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Spartan to open for Wale concert at Wharton

Robbie Couch
January 13, 2011

Briana McKinnon, a self-proclaimed concertgoer, isn’t content to sit down during a performance. When the hospitality business senior goes to a concert, such as Friday’s show featuring Wale, she’s prepared to stand for the entire night. McKinnon will attend rapper Wale’s performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Auditorium’s Fairchild Theatre. The concert was brought to campus by the Residence Halls Association, or RHA.

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Alumna's ad to compete for spot in Super Bowl coverage

Dillon Davis
January 13, 2011

MSU alumna and Santa Monica, Calif., resident Tynesha Williams is one of 10 finalists out of 5,600 submissions in the Doritos/Pepsi MAX “Crash the Super Bowl” challenge that pulls five advertisements for Doritos and five for Pepsi MAX made by consumers. Of the 10, six will be selected via fan voting to run during the Super Bowl on Feb. 6.

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Six Spartans to be featured for first art exhibit of 2011

Robbie Couch
January 12, 2011

Jesse Howell, a fine arts graduate student, will have his work displayed from 6-9 p.m. Friday in “Six for Six: Six MSU Artists for Six Weeks,” the latest exhibition at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St. The exhibition, which is free, will showcase work from six MSU artists and will run until Feb. 27.

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Former drum major designs float

Dillon Davis
January 12, 2011

Twenty-three years ago Brian O’Connor fulfilled a personal dream of being the drum major who led the Spartan Marching Band in the Rose Parade in January 1988. More than two decades later, the MSU alumnus had another dream realized as he filled a different but integral role in the 2011 Rose Parade as a float designer.

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Spartan uses Tower Guard to expand experiences, help disabled students

Alethia Kasben
January 11, 2011

In between being a full-time student and pursuing the typical sophomore experiences, Cassandra Wieckhorst squeezes another 120 hours into the year to be part of a student group only available to sophomores. Wieckhorst, a math sophomore on a predental track, also has two jobs and is part of Lyman Briggs School. But the student group isn’t just to pad her resume — instead, Wieckhorst helps disabled students as part of MSU Tower Guard.

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Community to celebrate photo campaign

Robbie Couch
January 11, 2011

T.J. Duckett is the honorary chairperson for the second annual Oldham Project Gala, which will present photographic images of women with breast cancer in the Be Bold, Feel Beautiful campaign. The gala also will kick off Courageous Kids, a campaign to photograph children with cancer. The gala will run from 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Eagle Eye Golf Course, 15500 Chandler Road, in Bath, Mich.

Josh Sidorowicz ·
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Student moves cross-country for art

Dillon Davis
January 11, 2011

When studio art graduate student Steven Stradley came to MSU from Utah, he simply was looking to continue his education at a master’s level while studying in a different environment. But after participating in an art contest through the Main Library, a part of Stradley will live on long past his stay at MSU.

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School of Music to hold business class

Robbie Couch
January 11, 2011

MSU is encouraging musicians interested in combining their talent with business aspirations to register for an eight-week course called Your Music Business. The course will meet from 6-8:50 p.m. Thursdays, from Jan. 13. until March 31.

Robbie Couch ·
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Show unites community to benefit food bank

Robbie Couch
January 9, 2011

Lansing Community College student Monique Harvey is part of the dance group Unspoken Praise, which performed in the “Rain on Us” benefit concert Saturday at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road. The concert raised funds and collected food items for the Greater Lansing Food Bank, or GLFB, and featured performances by Unspoken Praise and gospel artist Earnest Pugh Jr.

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Freshmen fifteen Q's: 01/10/11

Dillon Davis
January 9, 2011

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 his perspective of his new frontier.