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Traditional dances bring Latin culture to campus

Sore muscles may have greeted them Thursday morning, but that didn’t keep students from attempting dances such as the merengue and the bachata at “Movimiento Saboroso,” hosted by Culturas de las Razas Unidas, or CRU, on Wednesday night.

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Students race to finish MSU's first solar car

An efficient vehicle cruising in the Michigan sun is what a team of students envision as they work to finish MSU’s first solar car. The car’s frame was formed five years ago and has since been modified several times. MSU’s growing Solar Car Team has the manpower to complete the car by spring, said Lindsay Karn, the team’s public relations manager and an elementary education sophomore.

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ASMSU proposes 2 bills to help textbook costs

Issues brought up in Tuesday’s ASMSU Academic Assembly meeting centered upon textbook costs and students struggling to pay for them. Christopher Kulesza, chairperson of the assembly, spoke in his State of the Assembly speech about the need to keep the organization’s commitment to fight for a watchful eye on what books are used in classes to help reduce the amount of books students need to buy.

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Group wants students to stay dry

If a group of MSU students has its way, other students won’t shower today. Students for Peace and Justice — or SPJ — are sponsoring the No Shower Day in order to combat water waste. The purpose is to get students and the community thinking about the impact they have on water waste, said Maureen Nagy, a public relations officer for SPJ.

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Dinner to teach proper etiquette

For students who have yet to learn the difference between a steak knife and a butter knife, the Women in Business Students’ Association will host an etiquette dinner at 6:20 p.m. today in N130 Business College Complex.

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MSU activities board receives awards

MSU’s University Activities Board walked away from the National Association for Campus Activities’ 2008 Mid America Regional Conference with six awards for its work throughout the past year.

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No teachers actually harmed in new food class

A group of students get to eat their teachers at the end of the semester as part of a class. Seriously. Rather than fork-wielding students chasing professors down the hall, it’s more a case of a professor in the form of an organically grown carrot.

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Sports agent, MSU alumna to speak

One of America’s top female sports and entertainment agent Molly Fletcher will visit MSU today to talk with students about how they can become their own career agent.

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E.L.'s late-night eateries still reeling

More than a year after university officials mandated longer hours for residence hall cafeterias on campus, local business owners said they’re still feeling the effects of decreased late-night sales. Beginning in fall 2007, at least one cafeteria in every residence hall complex expanded its hours from 8 p.m.

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Latin events to offer taste of culture

Semana Latina is a week of Latin-related events organized to expose MSU students to the culture. Culturas de la Razas Unidas, or CRU, prepared the week of Latino-enriched cultural events, from film discussions to dance lessons.

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Meeting sends concert, supplies students' way

From blue books to concerts, ASMSU wants students to be sitting happy in 2009. At Thursday’s Student Assembly meeting, the group’s main concern was students. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government.

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Student organization hosts fry bread competition

On Saturday, seven people set out for the Nokomis Learning Center, 5153 Marsh Road, in Okemos, strapped on their aprons and competed for the title of best fry bread recipe. The North American Indigenous Students Organization, or NAISO, hosted the fry bread cook-off to advertise and raise money for its annual Pow-Wow of Love, scheduled for Feb. 21-22, 2009.

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Campus group teaches Islamic culture

With broken-down barriers and newly-erected bridges appearing in the headlines this year, the Muslim Students’ Association has followed suit by hosting a week of Islam-related events to inform students of facts about Muslim life.

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MSU groups collecting food donations

MSU’s Division of Housing and Food Services and Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are sponsoring the second annual Help Tackle Hunger Food Drive, continuing through Saturday’s football game.