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Fellow prison mate of Nelson Mandela shares experiences
Nearly 50 years ago, Eddie Daniels was a nobody.
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Face Time: Matthew Clough
MSU alumnus Matthew Clough recently fulfilled his lifelong dream of reaching Mount Kilimanjaro’s summit. After learning his porters don’t make enough money to educate their youth, Clough founded his company, stone cloth, to donate proceeds to African children’s education. Clough took some time to tell The State News exactly what happened during his trip.
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MSU Career Services hosts graduate school fair
For biomedical laboratory science senior Alli Pearson, traveling to the West Coast to visit graduate schools would be difficult to fit into her schedule.
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MSU Canadian Studies Center hosts Thanksgiving dinner for students
The scent of roasted turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie overcame the third-floor corridor of the International Center on Monday evening for a Canadian Thanksgiving celebration.
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HungerU kicks off tour at MSU, educates students on world hunger
Students who walked past the Auditorium on Monday afternoon might have been surprised by the somewhat unusual display parked in the front lawn: a massive, black 40-foot trailer dedicated to world hunger.
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New York Times reporter to visit campus
South Asia correspondent for The New York Times and MSU alumnus Vikas Bajaj will make an appearance on campus this week.
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Deputy Secretary of agriculture speaks on campus about USDA
On Monday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Dr. Kathleen Merrigan spoke to students, faculty and community members about the importance of agriculture and the opportunities in the agriculture industry. On Monday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Dr. Kathleen Merrigan spoke to students, faculty and community members about the importance of agriculture and the opportunities in the agriculture industry.
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MSU performs outpatient teddy bear surgery
On Saturday, Samantha Ruggieri had a chance to watch her father perform surgery on a patient she could relate to: A teddy bear.
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University workshops bridge culture gap
This October, international and domestic students will have the opportunity to learn from each other during the Across Cultures workshops.
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ASMSU fills undergraduate seats on University Council
MSU’s undergraduate student government plans to take the reins on student representation in Academic Governance.
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ASMSU sets goals as part of retreat
MSU’s undergraduate student government set its sights on the international student fee, student athlete representation and undergraduate student entrepreneurship and research following the ASMSU retreat this past weekend in Wyoming, Mich., said Chris McClain, vice president for student programming.
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MSU researchers create installation
MSU researchers have found a bacterium able to handle large amounts of toxicity, which can help create 24-karat gold, according to a university press release.
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Student section plans to fight cancer
If premedical sophomore Desiree Clenney could have her way, she’d like to see the student section at Spartan Stadium filled with only one color: pink.
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Student develops water conservation method
The water conservation “mirror clings,” which adhere to each residence hall bathroom mirror, introduced this year were really the brainchild of a first-semester mechanical engineering freshman.
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Program pairs nursing students with mentors
DEU is a pilot program in which nursing students are assigned to a clinical mentor to shadow weekly as part of a clinical requirement for a nursing course. Students work a 12-hour shift once a week with the same mentor.
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MSU Homecoming weekend excitement
From Oct. 8 to Oct. 13, MSU is recognizing Spartans’ achievements with the theme “Spartans Will Make History.”
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MSU hosts agriculture summit
Tokyo professors raised glasses of Michigan wine with MSU officials Wednesday night as part of the 12th annual International Student Summit and Symposium on Higher Education in Agriculture.
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Graduate enrollment statistics steady
Despite a slight decrease in enrollment from last fall, the MSU graduate school has seen an increase of about 11 percent from where the school stood a decade ago — about 8 percent more than the average graduate-school enrollment, according to a recent report from the Council of Graduate Schools.
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MSU ranks top ten in undergraduate enrollment
For the first time in MSU history, enrollment has reached the 48,000 mark, according to statistics recently released by the Office of the Registrar.
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250-plus companies attend career gallery
As headlines of a broken job market and a lack of hiring opportunities fill the news, hundreds of companies came to campus Wednesday to prove they still are on the hunt for strong candidates for employment.