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U.S. House approves health repeal
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Wednesday.
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Community music school to hold open house
The MSU Community Music School, or CMS, will host an open house from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at 841 Timberlane St., Suite B.
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Many graduate students delaying degree
Between fall 2008 and fall 2009, the number of applications to graduate schools increased 8.3 percent, according to the most recent report by the Council of Graduate Schools, a national advocacy group.
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Faculty research strains library’s rising budget
The library budget and the increasing price of monographs were discussed during Tuesday’s Faculty Council meeting.
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Geosciences program to stay
When the dean of the College of Natural Science began discussing the end of the Department of Geological Sciences with Provost Kim Wilcox, students majoring in the geosciences field faced an uncertain future.
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New student-created website offers alternative to ANGEL
If one MSU student has his way, students soon might be using a new website to interact with each other during class.
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Police department receives grant
The East Lansing Police Department plans to buy a thermal imager with money from a federal grant, Capt. Kim Johnson said.
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Lifted travel restrictions to Cuba make way for study abroad
Prior to an academic travel restriction policy in 2004, Professor René Hinojosa led three trips of MSU students on study abroad programs in Cuba — allowing them to study firsthand an economy very dissimilar to that of the U.S.
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MSU Hillel raises funds for tree planting in Israel
Members of the MSU Hillel Jewish Student Center will raise awareness for efforts to restore the Mount Carmel National Park in Israel with this year’s celebration of the Tu B’Shvat, or the New Year of the Trees, on Wednesday.
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Bailey, Rather halls to be updated
At the end of the semester, Bailey and Rather halls will be shut down to be given a complete facelift for incoming students in 2012.
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Special education degree, endorsement available online
After babysitting a child with Down syndrome, postgraduate student Vy Nguyen was inspired to become a special education teacher.
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Six MSU faculty members honored
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, has recognized MSU as five faculty members received fellowship honors in the past two years.
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Students celebrate MLK Day
If Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of black and white children playing together in harmony, the scene inside Small Folks Development Center, 3140 S.Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing, on Monday would have been a fantasy.
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Ten years after founding, Wikipedia helps, hinders students
Most students with a computer have used Wikipedia. The website, famous for its user-based, easily accessed information, celebrated its 10-year anniversary Jan. 15.
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Local Jewish center puts sugary twist on traditional holiday
Eating among chocolate swamps and gumdrop mountains, members of the MSU Hillel Jewish Student Center twisted the traditional Sabbath dinner by applying the popular Candy Land board game to the Shabbat holiday.
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Art exhibit showcases study abroad
Fifty photos don the walls of the 114 gallery at Kresge Art Center, their vibrant colors illuminating many scenes from across the world.
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Event commemorating King held at Erickson on Monday
The words of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech resounded through Erickson Hall Kiva on Monday afternoon.
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Up in the air
During its deliberations in December 2010, Congress failed to pass a dozen appropriations bills that would funnel money to various government programs using discretionary funds. Until Congress acts, a $5.7 billion gap in Pell Grant funding remains unaddressed. And that, experts say, is cause for concern.
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ASMSU Student Assembly approves merger
ASMSU’s Student Assembly voted unanimously with one representative abstaining to modify the language of the constitution to reflect a merging of the Student and Academic assemblies.
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Construction continues on campus
Construction projects at MSU all are slated to be completed on time, according to construction representatives at a Construction Junction meeting Thursday hosted by officials at the Physical Plant.