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Grant funds music therapy program

The MSU Community Music School in East Lansing received a $2,000 grant from CVS Caremark, a segment of CVS/pharmacy, for its music therapy program. The money will allow school officials to offer more music therapy programs and give officials an opportunity to provide some financial aid for families.

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Simon speaks on student-business union

For MSU alumna Danielle Weller, who attends Kellogg Center for the Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club meetings almost every month, Tuesday’s meeting was of special interest because of the guest speaker.

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Students participate in annual multicultural hall of fame event

After Shruti Agrawal heard about Thurgood Marshall’s impact on the civil rights movement, the accounting senior wanted to find a way to honor his legacy. Agrawal and two teammates hope to win Marshall a spot in the Black History Month Multicultural Heroes Hall of Fame tonight during the group’s ninth annual competition.

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Alumna named to College of Law board

The MSU Board of Trustees on Friday appointed an assistant state attorney general and former corrections officer to the MSU College of Law Board of Trustees.

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MSU to partner with single London campus

All MSU study abroad programs in London will be centralized at one campus beginning this summer, following a partnership with Regent’s College in London. Prior to the agreement, MSU’s London study abroad programs were not coordinated on a single campus, said Brett Berquist, director of MSU’s Office of Study Abroad.

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Students work to answer economic questions

A class of James Madison College students who started fall semester with the question of how to attract and retain young, creative minds in Lansing and Michigan is tackling the problem through a survey and a spring break trip.

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Pow-Wow of Love returns to tradition

What the 27th annual Pow-Wow of Love lacked in competition, it made up for in spirit. The North American Indigenous Student Organization, or NAISO, hosted the 27th annual Pow-Wow of Love on Saturday and Sunday at Jenison Field House, but a mainstay for the event was missing: numerous competitive dances.

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Fiscal fluctuations

Electric, water, gas, cable and don’t forget groceries. Managing everyday expenses can get messy, and when Michigan lawmakers develop the state’s annual budget, items more significant than milk might get cut from the list.

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NPR, AP guests to speak Feb. 18

Associated Press reporter Kathy Barks Hoffman and National Public Radio correspondent Don Gonyea will speak at the MSU School of Journalism’s annual Frederick S. Siebert Lecture at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday in Room 147 of the Communication Arts and Sciences Building.

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Drake scheduled to perform on campus

Up-and-coming Canadian rapper Drake is scheduled to perform at MSU in April, although details about the rapper’s performance remain uncertain. Tour dates for Drake’s The Away from Home Tour indicate the rapper is scheduled to perform at MSU on April 14. His Web site does not specify a venue.