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Professor Karl Gude's YouTube video urges professors to keep students engaged, receives more than 1,000 views
Journalism professor Karl Gude
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Simon announces MSU will aim to improve its handling of sexual violence on campus this fall
MSU president Lou Anna K. Simon said in an email sent to the student community Tuesday morning that MSU is working on improving campus safety, especially in regards to sexual violence.
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Oswald Wilder sexual assault trial rescheduled to Thursday
The trial of Oswald Scott Wilder for four sexual assaults he allegedly committed in the summer of 2013 was postponed today.
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Specials at local East Lansing bars provide affordable nights out
Summer is ending and students are flooding the streets of East Lansing. With bar cover fees, drinks and food, as well as the cab fares, nights out can add up. Here’s a compilation of specials for a few of East Lansing’s bars to make a trip out with friends a little more affordable.
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Cheap household items prove easy to find in E.L.
From Craigslist to the MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center to Facebook groups, students are exploring different outlets to cheaply furnish their new places. Sometimes, they even get their hands on useful items for free.
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Oswald Scott Wilder trial begins Tuesday
Oswald Scott Wilder, charged with four sexual assaults in East Lansing last year, will appear for his jury trial on Tuesday in Ingham County Circuit Court. Wilder allegedly committed four sexual assaults in East Lansing from late March to early May of 2013.
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Union protests, files grievance with MSU about health care changes
The changes, as explained in a GEU statement, “result in some graduate employees having to pay up to $1,500 in health care costs.”
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Board of Trustees approves dean appointments, hears GEU appeal on health care
The agenda centered on personnel actions, specifically dean appointments and professor tenure, construction plans and Graduate Employee Union health care changes.
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Student body grows slightly with 49,700 expected students
The year's entering class was 7,890 students, which also represent a slight increase.
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Witnesses testify about early May shooting that left two dead
Detective testified Taylor said he shot pharmacist because "he rubbed me the wrong way."
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In admissions, MSU focuses more on overall academic performance than ACT scores
When it comes to selecting the best applicants, MSU reviews students’ overall academics rather than focusing on ACT scores alone.
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Move-in makes for a busy week at the MSU Recycling Center
Elevators packed and moving carts everywhere. Cardboard boxes and foam decorate every corner of the residence halls.
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Police aren't worried about three night football games
Police won't lose sleep over the three home night football games scheduled this fall.
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Hidden gems of the Lansing area
As fall welcome comes to an end, reality will start hitting students harder
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Ticket transfer policy will be enforced with consequences
This fall, students might find it more difficult to enter Spartan Stadium’s student section with other students’ MSU IDs. Gate personnel will be cracking down on students entering football games without a proper ticket assigned to their name, according to the MSU Athletic Department.
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Strong-arm robbery suspect arraigned
One of the two men charged with the attempted strong-arm robbery of two MSU students
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Officials looking to reduce waste in Spartan Stadium this football season
Last year, the MSU Office of Campus Sustainability aimed to make Spartan Stadium a Zero Waste stadium, required approximately 96 percent of game
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Ebola outbreak currently poses no threat to MSU programs
With the recent Ebola outbreak in the West African nations of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria causing an estimated 1,427 deaths as of Aug. 22, MSU wants to clarify that no students studying abroad are threatened by it.
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On first day of class, student rode bicycle into bus
A female MSU student was hit by a CATA bus at the crosswalk by lot 56 across from the Engineering Building around 7:30 this morning.It
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Wiz Khalifa's planned Breslin Center concert canceled
First Spartan Spectacular, now Wiz Khalifa. It's been a day of disrupted plans for MSU students of all interests.MSU's Residence Halls Association announced the cancelation late Tuesday evening on the organization's Facebook page."Due to Michigan State University’s review of recent events and assessment of campus concerns, MSU has decided to cancel the event," the statement said.It is unclear whether the statement was referring to a shooting at a Wiz Khalifa concert in Irvine, Calif.