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MSU and Saginaw health alliance to end in June
A more than 40-year-old partnership between MSU and a Saginaw, Mich., health alliance will end this summer, university officials said Monday.
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MSU Museum missing stuffed anteater
MSU Museum and MSU Police officials hope to sniff out a suspect in the case of a missing anteater.
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Department merger aims to benefit students, faculty
After a unanimous vote by the MSU Board of Trustees at its February meeting, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and the Department of French, Classics and Italian have been merged together to reform the Department of Romance and Classical Languages.
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Conference aims at increasing diversity in STEM fields
The fourth annual Strengthening the Pipeline: The Need for Diversity in STEM Fields forum scheduled for tonight hopes to strengthen the number of minority students in graduate schools and professional outlets.
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Duo teaches gardening to revive Flint
An unlikely duo of martial arts and agriculture brought together in Flint, Mich., became the inspiration for an MSU-produced documentary that will be featured later today during an on-campus screening.
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MSU Rodeo Club sponsors 42nd MSU Spartan Stampede Rodeo
The MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education was full of wrangling, roping and riding action during the weekend as part of the 42nd MSU Spartan Stampede International Professional Rodeo Association, or IPRA, Rodeo.
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Fashion show promotes HIV/AIDS awareness
Members of Radiating Excellence in All Areas of Life, or R.E.A.A.L., and student models strutted down the runway Saturday to promote HIV/AIDS awareness during the fourth annual AIDS benefit fashion show, “Red Alert 2011.”
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Faculty to perform for grade schools
Faculty from MSU’s Community Music School will provide local elementary students with the opportunity to explore string instruments in the upcoming weeks thanks to available funding.
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Students skate at throwback event
Visitors to Munn Ice Arena normally are greeted by the sights and sounds of MSU hockey on a typical Saturday night.
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ASMSU passes bills to promote professionalism, support LGBT
Representatives from ASMSU’s Student Assembly’s Policy Committee passed a bill Thursday to create individual e-mails for each representative within the organization.
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Sherrod speaks about racism despite troubles
The MSU community welcomed Shirley Sherrod on Thursday as she pushed the notion that racism, injustice and stagnant progression of civil rights no longer can be taken out of context.
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Professor-led survey finds depression, recruitment common reasons to dropout
For psychology senior Rebecca Reid, pursuing a college degree is a priority. But when her parents’ health was struggling, she wasn’t sure if school still was an option.
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FRIB project included in Obama’s budget
With the inclusion of a $30 million award from the Department of Energy in President Barack Obama’s budget, the construction of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, moves one step closer to its expected completion in 2020. Although the budget still needs approval from Congress, officials from MSU remain confident that the importance of the facility will be conveyed to legislators. The money was specified in earlier negotiations and was used to shape the project’s budget, said Alex Parsons, FRIB’s Project Communications Manager.
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Iconic MSC smokestack to be fixed, dismantled or removed
What will directionally challenged freshmen do now? After 63 years towering above MSU’s campus, the 230-foot MSC smokestack might be taken down this summer.
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Students gain world exposure in Peace Corps
MSU and the Peace Corps are giving students the opportunity to gain peace at heart by helping others across the world.
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On-campus events to spotlight body image
Next week, students will have the chance to throw away their physical insecurities — literally.
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Holiday T-Shirts sold for charity
When it comes time to find the right green shirt to wear this St. Patrick’s Day, Patrick Johnson has students covered.
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ASMSU advocates for campus-wide name system
The Code and Academic Policy Committee of ASMSU’s Academic Assembly passed a resolution Tuesday to advocate for a preferred-name system at MSU.
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West Circle to open fitness area
The West Circle Neighborhood is the only one on campus without any sort of fitness facility, but Lora DiBlasi and Luke Miller have worked out a plan to change that.
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Faculty Council concerned about research regulations
Federal regulations and their impact on grant money and research at MSU were discussed during Tuesday’s Faculty Council meeting.