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UAB to provide free workout session
The University Activities Board, or the UAB, will host a zumba class as part of its Stretch Away Your Stress exercise series.
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Spring break solutions
It finally is time for those hours on the treadmill to pay off and the stress of midterms to subside — the sweet smell of spring break is in the air. Friday afternoon, East Lansing will gain that ghost town-esque appeal as thousands of students escape to sunny beaches or hometowns to enjoy a school-free week of restoration.
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Freshman fifteen Q’s: 03/04/11
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or fewer, at a new face on campus and her perspective of her new frontier.
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Community bands to play in Okemos
The Meridian Community Band will sponsor the Red Cedar Festival of Community Bands 2011 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Okemos High School, 2800 Jolly Road, in Okemos.
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Adult band to give free performance
The MSU Community Music School will present a free performance by the adult members of the New Horizons Band at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Community Music School, 841 Timberlane St.
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Wharton to host singer James Taylor
Wharton Center will present a performance by James Taylor with special guest and James Taylor’s son, Ben Taylor, at 7:30 p.m. March 9 at Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.
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Scientist to present social media talk
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering will sponsor Rong Yan as a part of the Computer Science and Engineering, or CSE, Lecture Series at 10 a.m. on March 8 in Room 3105 of the Engineering Building.
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Spartan contends as finalist in song contest about Detroit Tigers
From sitting at a picnic table with his father, listening to Ernie Harwell’s voice on the radio, to taking in a warm July evening at Comerica Park in Detroit, the Detroit Tigers always have been a big part of Don Middlebrook’s life. Middlebrook, a Haslett resident and MSU alumnus, wanted to express his passion for his favorite team when writing a song to enter Fox Sports Detroit’s annual April in the D contest.
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Alumnus hopes to break into acting industry through online series
Eric Colton doesn’t consider himself to be a moron — but he willingly has joined ranks with people who don’t mind acting like them on the Internet. Colton, a Los Angeles resident and MSU alumnus, recently landed a recurring role on a new online series, “Dumbass Filmmakers!”
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Senior creates survey, interactive graphics to promote bike safety
Although some students utilize little of what they learn in college, Matthew Bambach is making his knowledge go to work for him and the MSU community. Bambach, a media arts and technology senior, is in the process of creating a presentation to synthesize information about bikes and bike usage on campus.
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Band finds sound in offbeat music blending
It might be difficult to imagine a band that utilizes banjos, bass guitars, violins, clarinets and mandolins on stage, but The Red Sea Pedestrians don’t pride themselves on being conventional. The band performed from 8-10:30 p.m. Friday in the Erickson Hall Kiva and was invited to play by Ten Pound Fiddle, a 37-year-old folk music organization in East Lansing.
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Alumnus takes obstacles in stride to pursue composing
When MSU alumnus Chad Rehmann set off for Los Angeles in August 2003 to chase his dream of becoming a music composer, he and his wife left their hometown of St. Johns, Mich., with $1,000, a few suitcases and no home to greet them in their new state.
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Spartan Dischords to entertain with belated Valentine’s Day show
Members of the Spartan Dischords are proponents of the saying, “Better late than never,” when it comes to their latest concert on campus. The all-male a capella group will perform “Baby, It’s Not Our Fault” at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre. The concert, which originally was planned closer to Valentine’s Day, was pushed back because the group faced booking issues.
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Music school performs, teaches in Lansing
For most elementary school students, a typical school day might involve math, writing, gym and the occasional break for recess. But in the coming weeks, students at three Lansing-area schools will be treated to a different kind of activity during their school day: instruction in the art of string instrument performance from the MSU Community Music School, or CMS.
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Owners of pie company aim to connect with customers
When MSU alumni Mike and Denise Busley started Grand Traverse Pie Company, they were looking for a way to take control of their lives. The Busleys, who graduated from MSU in 1980, opened the first Grand Traverse Pie Company in 1996, and it since has expanded to 20 different locations. Although they only own five of the locations, they have franchised the other 15 to people who personify their business style.
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Spartans’ organization aspires to promote, revive Detroit through art
Greg Spencer sees bright things on Detroit’s horizon. Along with his childhood friend Kyle Lechner, Spencer, a supply chain management senior, co-founded sEnt, a company that promotes art, including music, films and paintings, in Detroit. Spencer said the purpose of sEnt is to display the true talent of the city to others who typically aren’t able to see it in mainstream media.
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Aluminum-inspired dance show to debut at Wharton
It all began with one aluminum tube. Ilan Azriel was in a hardware store searching for materials to jump-start a production idea when a small aluminum tube fell from one of the shelves. Azriel picked up the tube and, after observing its movement, decided to create “The Aluminum Show” on this concept, said David Azulay, the show’s executive producer and CEO.Now, less than a decade after dreaming up the idea, Azriel’s show is onstage on a four-month U.S. tour, which includes a stop at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wharton Center.
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Freshman fifteen Q’s: 02/22/11
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or fewer, at a new face on campus and her perspective of her new frontier.
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UAB to give sneak preview of ‘Paul’
The University Activities Board, or UAB, will sponsor an advance screening of the film, “Paul,” at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Room 319 of the Union.
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Old Town to host show as fundraiser
Perspective2 will sponsor the “Old Town Stomp,” from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at Perspective2, 319 E. Grand River Ave., in Lansing.