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Poet set to perform for poetry center
Poet, author and political activist Suheir Hammad will perform for the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities Center for Poetry at 9 p.m.
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Free suture clinic to be held in April
The Pre-Student Osteopathic Medical Association will hold a suture clinic at 7 p.m. April 20 in Room A149 of the Plant and Soil Sciences Building. Doctors and medical students will be on hand to teach attendees suturing techniques on pigs’ feet.
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Relay for Life seeks survivors to honor
MSU’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life will be hosted at 5 p.m. April 16 at the Ralph Young Field track. The event is held each year in honor of cancer survivors and their fight against the disease.
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Pizza House giving away gift cards
Patrons of Pizza House, 4790 S. Hagadorn Road, have the opportunity to win a $50 gift card to the restaurant. Customers can enter to win by submitting photos of themselves and a Pizza House delivery box in various locations.
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MSU School of Journalism looks to update curriculum
Through a series of changes up for approval Tuesday by members of MSU’s Academic Council, the School of Journalism is slated to overhaul its curriculum to better align with the changing nature of the journalism industry.
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MSU physicists help prove antimatter exists
Seeing isn’t believing — at least not for a scientist. After almost two years of peer review, checking and rechecking facts and looking at all possible alternatives, an internationally collaborative team of 584 physicists announced Friday the proven existence of antimatter.
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Celebrate Abilities event set for Friday
The Celebrate Abilities Recital will be hosted by the MSU Music Therapy Program and the University Activities Board, or UAB, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Union Main Lounge. This is the recital’s 12th year.
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MSU club to host event fundraiser
The MSU Outdoors Club is hosting a flavor-tripping party from 7-10 p.m. Wednesday at Reno’s East Side Sports Bar, 1310 Abbot Road. The funds will be used to help the Outdoors Club start scholarships as well as buy new equipment.
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Scientists collaborate to study Parkinson's disease
Four nationally recruited scientists are expected to join a Parkinson’s disease research team at MSU’s College of Human Medicine in Grand Rapids by the end of this summer.
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ASMSU to end year positive, officials say
When ASMSU’s Academic Assembly wraps up its year Tuesday night, the legacy of the 18th session will be one of advocacy and change in governance committees, officials said.
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Study: Local crops could cut school district costs
A recent MSU study looked at the relationship between local farmers and about seven school districts that buy produce from them as part of farm-to-school programs. The MSU team’s research, which appeared in the March issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, showed students preferred the local produce.
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MSU Jewish Studies Program hosts annual Israeli Film Festival
The fifth annual MSU Israeli Film Festival, hosted by the MSU Jewish Studies Program, began Sunday and will run through Monday in Room 147 of the Communication Arts and Sciences Building. The festival features four movies and two episodes of a popular Israeli TV show about a variety of topics.
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MSU celebrates miracle cases
The MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital hosted its annual Celebration of Life on Saturday, honoring about 60 pets considered to be a medical miracle. About 100 pets were nominated by faculty and invited to attend the event based on medical obstacles they overcame.
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ASMSU sets criteria for leadership scholarship
A joint committee finalized details for an ASMSU scholarship Thursday night that could distribute $46,000 to MSU students throughout the next two years. The criteria for the newly named ASMSU Scholarship for Student Leaders was set by a committee of representatives from the Academic and Student assemblies. Students will need at least a 2.75 grade-point average and a minimum of 24 credits at MSU to be eligible for the scholarship.
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Poetry event celebrates languages, listening
Poetry wasn’t lost in any kind of translation Friday when 19 poetry readers from different backgrounds took the stage at (SCENE) Metrospace as a part of the second annual Festival of Listening. More than 60 people filled the performance space to attend the event, which was presented by MSU’s Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, Center for Poetry.
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Food film festival focuses on sustainability, environment
The first MSU Food Film Festival, a part of an ongoing discussion at MSU on food, sustainability and the environment, was held Saturday in the theater in the basement of Snyder Hall.
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Science grant to aid K-12, grad students
MSU researchers, graduate students and K-12 teachers will team up throughout the next few years under a multimillion dollar grant aimed at promoting science education in the lives of youngsters.
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Jenison Field House to hold Hoopfest
Last March, more than 12,000 visitors flooded the East Lansing area to hoop around in Jenison Field House just as Spartan stars such as Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Gregory Kelser did years before. This year, March Magic Hoopfest is back, and with the return of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, or MHSAA, girls’ state basketball tournament to Breslin Center, even more fans will be able to participate in the two-week event.
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ASMSU representatives to travel to Washington, D.C.
Eleven representatives — down five from last year — from the Academic and Student assemblies will leave Sunday for a three-day trip to Washington, D.C., to meet with U.S. representatives and senators about issues important to undergraduate students.
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Lansing Home and Garden Show features exhibitors, MSU club
Towering pine trees, cascading waterfalls and an endless stretch of flowers and gardens marked the beginning of the 14th annual Lansing Home and Garden Show at the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education on Thursday afternoon. The yearly show hosts around 300 exhibitors and 250 local businesses and draws in hundreds of gardening enthusiasts and spectators, running from Friday to Sunday. The show also has become a chance for the MSU Horticulture Club to show the public what it’s about.