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Annual powwow honors culture
Charles Hindsley traveled farther than 400 miles to compete in the 25th annual Pow-Wow of Love Saturday and Sunday at Jenison Field House.
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Inclusion, outreach may be added to mission statement
Although the word count will be cut, MSU will include two new priorities in its mission statement, which is in the process of being revamped for the first time in almost 26 years.
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ASMSU bill would continue paying official charged with sexual assault
An ASMSU official who was charged with third-degree sexual assault Wednesday could continue planning a quarter-million-dollar concert if a bill is approved by Student Assembly. ASMSU’s policy committee passed a bill Thursday that would allow Nigel Scarlett, Student Assembly vice chairperson for external affairs, to continue planning the iVote concert, which has been re-scheduled for next fall.
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MSU students register as potential bone marrow donors
Every day in the U.S., more than 6,000 patients who need a bone marrow transplant cannot find a potential donor. For patients who suffer from diseases such as leukemia and lymphoma, finding a donor can mean the difference between life and death.
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Tower Guard to benefit persons with disabilities
MSU Tower Guard will host its annual Shamrock 5K Run at 10 a.m. Saturday which will begin at Conrad Hall.
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MRULE hosts Empty Bowls fundraiser
Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience, or MRULE, is co-sponsoring a fundraiser to fight hunger, poverty and HIV/AIDS 5 p.m. Sunday at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road.
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Students raise funds for memorial scholarship
An MSU student who died of cancer about a year ago would have wanted laughs and good times to be the tone of an event in her honor, her friends said.
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MSU seniors learn etiquette
In a professional setting, the smallest slipup can make the difference between getting or losing a job.
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Vatican official proclaims pollution modern-day sin
When a Vatican official listed what he considered to be the sins of the modern age, he mentioned drugs, social and economic injustice and a subject some found unexpected — pollution.
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MSU model U.N. group to host conference
MSU’s Model United Nations will host high school students from around the world during its three-day, eighth annual conference this weekend in Lansing.
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MSU's treatment saves career
More than 10 years ago, a burning sensation spread down Jason Woolley’s leg during a routine practice with the Washington Capitals more than 10 years ago. Woolley, a former MSU hockey player, was in his second year with the professional hockey team and hadn’t skated in three months, so he looked for answers where he felt most comfortable — MSU.
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Native Writers Conference begins
The American Indian Studies Program will co-sponsor its Returning the Gift: Native Writers Conference today through Saturday at the Union.
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Conference will focus on higher education need in Mich. economy
Representatives from the state’s three research universities will begin shaping policy initiatives concerning the role of higher education in Michigan’s economy at a conference at MSU on Friday.
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"Hip-Hop Feminist" author to speak
The Women’s Resource Center will host “Confessions of a Hip-Hop Feminist” 6 p.m. today on the second floor of the Union in Gold Room B.
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Study examines nitrogen in rivers
Next time you pick up a glass of water, worrying about what’s inside could be less of an issue thanks to the work of one MSU professor.
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Student employees looking for benefits from graduate union
While the contract currently being negotiated between university graduate student employees and MSU will guarantee rights for teaching assistants, student employees working similar positions won’t.
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Common to perform in April at MSU
Common, a Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist, will perform April 10 at the Auditorium, the Residence Halls Association announced Wednesday.
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Local kids learn about brain
Ten-year-old Kalia McBride said what she was touching felt a lot like a snack she used to enjoy — Jell-O. But the “squishy” object McBride poked and prodded Tuesday was a real cat brain.
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Professors push for language study abroad
While MSU students may gain international awareness by studying abroad, efforts could be made for students to become more proficient in foreign languages, professors said.
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ASMSU looks to confirm artist for spring show
An ASMSU official planning a quarter-million-dollar concert will meet with the artist’s agent today to see if they will perform at MSU.