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ANGEL alternative to come out this summer
This summer, some students will have the chance to test drive Moodle, a new alternative to ANGEL.
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Program helps Mich. military children cope
Two weeks ago, while reading a book at bedtime, 6-year-old Maxwell turned to his mom, Grand Ledge, Mich., resident Sandy Wojcik, and asked, “Is my daddy going to die?”
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ASMSU to offer test-prep courses next fall
When Audra Russell was preparing to take the Graduate Record Examination, or GRE, she opted to use a study book instead of taking a class.
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RCAH students rebuild vandalized artwork
In late February, sections of a 12- to 14-foot-long, student-made, ceramic snake were taken apart and smashed in Snyder Hall.
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Students pie mentors to raise money for Japan
After watching helplessly as Japan endured one of the largest natural disasters in its history, many students across campus have lent a helping hand in an effort to raise money for a relief fund.
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Faculty committee discuss wages, SIRS
Some faculty might have a bigger pay check next academic year if proposed merit and market pool increases are passed by the university.
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Bash brings fair trade, green economy to MSU
When Alyssa Meyer traveled to Mexico for spring break her sophomore year, she visited a coffee plantation and saw the unsuitable labor conditions the workers experienced.
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Federal budget preserves funding
MSU appears to have dodged the bullet in terms of potentially severe federal funding cuts to a number of university facets and programs.
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Pride Week’s Cookie Crunch contest brings LBGT students together
Competing for a year’s worth of bragging rights by attempting to bake the best chocolate chip cookie, MSU lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender student groups gathered at the first “Cookie Crunch” on Monday.
MICHIGAN
Destruction of property grows in April
Weekends can be a dangerous time in East Lansing — for buildings, cars or anything else left outside.
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Tailor made
Lansing resident Liz McMurray, owner of Liz’s Alteration Shop, 1810 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, says she has been given a gift by God.
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Student awarded for policy research
Since she was young, Rebecca Farnum displayed a passion and dedication to the environment.
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Mich. Legislature to start redistricting
The tedious process of redrawing Michigan’s legislative and congressional districts kicks off today as lawmakers meet to discuss the process following the state’s census data release last month.
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Religion groups hold awareness events all week
The Campus Interfaith Council, in partnership with the Department of Religious Studies, is sponsoring Religious Awareness Week through the rest of the week.
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MSU, E.L. to host Pack Up, Pitch In
Students living in residential halls and off-campus housing will have the opportunity to get rid of their waste free of charge in an environmentally conscious manner in the Pack Up, Pitch In, Help Out program sponsored by the university and East Lansing.
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Sororites, fraternities bond during Greek Week activity
Trash bags in hand, fraternities and sororities gathered together to kick off one of the first events of MSU’s annual Greek Week.
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MSU Indian students perform annual Sargam
The MSU Indian Student Organization, or ISO, turned an Indian folktale into a show filled with drama, dancing and humor Saturday at East Lansing High School, 509 Burcham Drive.
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Backpacks, stories raise awareness about college student suicides
In a sea of backpacks, psychology sophomore Tiana Barrios wrote on a square of cloth the words she could not say to her friend — “You’re amazing just the way you are.” She then hung it in the center of the room.
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UAB hosts Neon Night Club dance party as alternative Saturday night fun for students
With a glow stick as a makeshift headband and a black T-shirt drenched in sweat, engineering sophomore Andrew Smith embodied the spirit of the Neon Night Club dance party Saturday night in the International Center food court.
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Professor to serve on board to promote American health
An MSU professor will help shape federal policy about how to get Americans to hit the gym and eat right.