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Weekend roundup: Feb. 3-5
It is almost the weekend. Classes are ending and students are ready to unwind. Here is a roundup of events to attend during the weekend respite.
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Seasonal activities combat winter doldrums
To many, wintertime means building snowmen, sledding and having snowball fights — unless you live in Michigan, where one day you’re scraping ice off your car, and the next you’re trudging through puddles of melted snow on your way to class.
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Commercials provide conversation among more than football fans
When the New York Giants and the New England Patriots face off Sunday night, I won’t be watching the game for any bone-crushing tackles or last-second touchdowns.
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MSU alumnus’ novel ‘The Rook’ receives top recommendations
MSU alumna Jeanne O’Malley made sure to instill the importance of reading in her son, Daniel O’Malley, from an early age.
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New club works to unite with education
Drawing from her hometown roots, communication freshman Maegan Budd is bringing United Way’s ideals to campus. Budd is the president of the new organization MSU Student United Way — an organization whose members are ready to volunteer.
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How to dress up menswear
Updating your closet can be an expensive and stressful task. Instead of buying a new piece of clothing, new looks can be made within that old closest of yours — or your boyfriend’s.
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'The Addams Family' to make Wharton debut
The kooky characters and supernatural scenarios of a creepy American classic have come together once again to tell the tale of an unusual family. The musical comedy “The Addams Family,” which focuses on the life of the family many remember from Charles Addams’ cartoons and the classic TV show, opens Tuesday night and will run until Sunday in Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.
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Fundraiser brings Las Vegas Strip to EL
Andrew Blumberg brought the sights and sounds of the Las Vegas Strip to East Lansing on Saturday. The hospitality business senior was one of many students in the School of Hospitality Business who helped host Vegas Night 2012.
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Student creates song to fuel Spartan spirit
Genomics and molecular genetics sophomore Bryndan Arnold is passionate about two things: MSU and music.
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Elliot Street Lunatic celebrates CD release with fellow Mich. bands
When Elon Parker heard one of his favorite bands would be performing nearby, he instantly knew he had to be there. The Lansing resident said he plans to attend Elliot Street Lunatic’s CD release party Friday at The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing.
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Wharton show to highlight wrongful convictions
Marla Mitchell-Cichon has had compassion for wrongfully convicted prisoners for most of her career.
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Weekend roundup: Jan. 27-29
It is almost the weekend. Classes are ending, and students are ready to unwind. Here is a roundup of events to attend during the weekend respite.
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Former MSU, NFL player overcomes obstacles to complete degree years in the making
MSU alumnus and former NFL player Josh Shaw is used to tension.
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RCAH director works with CATA to mobilize art
Residential College in the Arts Humanities, or RCAH, Assistant Director Stephanie Glazier said she constantly is looking for ways to improve literacy and art awareness through poetry.
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Influential leaders, not public princesses, deserve admiration
When I was younger, I wanted to be a princess. And not a real princess, such as Princess Caroline of Hanover, who has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and speaks five languages.
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Burlesque scene hits Lansing
By standing out, theatre senior Erika Moul hopes to help others feel as if they fit in. “I love being a part of entertaining people and making people laugh,” Moul said. “I want to make people comfortable with being themselves by being strange.”
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Apathetic Apple: Students focus more on iPods than politics
After opening its first store only 11 years ago, Apple might soon hold the same value as the more than 200-year-old White House.
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Apps connect people through sharing in newest social media trend
The moment Rebecca Jacobs listens to a song on her computer, all of her Facebook friends know. The chemical engineering freshman uses a free application called Spotify, which links to its users’ Facebook profiles and enables their friends to see what they are listening to.
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On a budget: Warm, wallet-friendly clothes for student life
Out of the four seasons, winter seems to bring the most pain to my wallet. With the combination of after-New Year’s sales, the high price of outerwear and the sheer fact that there is nothing else to do in the cold, the resulting credit card bills are enough to give anyone an aneurysm.
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Two brothers combine talents to form hip-hop duo
Patrick and Matt Duda agree when it comes to their music careers, two heads are better than one. After dabbling in various solo projects, the two brothers decided to combine their efforts and created the hip-hop duo The Specktators.