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Completing the cycle

It's a continuous cycle. The Student Organic Farm plants crops that are harvested for the MSU dining halls. Then the waste from those meals is composted and used as fertilizer for the next batch of crops. 

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Steering Committee begins dialogue on undocumented student concerns

“Dr. Maurer, does your medical school consider applications from undocumented students," was the question posed to Assistant Dean of Admissions for the College of Human Medicine at a routine college admissions talk in 2013 at the University of California-Riverside.  The question took him by surprise and he was present at the Steering Committee meeting Tuesday afternoon to begin a dialogue about this issue at an institutional level.

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Plea deal offered in alleged karaoke bar attack

Meng Long Li received an offer to reduce his charge to a one-year misdemeanor of aggravated assault. The charge makes Li's case so the maximum punishment is jail for a maximum one-year sentence, as opposed to the 10-year felony he is currently facing.

MICHIGAN

Where does MSU get its food?

By Meagan Beck mbeck@statenews.com Step into any residence hall cafeteria and an overwhelming amount of food is present.  From tatertots and spaghetti to salads and desserts, MSU does not give its students and staff meals that might be found in a high school cafeteria.  Most of these meals are made on the spot, with the exception being items like bagels, which are made daily by MSU Bakers.  Utilizing the tools provided on campus to produce food for Spartans and letting students be part of the food cycle is important.  Carla Iansiti, Residential and Hospitality Services Sustainability manager, said in an email that MSU has always been a pioneer, but the vision is to be “bolder.”  President Lou Anna K.