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Students subleasing apartments encounter difficulty

Katie Harrington
February 20, 2012

Finance senior Caitlin Calleja knows how hard it is to sublease an apartment in East Lansing. Last summer, it took about a dozen people backing out last minute and two fake checks before she and her roommates finally found someone to sublet their Cedar Village apartment. “It’s hard because last year we had people come look (at our apartment), and they seemed like a sure thing,” Calleja said.

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Living on campus convenient for students

Darcie Moran
February 20, 2012

Genomics and molecular genetics freshman Michael Bowe has trouble hiding the disappointment he has when it comes to his living arrangement for next year. Bowe, like many MSU students, struggled to make decisions in time to find housing he would be completely happy with next year.

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Police Brief 02/21/12

Lauren Gibbons
February 20, 2012

A 19-year-old female student reported being assaulted between about 1-2 a.m. Feb. 18 at the corner of Harrison Road and Michigan Avenue, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

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What Up Dawg? up for approval of later hours

Beau Hayhoe
February 20, 2012

The face of the late-night dining scene in downtown East Lansing could change if the city council approves an application from a local restaurant to extend its hours and beer sales. The city council is scheduled to hold a public hearing at its 7 p.m. meeting today at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, to consider an application from the owner of What Up Dawg?, 317 M.A.C. Ave., to allow beer sales until 2 a.m. and allow the dining room to remain open until 3 a.m. The council then will make a decision on whether to vote on the application or obtain more information before taking action.

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Search for College of Agriculture and Natural Resources dean on schedule

Andrew Krietz
February 20, 2012

The search continues for a new dean for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Phil Robertson, professor of crop and soil sciences and chair of the search committee, said the search is on schedule with about 20 applications received. Skype interviews soon will be conducted prior to at least three candidates being invited for interviews on campus in mid-March, he said.

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Club hosts Spartan Stampede

Caleb Nordgren
February 19, 2012

Animal science senior Brent Moore stood next to horses and bulls at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education on Saturday afternoon gearing up for that night’s Spartan Stampede performance. “Bull riding is very sink or swim,” said Moore, a bull rider and bareback rider. “You either like it or you don’t.”

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Students celebrate Lunar New Year with dancing, singing

Darcie Moran
February 19, 2012

Red lights and bumping music welcomed hundreds of MSU community members of all ages and ethnicities to the Asian Pacific American Student Organization’s, or APASO, biennial Lunar New Year Show on Sunday evening at the Auditorium. The variety show, celebrating the Asian culture on campus and ringing in the Year of the Dragon, showcased eleven different groups with talents ranging from modern dancing and singing to traditional Asian cultural dances and instruments.

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Siblings of MSU students visit campus

Rachel Jackson
February 19, 2012

On Friday evening in the Union, a small but excited crowd gathered around an owl — a special visitor from the Potter Park Zoo, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing — as it flapped its wings on the arm of its attendant. Among the spectators clamoring around the bird was 13-year-old Zuri Snyder of Detroit, who observed the owl and other zoo animals with special interest.

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MSU Federal Credit Union updates old online system

Andrew Krietz
February 19, 2012

MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, member Alyssa Landis has found the credit union’s current online banking system outdated when she looks at her account online. But changes coming to the credit union aim to make it easier for customers to check their finances.

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Stride for Pride celebrates all body types

Rebecca Ryan
February 19, 2012

On Friday, kinesiology senior Teilia Rutherford confidently walked down the sidewalk in South Neighborhood wearing a sports bra, shorts and UGG boots and shouting inspirational messages about positive self-image. But five years ago, Rutherford would not have been able to show off her body with such confidence, especially in such a public place.

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Izzo participates in Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge

Stephen Brooks
February 19, 2012

While the MSU men’s basketball team is gaining momentum on the court — having won seven of its last eight games — head coach Tom Izzo could use some of that momentum off the court. Izzo is one of 48 coaches across the country competing in the Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge, a competition in which fans vote online for their favorite coaches with the winning coach earning $100,000 for their chosen charity.

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Greek Week fundraising continues with MTV Night

Rebecca Ryan
February 16, 2012

Kinesiology freshman Lindsay Parker smiled as she kicked her leg up in the air on Wednesday night. She seemed to sparkle as the stage lights reflected off of her gold sequined shorts, and the bass from the music she danced to was so loud, it shook the walls of the Auditorium.

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National Geographic photographer comes to MSU

Stephen Brooks
February 16, 2012

Being chased by an enraged rhinoceros while riding on the back of an elephant as it tries to escape to safety in a jungle in northeast India might sound like a nightmare for some. For Steve Winter, that nightmare is his career. “That’s the most scared I’ve ever been,” Winter said.