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Metropolitan Studies speakers to visit 'U'
MSU's College of Social Science presents its "Urban and Metropolitan Studies Forum Series" this month.
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Student-run Dance Team ranked 8th at nationals
With sharp, synchronized movements, funky beats of music and glistening smiles, the MSU Dance Team has a unique style, giving its audiences an entertaining performance.
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Dorm policy draws student criticism
Human biology freshman Emily Battle was hanging out in her hall with some 21-year-old friends. They were drinking legally in Yakeley Hall, she wasn't.
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Police investigate windows broken with rocks, BBs
MSU police are looking for subjects involved in breaking several windows across campus in the last week. The worst of the two instances occurred on Jan.
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Resources Week to be hosted by college
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will sponsor Agriculture and Natural Resources Week on March 5-13. Educational programs will highlight different plant and animal species, including goats, bats and wildflowers.
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Semester at sea opens student's eyes
Going on a safari in Africa, playing soccer with Brazilian tribes and perusing Bangkok's red-light district taught psychology junior Rob Flewelling that life's best lessons are not found in classrooms. Last fall, Flewelling made the world his campus, as he and 600 other college students scaled the globe by ship, traveling to nine different countries.
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Challenge to raise organ donor awareness
Spartans know it takes guts to beat the University of Michigan. But Gift of Life Michigan volunteers want to know which school is willing to give those guts away. The nonprofit organ donation program is sponsoring "No Guts, No Glory," an online drive between the rival universities.
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Mock team readies for next tournament
Returning from the Mid-Missouri Invitational Tournament with a number of successes, including taking fifth place out of 36 teams, the MSU Mock Trial Team is looking to head into the regional tournament at the University of Notre Dame on Feb.
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Munn ice-skating session to be held
The Ingham County Wellness Committee is hosting a ice-skating session Saturday. The event is open to the public. From 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., anyone can skate for free at Munn Ice Arena.
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silver & gold
Dan Gould is not an Olympic skier, but he knows how to think like one. The sports psychologist who helped freestyle skiers get in the zone for the 1998 Olympic Games will join the MSU faculty next fall. "I got to work with some of the best athletes in the world," Gould said.
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Site aims for political balance
A Web site launched by a student group at the University of Colorado at Boulder followed by proposed legislation are the most recent efforts in a growing trend to keep the personal political views of professors out of the classroom at public universities.
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Study: Textbook extras unneeded
Multimedia CD-ROM textbook supplements can be nice, but new editions of textbooks are generally unnecessary, students say. The comments follow a recent study titled "Ripoff 101: How the Current Practices of the Textbook Industry Drive Up Cost of College Textbooks," which was conducted by the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group.
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Student groups team up for LeaderFair
Anyone interested in leadership opportunities is invited to attend the office of Leadership Development's inaugural "LeaderFair" on Feb.
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Energy pact to reduce yearly expenses
A Consumers Energy contract approved by state utility regulators on Thursday could mean good news for MSU energy costs. The Michigan Public Service Commission agreed to a special pact between the energy company, the state, Western Michigan University, the University of Michigan-Flint and MSU.
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Saving face
It takes a lifetime to build a reputation. It takes a thief seconds to steal an identity and destroy a name.
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Dorm evacuated after alarm sounds
In a scene vaguely reminiscent of a building evacuation nearly a week ago, a handful of students gathered outside Hubbard Hall Monday afternoon after a fire alarm went off. But for the second time, it wasn't a fire that brought the residents in contact with the chilly air. Maintenance worker Sean Sullivan said he checked the control panel on the way out of the building. "The alarm panel just says it's a water issue," said Sullivan, a communication junior, citing possibilities such as overflow or a clog.
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Room-decorating contest scheduled
Like the popular TLC television show "While You Were Out," MSU's Division of Housing and Food Services will decorate a lucky resident's dorm room while he or she is on vacation.
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Chalkboard ads, band draws believers
Some stood with both arms lifted firmly to the sky. Others raised a hand more tentatively, held closely into their bodies. Still others bowed heads and silently mouthed the words of the Christian song hanging in the air at Conrad Hall. "I'm forgiven because you were forsaken," the image freezes for a second before moving to the next set of lyrics in the song. For Julia Hilliker, an agriscience freshman, this was a private moment she could share in a public forum.
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Sororities seek pledges
The Spring 2004 sorority recruitment week kicked off Monday with a fair at the Union. All 13 chapters of the Panhellenic Council were on hand, manning booths that sported pictures and bulletin boards as members of each sorority answered questions and concerns from potential recruits. Abbey Mansfield, president of the Panhellenic Council, said Spring recruitment is less formal than Fall and gives recruits a chance to get to know each house on a more personal basis.
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Honors College hosts annual Geek Week
This week, the Honors College Programming Board will host its second annual Geek Week. The week's events will begin today with the "The Milky Way Legacy" show at 7:30 p.m.