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WKAR to host Mich. job conversation
WKAR is set to host a community conversation from 6-8 p.m. on Feb. 9 in Lansing Community College’s Board Room.
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City Council to consider taxi stands, service fees
The East Lansing City Council will decide whether to move taxi stands from M.A.C. Avenue back to their original Albert Avenue location during its 7:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
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Students urged to complete 2010 Census
Ten questions could equal big bucks for the city of East Lansing. City officials and a student group are urging the MSU community to fill out the 2010 U.S. Census, which will be 10 questions long instead of the 53 questions from the last census in 2000.
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Students can shadow during break
Students staying in East Lansing for spring break could use the opportunity to get a head start on their future careers.
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Added security won't increase local wait times
In the wake of the Dec. 25, 2009 airplane bombing attempt near Detroit, the federal government has altered the way it screens and protects airline passengers, but students should not expect longer waits at security checkpoints.
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Find room for fun, safety during break
Although spring break can be a week full of unadulterated fun and relaxation, careless students traveling internationally could find themselves in trouble if they don’t take some precautions, MSU officials said.
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Mississippi shooting fugitive arrested in EL
Leo Wales, 20, was sentenced in November 2009 to 80 years in prison for robbing and shooting a man seven times in Mississippi. He was arrested Saturday for urinating in public near Quality Dairy, 1109 E. Grand River Ave.
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Water main breaks on Harrison Road
A water main broke Monday at the Harrison Road and Sever Drive intersection in East Lansing, affecting the water supply at Red Cedar Elementary School, 1110 Narcissus Drive, and the surrounding neighborhood. Harrison Road was marked down to a single southbound lane as road crews fix the main. The road should resume normal operation Monday night.
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ASMSU representatives visit MSU Dubai, meet with students
A trip that started Wednesday in Detroit and culminated in Dubai could lay the foundation ASMSU needs to bring representation to MSU Dubai students. Kyle Dysarz, ASMSU’s Student Assembly chairperson, and Kristy Currier, ASMSU’s Academic Assembly chairperson, left for Dubai last Wednesday as part of ASMSU’s ongoing efforts to secure representation and recognition for students at MSU’s satellite campus in Dubai, ASMSU Spokesperson Portia McKenzie said. They are scheduled to return Thursday afternoon in Detroit.
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Endowment decline 4th best in Big Ten
Despite an 18.3-percent decrease in the value of MSU’s endowment from 2008-09, the university fared better than most Big Ten schools, according to initial results of new survey.__
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Health care plan to cut state deficit
Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Friday that she will encourage public university employees to participate in a new cost-effective health care plan. However, it still is unknown whether the plan could affect MSU faculty and staff.
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Students join green economy
Adam Duke’s house burned down from an electrical fire in 2006. No one was hurt, but his family’s home was destroyed. At the time, Duke was taking his first environmental science class as a freshman at MSU. As his parents started talking about rebuilding, Duke applied what he’d been learning in class, encouraging his parents to consider building a more environmentally friendly home.
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UAB brings back 1980s with roller skating event
Neon sunglasses, bright leggings and flower-patterned skirts crowded Demonstration Hall on Saturday as students from across campus skated their way back into the 1980s. The University Activities Board, or UAB, hosted the Rockin’ Retro Rollerpalooza for the second time since 2007.
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Doctor speaks about recent experience working in Haiti
Sidney Coupet wanted to help Haiti long before this month’s earthquake. Coupet, president and founder of Doctors United for Haiti, traveled to Haiti two days after the earthquake hit and spent 10 days helping patients, performing what he described as “battlefield medicine.” Coupet visited MSU on Friday to talk about his most recent experience in Haiti during two separate speeches — one to MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and one open to the general public.
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Poll shows Ilitch, Cox front-runners in gubernatorial race
A recent poll revealed Detroit businesswoman Denise Ilitch as the Democratic front-runner for November’s gubernatorial election and Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox as the leading Republican candidate. The poll, which was conducted by EPIC-MRA, a public policy polling group in Lansing, showed 23 percent of the respondents like Ilitch in the Democratic primary, with 38 percent undecided or refusing to choose.
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Police warn community after string of break-ins
A string of home invasions has put Meridian Township on the lookout for suspects. Meridian Township police Sgt.
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Festival rocks Metrospace
Sam Corbin and Jen Sygit chatted with the crowd while preparing for their performances Saturday night at (SCENE) Metrospace.Corbin and Sygit were the first to take the stage Saturday night as part of the third annual (SCENE) Metrospace Folk Festival, a two-day concert series spotlighting local folk artists. The event, held Friday and Saturday night, featured artists sponsored by Michigan-based companies Fox on a Hill Productions and Earthwork Music.
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Education unlocked
Since the early days of the information superhighway, debates have arisen about the fair way to exchange ideas and intellectual property.
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Amtrak stations to be renovated
Weekend trips to the Windy City might someday be quicker for students traveling from Battle Creek, Dearborn and Troy.
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City of E.L. receives LED light grant
The city of East Lansing will be just as bright when it installs new LED street lights it received from a state grant, and it will help the MSU community go greener, too.