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Teach for America to hold alumni panel
Teach for America Day and Alumni Panel will take place from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Kellogg Center.
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MSUFCU hosts 5K to raise funds for MSU Museum
There was a chilly autumn wind whispering across the grounds of the MSU campus on Sunday morning. But for East Lansing resident Dan Leyman, the weather was pristine for competing in the MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, Dinosaur Dash.
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$14M grant allows MSU to research factors of cancer
Researchers hope to more accurately identify factors that might increase the risk of developing breast cancer in some minority and socioeconomic groups, funded by a $14 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Body size, childhood growth, diet and the physical activity of women will be considered to foster an understanding of how cancer occurs, said Ellen Velie, lead researcher and associate professor of epidemiology at MSU. Although it appears cancerous tumors are unique to each woman, more information is necessary to grasp how and which people are affected, she said.
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Survey: Students still prefer print textbooks
Every semester students brave the crowds on Grand River Avenue, rummaging through shelves in the slew of bookstores available, usually with a lengthy book list in hand.
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Large Animal Clinical Science program holds open house
Stacks of pizza boxes, gallons of pop, dozens of cookies and one giant plastic cow greeted students Thursday at the Veterinary Medical Center. More than 100 veterinary medicine students gathered in the cafeteria of the Center for the Large Animal Clinical Science, or LCS, program’s first “BIG Event.”
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MSU Study Abroad Fair showcases programs
For foodservice business management junior Tracy Garley, there’s more to the college experience at MSU than spending four years on the banks of the Red Cedar.
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Social media allows Spartans to connect
Even though he doesn’t have a Facebook, junior quarterback Kirk Cousins still knew about the Facebook event dedicated to him, “Shoes TIED Like Kirk Cousins Day.”
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MSU gala showcases michigan foods
Brendan Sinclair was searching for a “deeper connection” to his food when he started volunteering at the Student Organic Farm two years ago.
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Man robbed near Beaumont Tower
MSU police are investigating a report of an armed robbery against an 18-year-old male student that occurred at about 3 a.m.
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Coalition to host coal alternative planning session
The MSU Sierra Student Coalition will host a planning session to encourage MSU to end its use of coal energy on campus at 7:30 p.m. today in Room 114 of Berkey Hall.
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Gwen's Bagels to benefit breast cancer research
MSU baker Rita Lyon will roll out bagels in an unusual color for the month of October: pink. She’ll be baking about 600 dozen bagels in the shape of ribbons to raise awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in honor of her mother, Gwen, who died of breast cancer in 1972.
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Fight Song to become tradition for MSU radio
John Olle has been a faithful tailgater at MSU since his days as a student here in the early 1990s. But the Mason, Mich., resident always had trouble getting his tailgate group to play the MSU Fight Song in unison because problems arose with making sure everyone started it at the same time. So Olle called Impact (89FM) and requested it play the MSU Fight Song on game days.
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Grant could bridge gap for urban residents
With a multi-million dollar federal grant in hand, officials hope the information superhighway might be the path toward increasing economic activity and quality of life for urban residents across the state. The university, in partnership with statewide institutions, including Jackson Community College and Lansing Community College as well as state and local government agencies, received a federal grant of about $5.2 million Tuesday to support communities and its residents in an attempt to increase the state’s broadband use. The award money will be distributed to cover the cost of people to teach classes, ensure each class can be offered to residents at minimal cost and to cover the cost of evaluating the potential increase in broadband adoption should the program become successful, said Kurt DeMaagd, an assistant professor in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media. “It’s a nice fit into the overall MSU model — a community outreach and engagement process — (and also) a research project to understand what works and what doesn’t,” he said. The cities of Benton Harbor, Detroit, Flint, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Muskegon Heights, Pontiac and Saginaw — otherwise known as “Michigan’s Cities of Promise” — were chosen by Gov.
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Cricket club competes in tournament
The MSU Cricket Club, or MSUCC, recently returned from competing in the American College Cricket Midwest Conference Championship this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. MSU defeated the College of Wooster and fell to Ohio State University, vice president of the MSUCC and accounting senior Adnan Dalal said. The team holds practices from 8-11 p.m.
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Spartan Enology Society to educate on the appreciation of wine
A 10-minute brainstorming session can accomplish a lot. While riding back from class together, hospitality business seniors John Triblo and Brian Weber developed the idea to start the Spartan Enology Society, or SES.
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BEACON Center publishes 1st report
After five years of research by a collaboration of Spartan biologists, engineers and computer scientists, MSU’s BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action published its first report since opening its doors earlier this year. The study focuses on why, in a survival of the fittest state of nature, organisms help each other, said Jeff Clune, an MSU alumnus and lead author of the study. By witnessing digital evolution in motion, researchers now are able to better understand the behavior of the altruism gene.
FOOTBALL
Facebook Group made to stop student section swearing
When linguistics junior Kyle Voelker attends MSU home football games, he has no problem participating in the fanfare and the rowdiness of the student section.
SPORTS
Lucious healing from surgery
After undergoing a successful knee arthroscopy for a small meniscus tear in his left knee Tuesday, MSU junior guard Korie Lucious is expected to be out for 2-6 weeks, according to a statement from MSU Athletic Communications.
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College Democrats host viewing party
MSU College Democrats held a watch party at 7 p.m. yesterday in Case Hall for President Barack Obama’s youth rally.
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Budget cuts impact MSU Extension offices
As Genesee County commissioners work to balance the county’s budget prior to the Friday deadline, officials at the MSU Extension office in Genesee County, Mich., are bracing for the potential of steep cuts.