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ASMSU to go on retreat, make plans for year
About 50 officers and representatives from ASMSU will head to their annual retreat this weekend to develop tangible goals for the academic year.
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Committee presents MSU energy plan
MSU’s Energy Transition Steering Committee presented a series of tentative plans that call for the university to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 30 percent by 2015 at a public town hall meeting Tuesday, while the clock ticks on the committee’s impending presentation to the MSU Board of Trustees.
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Potential UN vote sparks forum
In response to the U.N. General Assembly preparation to vote later this month on Palestinian statehood, MSU students attended an open forum Tuesday evening to discuss the status of negotiations between Israel and Palestine.
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New MSU departments proposed
The Faculty Senate, formerly known as Faculty Council, discussed on Tuesday the creation of three new academic departments in the College of Human Medicine and how the university was able to properly accommodate the influx of incoming freshmen this fall.
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Word on the street: MSU football Pro Combat uniforms
What do you think of the MSU football Pro Combat uniforms?
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Dow Chemical Company competition seeks energy efficiency
In order to facilitate clean-energy designs, Dow Chemical Company launched a competition last month for architecture, design and engineering students and professionals to develop projects incorporating sustainable elements.
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Brown Bag Project to return to MSU
Director of the MSU Museum Gary Morgan will speak at the first installment of the 2011-12 Brown Bag Series from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Museum Auditorium.
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MSU hosts forum as interest in, presence of China grows on campus
As China emerges as a major global power, its presence in the U.S. – and on campus – is growing as well.
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Students struggle to find time to study
There are 168 hours in a week, and economics junior Juan Ouyed spends about six studying for his 12-credit course load.
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MSU Bikes Service Center earns place, celebrates five years
The MSU Bikes Service Center staff broke out the birthday cake Friday for a celebration marking the center’s fifth anniversary.
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Policy allows students to repeat 20 credits
Changes made to MSU’s course repeat policy soon will allow students to retake classes to improve their overall grade and understanding of the course material.
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MSU researchers break ground in fingerprint technology
People who alter their fingerprints to avoid identification now might be caught red-handed thanks to new technology developed by MSU university distinguished professor of computer science and engineering Anil Jain.
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MSU Greenpeace hosts funeral for Sparty
Dressed in formal black attire, students marched somberly into the lobby of the Administration Building on Friday afternoon, carrying a casket in which MSU’s beloved mascot, Sparty, was laid to rest.
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MSU Museum pays tribute to 9/11 anniversary with symbolic origami cranes
On a day marked by American pride and sentiment, students and members of the East Lansing community turned to a Japanese custom Sunday at the MSU Museum to pay tribute to the 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11.
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MSU faculty, staff to remember Sept. 11 with two more events this week
Experts and MSU professors will host two additional events on the impact of Sept. 11on a national and international level later this week.
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Public can weigh in on master plan for campus
The Campus Master Plan is a blueprint for construction and development on campus as part of the university’s 2020 Vision Master Plan. Stations will be set up to discuss roadways, pedestrian and bike routes and future buildings.
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MSU releases 2011 enrollment stats
Preliminary admissions numbers presented to the MSU Board of Trustees last Friday indicate MSU’s overall enrollment is about 47,800 students this academic year, up about 2 percent from last year’s numbers.
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Outdoor Spartan Remix celebrates diversity in fun, fresh way
Despite the drizzle, music blared, the crowd was abuzz and students were eating all the free hot dogs they could get at Spartan Remix 2011 — a welcome event to celebrate the diversity of the MSU student body.
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ASMSU to offer prep courses at lower rates
ASMSU is set to begin offering discounted test-prep courses for undergraduate students wishing to go on to graduate school, its officials said.
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Busy as a bee
Things are as sweet as honey for Zachary Huang, associate professor of entomology. Huang has been working with bees since 1982, but before that, he had never seen a single honeybee.