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Program cuts, tuition hikes on ASMSU agenda
ASMSU will focus on tuition hikes, possible academic program and department cuts and a medical amnesty bill this semester, officials said.
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Students set to showcase talents
Vocal, dance and open mic/instrumental student acts will be showcased at 8 p.m. Saturday in the International Center during Showtyme at MSU. The show, is hosted by University Activities Board in conjunction with the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration Planning Committee.
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ECAC to discuss many issues
Program and department cuts, faculty health care and minimum class sizes will be among the main issues addressed this semester by the Executive Committee of Academic Council, or ECAC.
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Museum approved to break ground
The MSU Board of Trustees concluded 2009 by voting to approve several multimillion dollar construction projects, including the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, at its Dec. 4 meeting.
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Owen's Dec. bankruptcy has board questioning
A month after MSU Trustee Faylene Owen filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy with her husband, members of the MSU Board of Trustees expressed mixed emotions on the filing’s implications for the board.
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MSU researchers discover new details of diabetes complication
A medical complication that could cause blindness in people with diabetes is a step closer to being better understood and treated after a team of MSU researchers discovered where and how the problem begins.
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Green economy may help Mich.
New opportunities to combat environmental issues, such as global warming, could give Michigan a chance to emerge as a leader in the reduction of greenhouse gases and tackle the state’s high unemployment rate.
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MSU hosts charity amateur dog show
From the mighty Alaskan Malamute to miniscule toy breeds, man and beast alike sniffed out the scent of victory Sunday at the Spartan Mid-Winter Match.
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MSU Trustee Owen bankrupt, owes $109K in unpaid taxes
Owen, who chairs the MSU Board of Trustees’ finance committee, and her husband Larry filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in December and owe back taxes to the Internal Revenue Service and Michigan Department of Treasury.
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Football players involved in Rather Hall assault arraigned
Six MSU football players have been arraigned in relation to a Nov. 22 assault at Rather Hall.
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MSU trustees look back on difficult decisions of 2009
With one year down and seven more to go, MSU trustees Dianne Byrum and Diann Woodard said they had an eventful first year on the MSU Board of Trustees and made some difficult decisions along the way.
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MSU station to host farm workshop
The MSU W.K. Kellogg Biological Station in Hickory Corners will hold a one-day workshop for farmers from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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MSU Board of Trustees to vote on several projects
The MSU Board of Trustees will decide at its meeting today whether to green light several multimillion dollar campus construction projects and a new scholarship for student employees.
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Students open exhibit at Kresge Art Museum
When Kalia Barr first saw the room she would be required to fill with photographs as a final project, she said she had her doubts.
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Researchers attempt to protect bees from parasites
MSU researchers are one step closer to protecting honeybees from parasites.
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MSU professor develops new depression medication
A depression medication developed by an MSU professor could provide a more effective treatment of the mental illness with fewer side effects.
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MSU Museum opens exhibit on quiltmaker Benberry
A new exhibit premiering this week at the MSU Museum dedicated to quilt research is another installment in a line of exhibits about what officials said was one of the most understudied arts in the world.
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DeVos to be given honorary degree
MSU will present Grand Rapids businessman and philanthropist Richard DeVos Sr., co-founder of Amway, with an honorary doctorate of humanities at the Saturday graduation commencement ceremony.
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Print group elects Kresge director
Susan Bandes, director of the Kresge Art Museum, was elected Nov. 6 to the Print Council of America, an organization of more than 200 print specialists in the U.S. and Canada ranging from curators to university professors.
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Professor speaks about illegal selling of organs
In a country stricken by poverty, people sell their own organs just to get by.