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Museum exhibit shows women in industry
When Emettra Nelson enters the classroom, the construction management freshman notices a lot more men in the classroom than women.
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Freshman fifteen Q's: 02/09/12
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or fewer, of a new face on campus and her perspective of her new frontier.
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MSU winning blood drive competition
The American Red Cross is pitting green and white against maize and blue to see who can collect the most red during its annual MSU/U-M Blood Challenge. The three-week competition began Jan. 30 and runs until Feb. 24.
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What do you think of the cafeterias and their cleanliness?
In case you missed it … A student government group has passed a bill to address what some members feel is a cleanliness problem with campus cafeterias.
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Use of Spartan Cash increases around campus
When accounting sophomore Kate Good does laundry in her Shaw Hall residence, it doesn’t involve searching for spare change under the couch or fumbling around for coins in her pocket. Instead, Good pays to do her laundry with a swipe of her ID card, loaded with Spartan Cash. “It’s really helpful and convenient,” said Good, who uses her Spartan Cash at MSU vending and laundry machines, as well as the food court at the International Center.
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Business fraternities draw more than 200 to networking mixer
Three MSU business fraternities — Alpha Kappa Psi, Delta Sigma Pi and Phi Chi Theta — held their inaugural business networking mixer from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Union.
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Warm weather discourages winter sport participants
With a warmer winter than in past years, hospitality business junior Alex Mlynarek has had to travel outside of the Lansing area in search of snowy slopes.
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Steering committee cuts programs, revises policy
The MSU Steering Committee pushed ahead plans to finalize the discontinuing of two academic programs yesterday.
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ASMSU debates internship credit
The cost of a college internship — and how MSU measures internship credits — is under examination by an ASMSU committee after some representatives noted a disconnect in the amount students were paying in tuition for credit and the instructional time they received. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government.
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Definition of autism receives re-evaluation
MSU researchers are taking note of revisions to the criteria for those diagnosed with autism disorders as an American Psychiatric Association panel updates the definition for the first time in 17 years.
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College of Law hosts Diversity Week
The MSU College of Law is holding its 18th annual Diversity Week, which runs until Friday, with a variety of events catered to spreading awareness throughout not only the law community, but campus-wide audiences, said Mary Ferguson, director of Diversity Services for the college.
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Study reveals U.S. teachers falling behind other countries in math
Recently published MSU research shows U.S. math teachers are lagging behind their international counterparts when it comes to preparation.
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MSU Women's Club Water Polo team earns 2 wins, loses twice
Despite two losses, members of the MSU Women’s Club Water Polo team were all smiles after the Spartan Invite last weekend where they competed in the pool with 12 teams from across the nation.
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MSU students, professors bring Big Ten rivalry to gaming world
Students, alumni and anyone on the Internet can help Sparty take on unfriendly rival snowmen in a new video game produced by MSU students. With the help of telecommunication, information studies and media associate professor Brian Winn, a group of graduate and undergraduate students working at the Games for Entertainment and Learning, or GEL, Lab recently produced Grumpy Snowmen — a game featuring Sparty hurling footballs, basketballs and other sporting equipment at snowmen dressed in rival Big Ten colors throughout campus.
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Status of bioengineering facility to be announced
State officials are expected to announce the status of partial funding for the proposed multimillion dollar Bio Engineering Facility on Thursday, said Kurt Weiss, spokesman for the State Budget Office.
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Hip-hop duo Dead Prez raps, talks politics on Saturday
Dead Prez holds a special place in Cletissa Haynes-Hogue’s heart.
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Students sell bracelets to help charities
Students might soon be noticing a pop of color on the wrists of classmates who are part of one organization’s mission to raise awareness for various issues currently facing society. The bracelets, made by the California-based company Pura Vida, are beginning to gain popularity on college campuses throughout the nation with the help of students, said psychology sophomore and MSU Pura Vida campus representative Gia Georgiades.
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MSU band Audio Monarch opens UAB show
When MSU alternative band Audio Monarch hit the stage at the International Center Friday night, it was clear the group came out to have a good time.
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Groups gather to confront campus discrimination
Several years ago, West Circle Complex Director Kate Burdick said she had a Mexican resident who was a star student and one of the most popular people on his floor.
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Female intercollegiate sports teams hit record-high number
The phrase, “You play like a girl,” has been thrown around in gymnasiums and playgrounds for decades — typically as an insult from one male to another.