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No dangerous flooding as of yet
Although flooding from the Red Cedar River is expected this week, MSU officials are not yet worried about the potential impact on university sports fields.
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MSU ranked low in faculty salary
MSU ranked relatively low in terms of average faculty salary compared to other Big Ten universities, according to a survey by the 2013 American Association of University Professors Faculty Salary Survey.
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Simon speaks at COGS meeting, hears students' admin, parking concerns
At the last Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, meeting of the semester, students had the chance to voice concerns to MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon.
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Red Cedar River expected to flood, impact sports fields
Flooding is expected this week from the Red Cedar River as all of southern Michigan continues to see heavy rain.
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Labor of Love
While many students now are feeling the stress of the semester, some manage the academic workload in combination of raising a child. For student-parents like Jessica Edwards, that challenge is an everyday reality.
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Emmy winner, author coming to campus for graduation
Emmy Award-winning actor Tim Busfield and best-selling author Richard Ford will be MSU’s spring commencement speakers.
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MSU groups teach about fair trade
Some might think fair trade is a global issue, but members of the community are working to make it a local affair.
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ASMSU makes cutbacks to newspaper distribution
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, has decided to cut some of its readership program locations across campus, ASMSU Director of Public Relations Haley Dunnigan confirmed Tuesday evening.
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Word on the street: What do you think of the commencement speakers?
Yesterday, graduating students commented on the announcement of MSU’s spring commencement speakers, Emmy Award-winning actor Tim Busfield, originally from East Lansing, and best-selling author Richard Ford, who is an MSU alumnus.
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Emmy-winning actor Busfield, author Ford set to speak at commencement
Actor Tim Busfield and author Richard Ford will be MSU’s May 3 commencement speakers.
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Holocaust survivor speaks to students
As a child in Adolf Hitler’s Germany, Martin Lowenberg was deported to five different concentration camps, lost 28 family members — including his parents and four siblings — and was subject to terror at 5 years old.
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Bioenergy program receives $125 million renewal grant
Students and faculty conducting research in the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, or GLBRC will be able to continue research after receiving a $125 million renewal grant for the next five years from the U.S.
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Face time with Jennifer Ware
Exploring new avenues of journalistic storytelling is the vision Jennifer Ware has for testing Google Glass.
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Everyone goes green with sustainability
For students who attended the U.S. Green Building Council Students Regional Conference this weekend, “Go Green” was more than just a cheer for the university’s colors. The U.S. Green Building Council, or USGBC, student group at MSU hosted more than 60 students and professionals interested in sustainability on campus for the region’s first conference.
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22 teams partake in 160-mile kayak race to Lake Michigan
For Colin Bright, three days on a river in the Michigan wilderness seemed like the perfect way to test his outdoor limits.
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Carnival helps student-parents at MSU
Breslin Center was transformed from a sports arena to an indoor fairground Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of families attended Breslin Takeover II, an event hosted by Student Parents on a Mission, or SPOM, and the MSU Family Resource Center. For the parents, a resource fair of parenting support organizations was held in the Breslin concourse. For the kids, the stadium floor was home to a carnival, complete with a petting zoo, three bounce houses, clowns making balloon animals and much more.
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Climate change opponents, supporters gather for debates
Thursday evening, students gathered in South Kedzie Hall to attend a forum facilitated by MSU Fossil Free, urging MSU to divest from fossil fuel companies, in which the university has at least $13.8 million invested, according to the event’s press release. At the same time across campus in Case Hall, a markedly different gathering was taking place.
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EL residents protest for US protection in Iran
East Lansing members of the Iranian American Cultural Society of Michigan stood on the corner of Abbott Road and Grand River Avenue to recognize the second anniversary of an attack at Camp Ashraf, a city northeast of Khalis, in Iraq, which left 36 camp members dead, including eight women and 345 wounded.
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The man behind the glass
With an air tube in his mouth and a torch spitting out 12 inches of flames, Scott Bankroff manipulates a simple piece of glass into a fully functional scientific instrument.
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MSU seeks beverage science specialization
For some students, alcohol is something they consume on a Friday night with friends. For others, alcohol is part of their GPA and now might be offered as a specialization.