a biannual display of Asian Pacific American culture, will be held at 6:30 p.m., Friday at the Auditorium.
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Drum circles, dancing unite families at MSU Pow-Wow of Love
The North American Indigenous Student Organization’s 26th annual MSU Pow-Wow of Love on Saturday and Sunday united distant families this weekend through their common heritage.
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40th annual rodeo event attracts national talent, student competitors
MSU Rodeo Club and the International Professional Rodeo Association, or IPRA, rounded up some of the best rodeo riders in the country for the 40th annual Spartan Stampede last weekend at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education.
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2nd ASMSU official resigns
Another ASMSU official announced his resignation at a Student Assembly meeting Thursday. Garrett Faulk stepped down as internal vice chairperson of Student Assembly, citing personal reasons.
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Lack of health insurance could be costly mistake for students
After injuring her knee and paying the hospital bills on her own, journalism senior Maryhelen Harper knows how helpful a health care plan can be.
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Early testing can lead to healthy kids, study shows
Simply having a pregnancy test in their possession leads many women to test more often, which leads to healthier babies, according to research done by an MSU professor.
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University introducing more advanced ID cards
MSU freshmen, whether they know it or not, are part of the university’s cutting-edge technology. Upon enrollment, first-year students were issued a new form of ID card that allows the university to store larger amounts of data than previous cards. Although other students still have old ID cards, all faculty and staff will transition to the new card this semester.
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3 finalists chosen in MSU's Next Top Model
You wanna be on top? At the MSU’s Next Top Model competition, sponsored by Purpose Organization, 10 girls were put to the test to see if they have what it takes to be a serious model.
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MSU to host Pow-Wow of Love this weekend
The 26th annual Pow-Wow of Love will be Saturday and Sunday at Jenison Field House.
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Scientists study plants for breakthrough
Imagine a world where a plant could be engineered for a specific job. It might sound like a scenario out of a science fiction novel, but biochemistry and molecular biology professor Robert Last is working on just that.
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Students plan trip to energy conference
About 10,000 college students from around the nation, including about 70 from MSU, will travel to Washington, D.C., on Feb. 27 to engage in Power Shift ’09 — a youth conference to influence Congress and the Obama administration to enact legislation to combat global warming.
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ASMSU chairperson steps down
A week after his job performance came into question, Christopher Kulesza resigned from chairperson of ASMSU’s Academic Assembly on Tuesday night. Kulesza planned to become the Director of University Budgets, but the assembly did not confirm him to that position.
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Local man dies from cancer, familiar face lost to MSU
If you’ve spent enough time on MSU’s campus, chances are you’ve crossed paths with Bill Brooks. Maybe it was on a Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium, where Brooks attended every home game. Or maybe it was when Barack Obama came to East Lansing last year, with Brooks sitting in the front row, listening attentively to the future president.
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ACS to hold Hafla event at Club Rush
The Arab Cultural Society will hold its annual Hafla at 8 p.m. Thursday at Club Rush, 131 Albert Ave. Hafla is Arabic for a party.
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Campus hosting summer job fair
The MSU Career Services Network is hosting the Summer Employment & Internship Fair from 5-8 p.m. today at the Kellogg Center.
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Faculty Council addresses state budget cuts
The budget crunch, music therapy program and academic integrity had the attention of MSU’s Faculty Council at the body’s Tuesday meeting. MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said the university needs to do what is right not only for today, but for tomorrow, in terms of the budget and future cuts. “It is my personal view that everything we do is valuable, almost every thing we do is better than someone else and a case can be made for almost anything,” Simon said.