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Professor’s study reveals that cars, buildings confuse bugs
Four years ago, representatives for a car company turned to MSU entomology professor Howard Russell for help on a paint job.
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Lansing Center to host boat show
The Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, will host the 11th annual Lansing Boat Show on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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MSU group angered by Obama’s key speaker
The selection of the Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration has outraged some members of MSU’s ?Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender and Straight Alliance Students, or LBGTSA.
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ELPD arrests break-in suspects, football players
While many MSU students were away on winter break, police in East Lansing concluded investigations into a string of home invasions and made arrests related to the Oct. 19 brawl between members of the MSU football and hockey teams.
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E.L. Amtrak station a popular method of travel for MSU students
The Amtrak station in East Lansing was a busy place to be at 8:21 p.m. Sunday, the day before classes resumed for the spring semester.
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MSU physics looks ahead after FRIB selection
For five months last year, the future of MSU’s Cyclotron hinged on its bid for the federally funded Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, a half-billion dollar nuclear physics research site.
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Breaking from violence
Computer engineering senior Ali Aqel was walking to his cousin’s house on Dec. 27 when he heard what he thought was a sonic boom. In reality, the noise was the beginning of Israel’s airstrike against Hamas, the Palestinian authority in the Gaza Strip. The airstrike killed at least 140 people. “I got to my uncle’s house, everyone was watching the news and everyone was horrified,” he said.
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Questions remain in MSU student's death
After a year of unanswered questions, the mother of an MSU student who was found dead on an Indiana golf course one year ago wants more investigation into her daughter’s death.
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Lansing Old Navy to close doors
The Old Navy apparel store in the Lansing Mall, 5330 W. Saginaw Highway, will close Jan. 26 after opting not to renew its lease this year, a store associate said.
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Credit union seeks board candidates
MSU Federal Credit Union is seeking candidates to fill vacancies left in its board of directors.
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ELPD mourns death of former cadet
The East Lansing Police Department remains in mourning after former cadet and officer Mason Samborski was killed in the line of duty Dec. 28 while investigating a traffic stop in Detroit.
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ASMSU association director appeals spam charge, makes civil liberties claim
ASMSU Association Director Kara Spencer, who was found guilty in December of sending a “spam” e-mail to faculty, has appealed to the University Student Appeals Board and hopes for a decision in the coming weeks.
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Clickers may enhance learning in classroom, study concludes
In his Student Book Store shopping bag, English junior Mark Schoenknecht carried something he’s never used — a wireless device called a clicker, which he will use this spring to answer questions in his physical science lab.
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Brother's Grill brings fresh, original menu to Grand River Ave.
Replacing a campus favorite like BTB Burrito isn’t easy, but it’s not a concern for Eric Gunn, co-owner of Brother’s Grill, 403 E. Grand River Ave. “It was a nice establishment and a lot of people ate there,” Gunn said. “We want to do our own legacy.”
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Vigil held in honor of missing MSU student
About 30 members of the MSU community braved temperatures in the teens for a candlelight vigil held to support the friends and family of missing MSU student Krista Lueth.
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Candlelight vigil to be held for missing student
A candlelight vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Rock on Farm Lane for missing MSU student Krista Lueth. The vigil is sponsored by Lueth’s fellow members of the MSU Department of Horticulture.
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Board adopts Simon's request to forgo raise
At the suggestion of MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, the Board of Trustees recommended to not increase the president’s salary for the 2009-2010 year today.
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Police Brief 12/05/08
A 20-year-old female student is missing $3,900 after purchasing a car on the Internet on Nov. 25 and never receiving the car as promised by the seller, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
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8 most memorable moments of 2008
It’s been a heck of a year. Between a presidential election, a worldwide economic crisis, local mayhem and sports successes — there was no shortage of news in 2008. Here’s a look back at some of the most notable stories of the past year.
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Hearing held for murder suspect
Witnesses gave descriptions of how MSU student Katherine Brown, her boyfriend and members of her boyfriend’s family were killed during a preliminary hearing Thursday for the man accused of their murder, police said.