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Funeral to be held for MSU student
Funeral services for MSU student Don Ausman will be held at 10 a.m. today at the Harry J. Will Funeral Home, 37000 6 Mile Road, in Livonia.
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Students could get say on academic calendar
Students might soon be able to make their voices heard about ideas for changes to the academic calendar through a survey set to be distributed within the next few weeks.
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ASMSU passes rock climbing wall, national newspaper bills
Students hoping to bring a rock climbing wall to campus got closer to the peak Thursday when ASMSU’s Student Assembly moved to support its construction at MSU. Matt Malkowski, a geological studies graduate student who spearheaded the initiative, said he was glad to see the project pass through ASMSU.
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Dance marathon seeks recruits
MSU Dance Marathon will host recruitment meetings all week to find dancers willing to spend 12 hours on their feet to raise money for the MSU Children’s Health Initiative.
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MSU celebrates Darwin's 200th
As February began, MSU kicked off a monthlong 200th birthday party for famed biologist Charles Darwin. The university will host events throughout the month to commemorate Darwin’s work involving evolution.
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Vying for veggies
MSU is turning a darker shade of green. It’s not because of energy-efficient light bulbs shining in the Brody Complex. It’s not because of recycling receptacles that line the sidewalk near Adams Field. And it’s not because of the Smart Car that occasionally rolls down Farm Lane. MSU is getting greener in its diet, thanks to a continuing increase of vegetarians and vegans on campus.
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RHA president gives final address
MSU Residence Halls Association president Mark Dobson gave his third and final State of the Organization address Wednesday night, calling for positive change. Dobson, who will step down in April, said RHA can always strive to do better.
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Vegas Night turns Breslin into a casino
Students looking to gamble this weekend won’t need to leave the East Lansing city limits to visit a casino. The Hospitality Association of the School of Hospitality Business is bringing Vegas Night to Breslin Center tonight.
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Disabled vets to get free education
Paying for school no longer will be a concern for disabled Michigan veterans if they take advantage of a new MSU tuition assistance program. MSU’s Disabled Veterans Assistance Program, which was unveiled Thursday and will begin next fall, will cover all education-related costs for disabled veterans, including tuition, fees, books and room and board.
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Abstract sculpture to adorn outside of Snyder-Phillips' Gallery
The space outside The Gallery in Snyder-Phillips Hall will soon be home to a new resident: a roughly 26-foot-tall sculpture. MSU hired New York-based artist John Van Alstine to construct an abstract piece, which will be called Funambulist.
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Coca-Cola donation to help fund MSU packaging center
MSU and the Coca-Cola Co. are hoping to take sustainability innovations to a higher level with a new packaging center partially funded by the company.
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Keying on safety
Crimes in residence halls during the past two weeks have led to increased safety concerns among students and are forcing university officials to consider different ways of keeping residents safe. An electronic key card system, requiring students to scan their student ID to enter living wings, was installed in Holden Hall days after two on-campus sexual assaults were reported in two days, and a week after police shut down an alleged scam that preyed on students living in residence halls.
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New technology could help autistic with interaction
Recognizing facial expressions, posture, speech patterns and interacting with others are some things most people do every day without even thinking. But for a person with autism, these everyday actions are incredibly frustrating, and occasionally impossible.
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RHA brings Death Cab for Cutie to Breslin
A string of music artists coming to campus continued Monday when the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, announced Death Cab For Cutie will perform April 18 at Breslin Center.
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MSU government laws may give faculty more voice
The long march toward updating a set of bylaws that could change the structure of Academic Governance continued last week as Faculty Council began sifting through related documents.
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RHA approves spring semester budget
With more than $100,000 left over from last semester’s budget, the MSU Residence Halls Association hopes to present more concerts and improve existing programs. The surplus, which is not uncommon, was due to some projects falling through, RHA President Mark Dobson said.
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Researchers: Farming practices could reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Two recent studies by MSU researches could advance the biofuels industry. Chemical engineering and materials science professor Bruce Dale and his team of researchers found evidence against previous arguments that producing biofuels creates more greenhouse gas than it offsets.
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MSU police win traffic safety prize
By working with community groups and cracking down on traffic violations, MSU police earned the 2008 Excellence in Traffic Safety Award from the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, or MACP.
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Campus safety concerns students, officers after 2 assaults
Two sexual assaults in two days are causing concern among law enforcement officers and students as police search for suspects in the crimes. After a student reported being sexually assaulted Tuesday afternoon while walking along Hagadorn Road near Hubbard Hall, another assault was reported to MSU police Wednesday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
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New rating system for advisers proposed
ASMSU’s Academic Assembly is proposing an adviser rating system similar to how professors are rated at the end of each semester.