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Dean rejects group's call for dismissal of director
On paper, the almost six-month feud between the Chicano/Latino Studies program director and students calling for her removal has ended.
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3-day Fall Welcome might stay
For the second year running, a group of students kicked off their school year Monday, Aug. 31, by throwing a Welcome Week party on Cedar Street complete with blue party cups, blaring music and beer pong on the front porch.
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Students have place to go with business ideas
MSU students will have an opportunity at working to turn their business ideas into reality this semester.
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MSU receives grant to study cerebral palsy
For associate professor of physiology Julia Busik, MSU’s newest $1.9 million grant to study cerebral palsy strikes a personal chord.
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Lansing celebrates work force
Lansing area residents celebrated those who work for the city as part of its Sesquicentennial Celebration in Adado Riverfront Park this Saturday.
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New Web site offers info on MSU finances, future plans
The MSU community is now only a click away from learning about university plans and discussions to confront budget cuts, as changes across the university are considered.
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E.L. City Council to decide on health care reform resolution
The issue of national health care reform will be hitting closer to home at 7 p.m. during the East Lansing City Council’s work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
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MSU hosts Mich.-based Lamafest
In the days leading up to Labor Day weekend, llama and alpaca breeders across the country began packing their things.
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MSU awarded annual grant to reduce cost of child care
For junior Sarai Embaye, the stress of the first week of classes was reduced when she found out she didn’t have to take her daughter to class with her.
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Old Town embraces organic cornerstone
Before Lansing resident Fran Russell would be allowed into a party, people would ask if she brought her nuts.
NEWS
Police Brief 09/04/09
A 20-year-old male student reported his Razor bike stolen between Aug. 28 and 29 from outside Hubbard Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
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City officials weigh parking structure in light of foreclosure
Despite a decline in people using city-owned parking during the past few years, East Lansing officials are planning to construct a new parking ramp near Rick’s American Cafe, 224 Abbot Road.
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Empty pockets, debating a promise
Naomi Schwartz kids she will spend more time in the Union to take advantage of free on-campus wireless Internet this semester, but her joke hints at many students’ increasing financial difficulties. The finance senior is not ordering cable and Internet for her apartment after learning she might not get all the scholarships she expected. She is not alone.
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Tax referendum considered to maintain readership program
Students might notice an increase in their ASMSU tax starting next fall if a referendum is approved by the student body to continue funding the new Readership Program, ASMSU officials said Thursday.
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MSU professor dies from heart failure
Professional musician and Okemos resident Les Jorgensen doesn’t remember talking about pop music or fashion while growing up. His father, Owen Jorgensen, MSU professor emeritus of music, incited philosophical discussion and historical debates, he said.
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Kresge showcases Korean-born artist's abstract piece
In a small corner installation inside MSU’s Kresge Art Museum, the chaotic, powerful vision of a Korean-born artist has finally come to fruition.
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Police Brief 09/03/09
A 25-year-old East Lansing man was in serious condition Wednesday night after he was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross Saginaw Street on his bicycle, East Lansing police Sgt. Mark VandeWouwer said.
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Reduced freshman enrollment not caused by economy
MSU students still are hitting the books despite hard economic times and this fall’s enrollment numbers appear minimally affected, university officials said.
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Health services might undergo relocation from Olin by 2010
If university officials follow through with considerations to move MSU’s health services from Olin Health Center to campus’ south end, students might feel a long-distance relationship developing with their doctor.
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Former MSU employee sentenced for July incident
A former university employee was sentenced Wednesday for a charge of disturbing the peace, which was amended from counts of prostitution, accosting and soliciting.