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Freshman fifteen Q's: 09/27/11
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time.
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MSU students’ website to sponsor E.L. Dayglow concert
A new music website created by MSU students has been named the headline sponsor of the sold-out Dayglow Invades East Lansing concert.
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Study Abroad Fair runs on Wednesday
The Office of Study Abroad is hosting its annual Study Abroad Fair from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Breslin Center.
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MSU to host Society of Actuaries University Outreach panel
The Society of Actuaries, or SOA, will be at MSU on Oct. 6 for a panel discussion with students in Wells Hall. The discussion runs from 5:30 – 7 p.m. in room B119.
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MSU alumna shaves her head to raise awareness
Monica Fochtman probably won’t need to make a trip to the hair stylist for quite some time.
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Numbers drop for MSU Graduate School enrollment
Enrollment numbers in several key graduate programs at MSU dropped last year for the first time since 2007, reflecting a recent national trend of deteriorating student enrollment across the country in university graduate programs.
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New Sparty Escort Program members set out to protect Sparty
The next group of prospective Sparty Escort Program members gathered Sunday night at the Union for an informational meeting.
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Cartoonist Jorge Cham brings movie to campus
Cartoonist Jorge Cham made an appearance on campus Friday night for a special screening of his new film and to talk about the humor in academic life.
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ASMSU discusses new app development, medical amnesty
A bus-tracking mobile phone application is on the horizon for MSU students as ASMSU representatives passed a bill Thursday night to begin discussions on how to develop the program.
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Art marathon takes over MSU
Covered in charcoal and paint, studio art senior Jane Sasso worked on her artwork among dozens of other artists sketching on the collaborative art boards strewn across the Kresge Art Center front lawn on Thursday afternoon for the MSU Department of Art and Art History Drawing Marathon.
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Wilson Hall opens Energy Theme Floor
A newly redesigned energy-themed lobby in Wilson Hall will give engineering students a chance to learn about real-world issues and work with Consumers Energy employees.
Julia Nagy
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New robotic fish detect harmful pollutants
In a 15-foot-long tank holding 6,000 gallons of water in the basement of the Engineering Building, a group of robotic fish swin in sync to help the enviroment thanks to a team of MSU researchers and students.
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New phone app offers specials on campus
MSU students now can get discounts at their fingertips as a popular coupon company has launched a downloadable mobile application for more convenient local shopping.
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International Day of Peace comes to East Lansing
As members of the MSU and Greater Lansing community came together to commemorate the 2011 International Day of Peace, speakers emphasized the value in embracing the area’s diversity.
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IRONDOG to fundraise for injured pets, help families
Tjardo, a military dog, was deployed overseas in the war against terror. He fought and trained alongside fellow soldiers and then was wounded alongside them. Assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment, Tjardo, or TJ, was sent back to fight after recovering. But when the canine suffered his second injury, the IRONDOG fund at MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine came in to help.
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Memorial wall service honors body donors
After hearing about a shortage of bodies in an MSU anatomy class about 20 years ago, Edith Barnes decided she wanted to donate her body to science.
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MSU Hillel sponsors event to discuss concerns about Israel
Political theory senior Nina Patchak said she has become disappointed with a lack of student involvement on campus about the current Israel-Palestine debate brewing in the United Nations.
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New media arts program adds multimedia skills
Some students in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences could have the opportunity to get more hands-on experience with multimedia in their courses this fall with the advent of a new integrated media arts program, which launched this September.
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COGS holds first council meeting of semester
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, held its first full council meeting of the year Wednesday night in the Law College Castle Boardroom Room 343 to discuss proposed renovations to Chittenden Hall and cuts to federal loans to graduate students.
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Green lights to celebrate Homecoming Week
Downtown East Lansing is turning green for Homecoming week this year, as it invites students and alumni to celebrate their Spartan spirit in the annual Homecoming parade.