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MSUFCU makes over students
In addition to bringing a diploma and four years of college experience to their new careers, two MSU seniors also will have about $4,000 of prizes in tow.
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Union fights for LBGT benefits
The results of the Graduate Employees Union’s continued contract negotiations with MSU could set a precedent for whether the university offers its employees domestic partner benefits.
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MSU considers pay raise to improve rank
Trying to boost MSU’s faculty salary ranking of ninth in the Big Ten for the second year in a row, the University Committee on Faculty Affairs has recommended a 5 percent increase for the 2008-09 academic year.
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ASMSU proposes off-campus 'bill of rights'
Members of ASMSU will meet with an East Lansing City Council member today to discuss a proposal for creating a “bill of rights” for student renters.
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Take Back the Night hits 30 year mark
It’s OK to be angry about rape. That was the message advocates gave Tuesday at Beaumont Field as supporters of sexual assault awareness joined to share stories and support each other.
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MSU has own version of Stanford's tuition break
It doesn’t sound accurate, but it’s true — it could be cheaper for some freshmen to attend Stanford University next fall than MSU. In February, Stanford announced a plan to eliminate the total cost of tuition, $36,030, for undergraduates coming from families who earn less than $100,000.
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Union: letters violate contract
It’s the one envelope a graduate student teaching assistant never wants to receive — one with a letter informing them a job within their college won’t exist next year.
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Signatures promise graduation
To push themselves and each other to obtain diploma, about 300 students have gripped markers and signed an MSU student group’s banner intended to increase graduation rates among black students.
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Maple syrup project makes sweet return
Sweet wafting steam billows out of the “little Frankenstein-looking thing” in a field off Hagadorn Road. That “Frankenstein thing,” as Jason Darling describes it, is a maple sugaring evaporator.
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President Simon issues Cedar Fest statement on blog
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon released a statement on her blog Monday in response to the riot during Cedar Fest this weekend.
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ASMSU approves bill advocating amendment of MSU's anti-discrimination policy
ASMSU Student Assembly officials plan to attend the next MSU Board of Trustees meeting after approving a bill advocating the university amends its anti-discrimination policy.
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MRULE charity game honors lost leader
An MSU student who died while playing basketball during summer 2006 was remembered by his peers Sunday at the Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience’s charity basketball tournament.
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Disabled icers get shot at club team
Nicole Letourneau grew up watching her four younger brothers play hockey. “They’ve been doing it since they were as young as 2,” Letourneau said. “That’s the way I wanted to start. When I stepped out on the ice at that age, I cried to play.”
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Police work to contain thousands at Cedar Fest
A few thousand people descended upon Cedar Village tonight for Cedar Fest, where police have patrolled a rowdy crowd that has shouted various Spartan chants, occasionally tossed beer cans and bottles into the air and sparked several small fires.
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American Medical Association race to benefit free medical clinic
Runners, walkers and members of the community will participate in the first American Medical Association’s 5K RACE (Run for Access to Care for Everyone) at 9 a.m. Sunday.
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University Activities Board to host Dice & Ice event
A five-day trip to Spain is among the top prizes being given away at Dice & Ice, a University Activities Board program Friday at Munn Ice Arena.
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MSU banner to fly at '08 Olympics
As thousands of people walk into the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games, they will be greeted with 100-foot banners with the signatures of people from around the world — one sporting the John Hancock of MSU students.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s contribution to civil rights movement still felt 40 years later
On the 40th anniversary of his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for his dream and contributions to the American civil rights movement.
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Alumni added to job search Web site
MSU’s official job listing Web site, MySpartanCareer.com, will now be open to students and members of the MSU Alumni Association, according to a news release.
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MSU to host first campus Central Asian New Year celebration
Students will celebrate the Central Asian New Year with speakers, music and tradition at 5 p.m. Saturday in the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing.