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State Rep. Dillon enters gov. race
Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford Township, added his name to a growing list of Democratic gubernatorial candidates Sunday.
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Students learn tools for the real world at etiquette dinner
MSU Senior Class Council’s Annual Etiquette Dinner on Sunday at Kellogg Center aimed to give MSU students the opportunity to learn proper etiquette for interviews, dining and other business situations during a three-course meal.
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Special Olympics come to MSU
Students in MSU’s Master of Science in Accounting program partnered with the Special Olympics of Michigan to host the organization’s annual basketball tournament Friday. More than 1,400 athletes, parents and student volunteers came to IM Sports-West for the all-day basketball tournament.
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Group holds fundraiser for Haiti
It’s been nearly seven weeks since an earthquake rocked Haiti, leaving close to 300,000 people dead and more than three million others in need of emergency aid. In an effort to raise money and awareness for the ongoing Haitian struggle, the Caribbean Student Association, or CSA, and the International Students Association hosted Help Haiti Heal on Friday at the Auditorium, a night celebrating Caribbean music.
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ASMSU spring elections to begin at end of March
Officials from ASMSU — MSU’s undergraduate student government — have selected a date for its spring elections, which will feature two ballot issues. The tentative date for polls to open for ASMSU’s spring elections is March 29. ASMSU’s Readership Program referendum and a proposed change to ASMSU’s constitution will appear on the ballot.
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MSU student takes $5,000 prize in Bright Idea competition
A portable shower, a recycling service and combining a bakery with a smoothie shop were just a few of the ideas presented at the Next Bright Idea competition Thursday at The Loft, 414 Michigan Ave., in Lansing. The first competition of its kind in the Lansing area, Next Bright Idea was started by the Lansing Economic Area Partnership, or LEAP, to foster and reward smart and innovative thinking and ideas aimed at making the world a better place.
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ASMSU discusses possible Conan O'Brien appearance at Breslin
ASMSU Student Assembly unanimously voted Thursday to allocate $225,000 from its risk management fund to place a bid to late-night host Conan O’Brien. Assembly members also unanimously voted to reduce a proposed $1.75 tax increase to $1.25.
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MSU to pay for violating emission limits
Violating emission limits for burning coal will cost MSU at least $27,000 as the university works to correct errors made at the T.B. Simon Power Plant two years ago.
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Students prepare to celebrate Purim holiday
Jessica Langnas remembers the lollipop tree, dressing up and the fish named Cookie — part of the Purim celebration at her synagogue in Southfield. This year, she will experience it again, thanks to the Hillel Jewish Student Center.
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2009 art festival is among top in nation
The East Lansing Art Festival received a national ranking of 117th in fine art sales and 153rd in fine craft sales in Art Fair SourceBook’s Top 200 of 2009. The rankings are determined by the festival’s gross average sales for 2009, which was $2,857 per artist exhibitor.
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MSU junior receives dairy scholarhship
Melissa Erdman, an animal science junior in the MSU Production Medicine Scholars Program, was named the 2010 senior division winner of the Michigan Dairy Ambassador Scholarship and Leadership Program.
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Fair housing forum to be held Monday
A Fair Housing Workshop to help the city assesses city housing choices based on race, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, student status and sexual orientation is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday at the East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road.
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New tax credits to help businesses
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation awarded more than $156.7 million in new tax credits Thursday to fund 11 job-generating ventures across the state. The tax credits will help 10 Michigan companies and back a brownfield redevelopment project.
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All football players reach plea bargains
Three more MSU football players pleaded guilty Thursday to charges at East Lansing’s 54-B District Court stemming from a November 2009 fight. Redshirt freshman wide receiver Myles White and junior cornerback Chris L. Rucker each pleaded guilty to one count of assault and battery. Junior defensive tackle Oren Wilson pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and battery. Single counts of conspiracy to commit assault and battery against each player were dropped.
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MSU student earns Cambridge full-ride
Kendell Pawelec, a materials science and engineering senior, was named a 2010 U.S. Gates Scholar and received a full-ride to Cambridge University in England.Pawelec is one of 29 students nationwide selected to receive the scholarship from about 800 applicants.
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MSU researchers develop new lead test
A pair of MSU sociology professors — Stan Kaplowitz and Harry Perlstadt — worked with Yale professor Lori Post to develop a simplified method of detecting lead poisoning in children. The research appeared in the March-April issue of Public Health Reports.
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Board of Commissioners primary winner "surprised"
Not everyone runs a campaign expecting to win. So imagine 30-year-old Penelope Tsernoglou’s reaction when she learned she won the Democratic primary for the 8th District of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.
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Students display artistic fashion
Lauren Myers brought a little piece of Spain to Kresge Art Center on Wednesday, meshing her taste and artistic technique with that of renowned surrealism artist Salvador Dali. Myers, an apparel and textile design senior, exhibited a Dali-inspired gown and two other artistic design pieces in the 2010 Apparel and Textile Design Exhibition, along with 16 other undergraduate students, said Theresa Winge, assistant professor in the Department of Art and Art History.
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Political program aids students
The Michigan Political Leadership Program, or MPLP, will introduce its 24 newest inductees at fundraising events Thursday and Friday in Grand Rapids and Livonia. The 18-year-old political training program was founded by MSU.
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Budget cuts decrease funding for county jail
The Ingham County Jail is losing 60 to 70 beds next year after the Ingham County Board of Commissioners voted to eliminate a post for budget cuts during its Tuesday meeting. The proposal passed by a 9-7 vote.