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Students to help develop City Center II future plans
An MSU course could give students the opportunity to have a hand in the future plans of the City Center II development project.
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MSU researchers create laser for detection of combat IEDs
A step has been made toward the better detection of deadly improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, in combat and war situations thanks to new laser technology developed by MSU researchers.
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City Council will not meet this week
The East Lansing City Council will not be holding its scheduled televised meeting Wednesday, according to a city press release.
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Council to discuss online SIRS study
The University Council, formerly known as the Academic Council, will meet from 3:15-5:00 p.m. today in room 115 of the International Center to discuss current issues within MSU.
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Comic strip author to visit
Comic strip writer and author, Jorge Cham, will make an appearance at 6 p.m. Friday in Room N130 in MSU’s Business College Complex.
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Honors College program pairs elementary, college students
Every week last year, then-fourth-grader Olivia Sowa skipped recess and ate lunch with her mentor, English junior Jessica Sherburn.
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Student organization spreads awareness about importance of clean water
Raef Fadel believes everyone deserves clean water.
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Increased iClicker use causes more cheating
Since the popularity of iClickers has increased during the last decade, students and faculty alike are becoming more aware of the problems that come along with them, according to a recent study in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Local theater presents play for Charlie
An audience of several dozen watched young actors perform “Charlie and the Hump Sisters,” a play about Charlie, an avid animal-lover, and his 7-year-old sister Esther Waller’s adventure searching for camels at the zoo, Saturday and Sunday at the Mid Michigan Family Theatre, 440 Frandor Ave., in Lansing.
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Mitten Mavens host roller derby bout for LBGT Center
There were menacing stares, elbows thrown and women sent flying on Saturday evening at Demonstration Hall.
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ASMSU proposes CATA bus-tracking app
Graduate student Kityu Lau has had some close calls trying to catch the bus.
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Student Organic Farm hosts third annual Hoophouse Gala
Agricultural students got the opportunity to enjoy the fruits of their labor for a good cause Sunday evening at the third annual MSU Student Organic Farm Hoophouse Gala.
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CATA launches fifth annual Clean Commute Challenge
Today, Capital Area Transportation Authority launched its fifth annual “Clean Commute Challenge. The state-wide challenge, which ends Sept. 23, seeks to promote clean transportation, such as biking or taking the bus, Clean Commute Options Coordinator Cathleen Edgerly said.
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Alumnus questions benefit’s legitimacy
From the beginning, Kamran Khan had a feeling something was wrong. In early August, Khan was invited to rap at the 911 Benefit Concert in Las Vegas alongside artists, such as Jay-Z and Celine Dion. Proceeds from the concert were listed to be donated to the H.O.P.E. International Gift Fund, according to the event website.
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Master plan changes campus parking
Campus might see a change in parking in the future if a revamped version of the Campus Master Plan is passed by the Board of Trustees. The Campus Master Plan is an initiative that has guided MSU construction and expansion for about the past 10 years.
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ASMSU cancels retreat, saves money
ASMSU’s annual goal-setting retreat, scheduled for this weekend, has been canceled, ASMSU Director of Media Relations Samantha Artley said.
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Pete’s paradise
When Peter Ryan was 10 years old, his mother, Jeanne, took him to Capital City Comics and Books.
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Special prayer breakfast held for Army ROTC
As U.S. Army Chaplain Kelvin Todd addressed members of the MSU Army ROTC on Thursday morning, the cadets sat with an attentive focus on the message.
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MSU students’ website helps organize course calendars
For the organized students who spend hours mapping out every critical date of the semester in calendars to the ones that still don’t know when their first exam is, help has arrived in the form of a new website created by a team of MSU students.
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Farmer's market caters to students
The East Lansing Farmer’s Market will hold its annual Spartan Appreciation Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Valley Court Park, 201 Hillside Court. The first 75 MSU students to visit the market information booth will receive a $2 gift certificate, applicable toward any vender booth.