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Student hosting fundraiser at Rick's

Many East Lansing businesses, specifically restaurants are known for collaborating with groups to raise money for a cause.Who would know Included among those business is Rick’s American Cafe, a popular bar for studentsOn Wednesday night, law student Kyle Simon is hosting a fundraiser for Ele’s Place, a center designated to helping grieving children and families after suffering a loss.

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Ticket transfer policy will be enforced with consequences

This fall, students might find it more difficult to enter Spartan Stadium’s student section with other students’ MSU IDs. Gate personnel will be cracking down on students entering football games without a proper ticket assigned to their name, according to the MSU Athletic Department.

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Wiz Khalifa's planned Breslin Center concert canceled

First Spartan Spectacular, now Wiz Khalifa. It's been a day of disrupted plans for MSU students of all interests.MSU's Residence Halls Association announced the cancelation late Tuesday evening on the organization's Facebook page."Due to Michigan State University’s review of recent events and assessment of campus concerns, MSU has decided to cancel the event," the statement said.It is unclear whether the statement was referring to a shooting at a Wiz Khalifa concert in Irvine, Calif.

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MSU reaches goal of doubling study abroad enrollment in China

In 2009, President Barack Obama announced the “100,000 Strong China” initiative with the goal to increase the number of students studying abroad in China.As a response to the initiative, 94 MSU students studied in China during the 2012-13 school year, a number double from the 2010-11 school year.Secretary of State Hilary Clinton launched the initiative in Beijing in 2010 and called upon institutions of higher education to increase their number of students studying in China by 2014.

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MSU students, faculty, join forces to stop invasive species

Latimore said these aquatic hitchhikers, such as zebra mussels and the starry stonewort algae, are transported from one body of water to the next because they essentially hitch a ride on the bottoms of boats.Algae that might have been picked up from Lake Michigan will attach itself to the boat’s underside and fall off in another lake, giving it an opportunity to populate the lake.