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Fall Housing Fair runs next week
The Department of Student Life is hosting its annual Fall Housing Fair from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 12 in the first floor lounge at the Union.
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High speed rail will increase efficiency, create 800 jobs
Train travel between Detroit and Chicago — two metropolitan areas many MSU students hail from — soon will become more efficient once a project to install a high-speed rail system linking the cities gets underway, according to a Wednesday press release from U.S. senators Carl Levin, D-Mich, and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
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MSU diversifies international students
For Nailya Maxyutova, education at MSU means more than attending classes and graduating with a degree.
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MSU’s Mobile Animal Clinic not to continue this summer
MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine has canceled its Mobile Veterinary Clinic, a three-week summer program that provided MSU veterinary students with an opportunity to assist in affordable spay and neuter procedures and other animal health services for low-income pet owners around the state.
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Law aficionado talks to James Madison College on constitution
After a short civics lesson on the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, former Michigan supreme court justice Thomas Brennan spoke about his judicial history to a small group of students Tuesday night gathered at the James Madison College Library in Case Hall.
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Word on the street
The weather on Tuesday was 72 degrees and sunny in East Lansing, according to the National Weather Service.
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Freshman fifteen Q's: 10/05/11
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 his perspective of his new frontier. Meet RYAN MILLER *1.
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MSU plays part in Depression Screening Day
Students have the opportunity to undergo a free mental health screening across campus on Thursday as part of National Depression Screening Day.
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Research Corridor helps boost Michigan’s economy
The University Research Corridor, or URC — an alliance between MSU, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University — has played a major role in rebuilding Michigan’s economy, according to a recent economic impact report.
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President releases plan for educators
White House officials released a report Tuesday detailing President Barack Obama’s efforts in the American Jobs Act to maintain quality teachers in communities across the country.
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MSU student pens autobiography
From a homeless high school dropout to a motivational speaker, graduate student Eric Thomas has a success story to share with others.
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On-campus housing sign-up begins
When anthropology sophomore Kelsey Carpenter prepared to sign up for housing for the 2011-12 academic year, she had her mind made up to stay in Landon Hall because of convenience and proximity to her job as a desk receptionist.
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Program aids economy, helps grads locate jobs
A new national program called Venture for America has the potential to benefit Michigan’s college graduates while helping to revitalize Detroit’s economy.
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$1M grant creates jobs to go green
MSU’s Bioeconomy Institute is going green. The center is among a group of businesses — including the Prima Civitas Foundation in East Lansing — that received a $1 million grant from the Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration earlier this month to fund an additional research center to develop green energy technology.
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MSU cafeterias feature Michigan-grown apples
Claire Gaut and Jamie Crist were sharing a casual lunch in Shaw Hall on Monday, unaware that a part of their meal was grown just a few miles down the road.
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MSU Crew Club hosts Rent-A-Rower event
The MSU Crew Club will start its annual Rent-A-Rower fundraiser on Oct. 22 and 23.
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Religious studies major sees growth in enrollment
For religious studies senior Sara Lone, studying religion at MSU is a way to separate the truth from what television and other mainstream media might portray it to be.
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Tacos in line to win world record
Beating the previous world record by a landslide, MSU hospitality business seniors Nate Redner and Luke Magnini joined forces with MSU Culinary Services to create a 490-foot taco line with 853 tacos Friday at Demonstration Hall.
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SlutWalk speaks out against abuse
Despite chilly temperatures, strong winds and rain, about 100 women dressed in their most revealing attire Friday and marched down Grand River Avenue as part of a SlutWalk.
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Dinosaur Dash draws runners, raises funds
Graduate student Victor Wang stood in a corral of fidgeting runners, all waiting for the gun to go off Sunday morning at the MSU Museum.