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Survey shows higher education needs to evolve to compete

Derek Blalock
November 29, 2012

With cuts in state funding for higher education during the last decade, some universities across the country are feeling the strain as they try to keep their programs competitive with less financial support. But even after restructuring budgets and increasing tuition, some people question if their degrees are worth the higher price. In a survey released Monday by Northeastern University, about 83 percent of participants said higher education institutions need to evolve to stay competitive in the global market.

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A family of fixers

Justin Wan
November 29, 2012

Brothers Trevor and Calvin Badgley can trace their roots to a repairing shop at 304 S. Cippert St., in Lansing.

MICHIGAN

Officials vote against health exchange

Kellie Rowe
November 29, 2012

A state House committee struck down a bill to create a state-based online marketplace to compare health care options Thursday, abandoning efforts to meet the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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MSU space balloon lifts off, goal to observe weather patterns

Erin Smith
November 29, 2012

On Thursday afternoon, an MSU professor and students sent a weather balloon into space at the Detroit/Pontiac, Mich. Weather Forecast Office in White Lake, Mich., that contained five high-definition cameras and a GPS unit in hopes to make a documentary of a behind-the-scenes look at the process of sending a weather balloon into space.

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Snyder gives hope for energy proposal

Rachel Jackson
November 28, 2012

Just three weeks after Michiganians voted down a proposal to etch renewable energy requirements in the Michigan Constitution, Gov. Rick Snyder maintained the importance of resetting energy standard goals, but said this time, it should be under the oversight of the legislature.

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MSU sees decrease in testing for HIV

Greg Olsen
November 28, 2012

Although HIV often can seem like a topic easier to avoid than to address, the issue specifically is something college-aged students should start becoming more aware of, according to a recent study.

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Community reacts to Red Cedar closing

Greg Olsen
November 27, 2012

As Katrina Brooks waited outside Red Cedar Elementary School Tuesday to pick up her kids, she couldn’t help but wonder whether or not her children would have the same number of opportunities at their new school next year.