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Production by Cory Pitzer, Compiled by Robbie Couch ·
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Seniors look forward to after graduation with excitement, nostalgia

Robbie Couch
April 11, 2011

Longer lines at the Dairy Store and more students wearing less clothing around East Lansing are subtle reminders another year at MSU is drawing to a close. And for many Spartans, the longer lines and increase in spring attire mean their college careers are nearly complete. The upcoming months will bring new adventures, uphill battles and more responsibility for many seniors ready to take on the next chapter in life.

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Annual performance puts focus on Latino heritage, student groups

Stephen Brooks
April 10, 2011

Gaspar Quintero’s excitement was evident in both his voice and the sweat forming on his forehead just minutes before he went on stage Saturday. Quintero, a criminal justice senior, danced in and helped plan Latin Xplosion, the annual Latino cultural event held by the MSU student group Culturas de las Razas Unidas, or CRU.

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Alumnus prepares to embark across US on 70-day bike trip to fundraise, build homes

Robbie Couch
April 5, 2011

Paul Barancik admitted some might think his summer plans are outrageous. Barancik plans to complete a 70-day bike trip from Portsmouth, N.H., to Vancouver, British Columbia, from June 19 until Aug. 27. He will ride about 3,800 miles through 14 states as a participant through Bike & Build, an organization that allows young adults to travel the country and help build homes for those who cannot afford housing.

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Concert aims to support youth, education

Josh Mansour
April 5, 2011

When Christina Steyer heard Michigan musicians were banding together to give a benefit concert that could aid international causes, she knew she had to be a part of it. The music education junior said she plans to attend the “Local Music, Global Change” concert hosted by the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, Theatre on Wednesday.

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Student-produced sitcom celebrates 80th episode with nostalgia

Robbie Couch
April 3, 2011

Lauren LoGrasso wasn’t saying goodbye to a character she played — she was saying goodbye to a companion on Saturday. The theatre senior parted ways with Nina Acropolis, the slightly offensive but well-intentioned college girl in “The ShoW,” the longest-running college sitcom in the country. “The ShoW” shot its 80th and final episode of the semester Saturday in front of a live audience of family, friends and MSU alumni.

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Spartan gains valuable experience during internship with NASA

Josh Mansour
March 31, 2011

Many kids grow up with a love of gazing at the stars, having posters of spaceships plastered on their bedroom walls and hope one day to be able to work at NASA. Daniel Alexander II wasn’t one of those kids. Alexander, a computer science senior, spent the past fall semester in California working as an intern for NASA, but it was a unique opportunity he originally hadn’t considered.

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Mike Posner excited to visit MSU

Laura Fosmire
March 30, 2011

Singer Mike Posner will be performing at the MSU Auditorium April 13, sponsored by ASMSU as part of their spring concert. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. Posner said he’s familiar with MSU’s student body and is excited to perform. “College crowds are rowdier!

Robbie Couch ·
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College of Music to debut ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ opera adaptation

Robbie Couch
March 30, 2011

It might be difficult to transform a wood-paneled stage into a grueling dust storm, but music performance freshman David Moul said he did his homework to help make it possible. Moul will play Grampa Joad in the College of Music’s opera, “The Grapes of Wrath,” which will debut at 8 p.m. Friday in the MSU Concert Auditorium and run throughout the weekend.

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Performance to bring awareness to suicides prompted by bullying

Robbie Couch
March 29, 2011

Hannah Pilarski said she never will look at bullying in the same way. Pilarski will perform music she wrote in “The Bullycide Project,” which debuts at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre. The performance focuses on the lives of 10 individuals who committed suicide due to bullying and was derived from “Bullycide in America,” a book written by mothers of students who took their lives.

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Snowboard club members compete, place in national competition

Michelle Martinelli
March 28, 2011

At the bottom of a run on a mountain in Sun Valley, Idaho, with the sun beaming down and a crisp mountain breeze in his face, Andrew Krause unstrapped his snowboard and looked up at the course that he just had completed. Representing MSU’s Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team, the physiology junior qualified and competed in the 2011 U.S. Collegiate Skiing and Snowboarding National Championships from March 8-12, placing third overall.

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Humanitarian group hopes campus involvement fuels world change

Marina Csomor
March 24, 2011

As a native of Nepal, Neelima Wagley wanted to do something to aid the nation where she was born and raised. Following the example of her mother, who worked with global humanitarian organization UNICEF, the psychology sophomore joined UNICEF@MSU, a campus organization that works to educate and fundraise for children across the world.

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'Doubt: A Parable' aims to raise questions, let audience decide

Marina Csomor
March 23, 2011

“Doubt: A Parable,” the first full-length show Ben Tagg has directed, will debut at 9 p.m. Thursday at the RCAH Theatre. The show, which will be performed by members of the ROIAL Players, a group supported by the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities of student-led actors, directors, playwrights and others interested in the performing arts, also will run at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 1 p.m. Sunday.

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Face time with John Oliver

Robbie Couch
March 23, 2011

John Oliver, the British correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” talked to The State News, along with other college newspapers across the country, to discuss the second season of his upcoming show on Comedy Central, “John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show.” The show displays stand-up acts by Oliver, along with four weekly guest comedians, and will begin tomorrow at midnight, running for the next six weeks.