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Sparty's to offer bus passes, more this fall

RJ Wolcott
August 11, 2013

Striving to better meet the needs of students and staff, Culinary Services will be rolling out additional food options at select Sparty’s Convenience Stores, as well as the ability to purchase Capital Area Transportation Authority bus passes at all locations across campus. Bill Kost, the associate director of retail food services, said the Division of Residential and Hospitality Services, or RHS, felt the retail atmosphere of Sparty’s would be the perfect place to sell passes.

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Whole new ball game

Justin Wan
August 7, 2013

Among hundreds of athletes playing in the 2013 World Dwarf Games, Jeffrey Astrein stood out as the only MSU student playing on the field. “Not everyone gets to play in these stadiums,” Astrein said. “The fact that I played there, I was honored to play (in) this.”

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Video Story: Wine and dine

Anya Rath
August 7, 2013

Bottles upon bottles of Michigan wines were cracked open on Tuesday at the 36th annual Michigan Wine Competition to be ranked by judges from around the country. The competition, held in Kellogg Center, 219 S. Harrison Road, featured 450 wines from 56 different wineries. The winners of the competition will be announced tonight.

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Local middle school students part of exchange program through MSU

Michael Kransz
August 7, 2013

Middle school students from Lansing and South Korea are swapping cities to understand and respect other cultures. “This program provides a learning experience that books and lectures don’t provide,” Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH faculty member Joanna Bosse said. “Learning in a diverse community is an inherently valuable thing. It causes us to examine our values and not take anything for granted.”

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MSU Formula Racing Team offers networking

Tyler Beck
August 4, 2013

Few things get blood pumping like going from zero to 60 miles per hour in less than five seconds. MSU’s Society of Automotive Engineers, or SAE, Formula Racing Team is winding down its successful season and gearing up for next year.

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MSU adapts to lower high school graduation rates

RJ Wolcott
August 4, 2013

From Friday night football games, to homecoming dances, to simply schmoozing with friends, high school is remembered by most with a certain nostalgic aura. But Michigan might see significantly less students trekking across gymnasiums to receive their diplomas, according to research from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, or WICHE. The report, Knocking at the College Door, details shifts in graduation rates state by state, placing Michigan in the dwindling product category, saying the state is expected to lose 15 percent or more high school graduates in the near future.

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MSU joins fight to gain more research funding

Katie Abdilla
August 4, 2013

Last week, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon signed an open letter to Congress and President Barack Obama, taking a stand against federal funding cuts geared toward higher education and their research ventures. Her mission? To end an innovation deficit. To fill a gap between what research does and what it can do.

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MSU researchers debunk game theory

Michael Kransz
August 1, 2013

Two MSU researchers quashed a spin on evolutionary game theory from 2012 that held coercion as a more favorable action than cooperation. “In an evolutionary setting, these zero determinant strategies (those using coercion) will go extinct,” said Christoph Adami, professor of microbiology and molecular genetics.

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MSU faculty make strides in brain research

Katie Abdilla
August 1, 2013

In April, President Barack Obama released his plan for the BRAIN Initiative, a $100 million project to investigate further into the depths of the brain: how it learns, retains and recovers from injury. Teams of MSU researchers have worked to stay ahead of the game with various projects, including two discoveries made this month.

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Carmack receives 2 year probation

Holly Baranowski and RJ Wolcott
July 31, 2013

Saline, Mich., native Brandon Carmack was given a two-year probationary sentence on Wednesday before Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina. Carmack faced charges for filing a false report of a misdemeanor, third-degree home invasion and a misdemeanor of stalking. “We are all going to win if Mr. Carmack can take this opportunity to get rehabilitated,” Ingham County Prosecutor Andrew Stevens said. “He, of course, has a wonderful benefit in front of him if he can do so.”

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MSU hosts three day mental health symposium

Holly Baranowski
July 29, 2013

MSU faculty, local law enforcement and experts from a variety of disciplines were brought together this morning for a three-day long mental health threat assessment symposium at Kellogg Center. The event, which included a variety of speakers, aimed to bring together the community and delve into what an act of violence really is, how to avoid one and what to do if one were to occur.

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Dining plan prices will rise for 2013-14

Michael Kransz
July 28, 2013

MSU Culinary Services will restructure off-campus dining plans and raise prices for the 2013-14 academic year, starting Aug. 17. Increasing wholesale food prices, utility costs and other business expenses drove the price increases, Jenna Brown, communications manager for MSU Culinary Services, said in an email. All three on-campus dining plans will remain the same, from number of meals to amount of Sparty cash, but will rise in price by 3.9 percent. The price rise is in accordance with the MSU Board of Trustees decision to raise room and board rates by 3.9 percent for the 2013-14 academic year.

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MSU receives $10 million to fight world hunger

Katie Abdilla
July 28, 2013

MSU has been given a $10 million grant, which will go toward a bigger movement to end world hunger. The money comes from the U.S. Agency for International Development and will aid Feed the Future, a nationwide initiative to minimize world hunger and tighten food security, according to MSU Today.