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Japanese researchers come to MSU after earthquake
When a 9.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Miyagi Prefecture in Japan in March, Masaru Nakata didn’t feel a thing.
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Venue adds intimacy to folk weekend
While crowds of folk music lovers gathered throughout downtown East Lansing this weekend for the Great Lakes Folk Festival, a smaller group of folk fanatics gathered at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., for a more intimate performance.
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Behaviorist hired by MSU vet hospital
Amanda Rigterink has always had an interest in behavior when it comes to animals and a passion to share her knowledge with others. Rigterink, MSU’s first veterinary behavior resident, started seeing exclusively behavior cases at the MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital, or VTH, in June. “My overall goal with the behavior service is to enhance the human/animal bond and to teach students about behavior,” she said. Chairperson of the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences Charles DeCamp said having an animal behaviorist resident is significant.
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Student finalist in contest to meet Warren Buffett
When marketing junior Shannon McGreal-Miller heard she was one of 10 finalists in a contest to meet billionaire industrialist Warren Buffett, she was ecstatic.
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E.L. tightens restrictions on cab licenses
The East Lansing taxi cab business, which has boomed over the last few years, now might have expanded past its peak and is slated for review by the city once students descend on campus in two weeks.
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Undergraduates awarded for research presentations
Six MSU undergraduate students have received top honors for research presented through the school’s Spring University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum during this past school year.
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Barryton, Mich., man to stand trial for weapons possession, eluding police
Barryton, Mich., resident Chad Jeremy Kemp will stand trial in Ingham County’s 30th Judicial Circuit Court for four felony charges, including weapons possession and eluding police.
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Legislators introduce medical marijuana regulation bills
Gaping holes in Michigan’s medical marijuana law have allowed dangerous people to hijack the system, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said Wednesday.
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Starbucks to be built in Wells Hall
Starbucks Coffee Co. will open a new franchise location in late September or early October on the first floor of Wells Hall, Sparty’s Convenience Stores service manager Joe Garza said today.
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Police Brief 8/12/11:
A 21-year-old male student reported his passenger’s side rear window shattered at Lot 75, off Kalamazoo Street, between Aug. 6 at 9:30 p.m. and Aug. 7 at 9:30 p.m., MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
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East Lansing skyline set to grow up
Under the shadow of the Ann Street Plaza’s iconic clock tower, a pair of empty storefronts appears out of place — two dark picture windows set against the nighttime liveliness of The Post bar next door.
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Program orients foreign teaching assistants to American culture
On Monday, future educators from 25 countries gathered at MSU for the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, or FLTA, Orientation Program.
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Campus gardens prepare for plant tour
Benjamin Cuddeback started visiting the MSU Horticulture Gardens on the corner of Bogue Street and Wilson Avenue during his breaks from classes. Cuddeback, a horticulture senior, said he liked the gardens so much he decided he wanted to become a summer intern.
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MSU alumnus Don Power announces city council candidacy
In face of finding a new city manager, dealing with a struggling economy and serving thousands of student residents, a new candidate for City Council is stepping up for the challenge.
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Lending drive provides assistance to international students
When mechanical engineering sophomore Yizheng Wang came to study at MSU from China, he knew he wouldn’t be able to bring everything he needed.
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Peace walk hits the capital
After walking almost 100 miles in sweltering temperatures, citizens from across the state made their way to the Capitol steps to present Rep.
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Researchers develop real estate system
A team of MSU researchers in the School of Hospitality Business has worked with hotel industry experts to develop a system that ranks top real estate markets around the country in terms of financial viability. Arjun Singh, an associate professor of international lodging, finance and real estate, and Raymond Schmidgall, the Hilton Hotels Professor of Hospitality Financial Management, worked jointly with about 30 industry members to implement the Lodging Market Potential Index, a system that ranks potential land investment hot spots. Using the opinions and insight of industry experts, the two researchers devised a system based on 10 different dimensions and 30 different indicating factors, all of which are used to rank the top 25 major hotel markets in the country. Singh and Schmidgall presented their findings at the Midwest Lodging Investors Summit this past July, something they’ve done for roughly the past three years, Singh said. The system’s rankings then can be used to determine the financial solvency of long-term investment in specific cities.
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M.A.C. alleyway closed after entrance damages
Turning from M.A.C. Avenue to the alley between Grand River Avenue and Albert Street, a 41-year-old male garbage truck driver collided with the archway above the alley Monday morning.
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Library helps E.L. with e-book technology
After being a member of the East Lansing Public Library, or ELPL, for the past 20 years, Elise Harvey was delighted to be able to learn how to read books on her computer at the monthly e-book clinic held at the library Monday night.
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Face time Jonathon Safran Foer
Jonathan Safran Foer began his first critically acclaimed novel, “Everything is Illuminated,” during his college years.