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Universities compete for America Recycles Day

As an alternative to throwing plastic bottles and other materials into the trash, students, fans and alumni pouring into campus for Saturday’s football game against Indiana will have the opportunity to give MSU a leg up in a national recycling competition.

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Muslim community hosts celebration

This Thursday, the Muslim community of East Lansing is inviting students to join them in a celebration of Eid al-Adha on the second floor ballroom of the Union. The event is free for MSU students and runs from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

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Honors College to discuss race issues

Members of the MSU Honors College are inviting the MSU community to attend a discussion which will be examining race, ethnicity and identity in higher education. The discussion will take place from 5:30-7 p.m.

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Magic Johnson gives $1 m to university

In a breakfast before the Quicken Loans Carrier Classic, Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced he would be making a sizable donation to his alma mater. On Friday, Johnson announced in front of about 600 Spartans that he would be making a $1 million donation to MSU, said Mark Terman, executive director of principal gifts. Terman said he believed the donation was to the university’s athletics department, but he wasn’t sure. Johnson has not specified what motivated him to make the donation or what he hopes the donation will accomplish.

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Contest builds interest in engineering

Twenty-four teams were involved, 11 of which were sponsored by MSU’s College of Engineering through Shell, said Drew Kim, assistant to the dean for recruitment and K-12 outreach in MSU’s College of Engineering.

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Quidditch comes alive in NYC

They might not be able to fly, but members of MSU’s Quidditch team played their way to three wins in four games on Saturday during the Quidditch World Cup, an international gathering celebrating the fictional sport created by J.K. Rowling.

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MSU students support vets

For soldiers that are deployed overseas, something as simple as a letter from home can mean a world of difference according to fisheries and wildlife senior Dave Locher.

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ROTC celebrates Veterans Day

On Thursday, the 1958 MSU alumnus watched MSU’s Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets conduct a Veterans Day ceremony, beginning with readings by cadets at the Alumni Memorial Chapel and ending with a march to the Administration Building.

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Art museum construction stays on track

The first glass panels now are being put up in the exterior courtyard area of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and the university continues to prepare utilities at the future site for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, campus construction officials said today.

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MSU pompon wins championship

Human resource management sophomore Alex Brekke spent all four years of her time at Canton High School in Canton, Mich., on the varsity pompon team.

FEATURES

Street style: Lovena Gahunia

Using inspiration from the various places she has traveled, such as the Republic of the Philippines, where she was born, journalism and psychology senior Lovena Gahunia creates vibrant and unique outfits.