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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.

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Holiday show to unite music school ensembles

Robbie Couch
December 9, 2010

Leon Gregorian, the director of orchestras in the College of Music, is directing Home for the Holidays, which will light up the stage at 8 p.m. on Saturday in Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall. The annual music celebration will combine the talent of MSU’s Symphony Orchestra, the State Singers, Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs and the MSU Children’s Choir.

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Freshmen fifteen Q's: 12/09/10

Josh Sidorowicz
December 8, 2010

College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling across 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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New show gives freshmen opportunities

Robbie Couch
December 8, 2010

Joni Starr, an assistant professor of theatre, said the latest work by the Department of Theatre is about camaraderie and showing who you are. The Freshman Showcase production of “Secret in the Wings” is set to debut at 8 p.m. Friday in the Auditorium Arena Theatre.

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Spartan writes novel in summer

Dillon Davis
December 7, 2010

Spencer Nordwick, a comparative cultures and politics and international relations junior, spent the majority of his summer at Mleczarnia Café in Kraków, Poland, writing a historical fiction novel. Nordwick’s goal was to finish the first draft of his 50,000-word novel in a 75-day deadline he set for himself.

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MSU professor nominated for Grammy

Dillon Davis
December 6, 2010

MSU professor and Zimbabwe native Isaac Kalumbu, who is a professor of ethnomusicology, was nominated for best reggae album for the 2011 Grammy Awards earlier this month. He said his music career might change forever. The album, “Isaacs meets Isaac,” was released in March and features 12 songs in the lovers rock genre.

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Hundreds of vendors showcase holiday gifts for UAB crafts show

Robbie Couch
December 5, 2010

The 47th annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Show transformed the Union into a haven for holiday knickknacks. The show was organized by the University Activities Board, or UAB, and showcased about 200 exhibitors selling an array of Christmas and winter-themed items, including personalized holiday ornaments, home-decorating merchandise and jewelry.