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MSU ranked low in faculty salary

MSU ranked relatively low in terms of average faculty salary compared to other Big Ten universities, according to a survey by the 2013 American Association of University Professors Faculty Salary Survey.

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Hopeful downtown developers answer to officials, residents

After the last meeting of the Park District Planning Area Review Team left members with more questions than answers, prospective developers of the Park District Area — a slot of vacant downtown properties including the site formerly planned for the City Center II project — were brought before the team to review their qualifications Wednesday at the meeting at City Hall.

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AT&T to bring 4g lte to area

AT&T smartphone users in the Lansing area already enjoy fourth generation, or 4G, coverage, but according to the nation’s second-largest cellular service provider coverage will be upgraded by the end of this summer to Long Term Evolution, or LTE, infrastructure.

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Labor of Love

While many students now are feeling the stress of the semester, some manage the academic workload in combination of raising a child. For student-parents like Jessica Edwards, that challenge is an everyday reality.

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Couch burnings pose hazards for health, environment

Criminal charges aside, many who burn furniture aren’t aware of the health implications the act can have on themselves or the environment. Couches and other furniture contain a host of harmful materials which produce toxic smoke when burned, civil and environmental engineering professor Venkatesh Kodur said.

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Holocaust survivor speaks to students

As a child in Adolf Hitler’s Germany, Martin Lowenberg was deported to five different concentration camps, lost 28 family members — including his parents and four siblings — and was subject to terror at 5 years old.