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MSU students work to boost Lansing area literacy

Greg Monahan
September 30, 2014

One member of her staff refers to her as the “Mother Theresa of Literacy.”But Lois Bader claims she’s just doing what she loves.Bader is the executive director of the Capital Area Literacy Coalition and its Read to Succeed program, which is celebrating 30 years of helping Lansing area students develop literacy skills after the school day ends.Every year, the Read to Succeed program recruits MSU students and gives them professional training to later take a child one on one for a semester to develop a struggling student’s literacy skills.

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Volunteers come out to clean up from Homecoming revelry

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
September 29, 2014

If you wake up and see your sidewalk clean after the hard-partying weekend, you should thank a Community Relations Coalition intern.On Sunday, members of the Community Relations Coalition, an alliance between East Lansing residents, MSU students and volunteers, started their day cleaning the city’s sidewalks.Communication junior Christina Briones woke up early on Sunday to start collecting the trash that others left throughout the weekend.“I think it’s kind of refreshing to see students cleaning instead of workers,” said Briones, who volunteered with other members of Alpha Phi.Community Relations Coalition Intern Griffin Goble said the residents appreciate the effort of students volunteering their time to beautify the city.“Usually there is tons and tons of trash down the streets after tailgating,” Goble said.Goble, a supply chain management junior, is one of the 10 interns who organize events like the cleanup and serve as liaisons between students and permanent residents within the Bailey, Red Cedar and Oakwood neighborhoods.Goble said participating in the cleanups is a way to help the community and neighbors of MSU.“It’s really important because these people live here full-time, a lot of them have kids,” Goble said.

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"A beautiful human being"

Olivia Dimmer
September 28, 2014

Morgan McGregor, found unresponsive on Grove Street on Saturday, was an accounting senior and member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. Students and family close to McGregor converged at the Rock on Sunday afternoon to celebrate her memory.

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MSU, Lansing area alike celebrate International Day of Peace

Nolly Dakroury
September 22, 2014

Community members came out to various events to recognize the International Day of Peace, which is celebrated on September 21. The day was designated by the United Nations in 1981 as an attempt to send the message across the world that we need peace, said Lynn Bartley, president of the Greater Lansing United Nations Association.