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UAB to hold decor, apparel sale in Union
The University Activities Board will be hosting the Wish You Were Here Sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday in the Union.
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Wharton Center to host Shakespeare play
William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” will be performed by the MSU Department of Theatre, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.
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Best-selling author to offer book signing in Lansing
Best-selling author David Sedaris will be giving a talk and book signing at 6 p.m. Monday in Schuler Books & Music, 2820 Towne Center Blvd., at Eastwood Towne Center, in Lansing.
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Crisis hotline brings graduate student back to MSU campus
When Whitney Applebaum, a social work graduate student, received a flyer about volunteer orientation for the Listening Ear Crisis Intervention Center, 333 W. Grand River Ave., she knew she had to get involved.
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Play to take closer look at life of black students in 1960s
“Music History,” a play sponsored by the Department of Theatre, MSU College of Law, the Michigan Humanities Council and James Madison College, opens at 7:30 p.m. today in the Auditorium Arena Theatre.
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New music professor to give debut piano recital
Minsoo Sohn, assistant professor of piano in the MSU College of Music, joined MSU’s faculty in August and will perform his debut recital at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Music Building Auditorium.
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Student veteran finds place with MSU student groups
After serving four years as a combat engineer in Iraq, Dave Locher came back to the U.S., received his associate’s degree from a community college and began attending MSU in fall 2009.
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'Poppins' butler discusses show, touring
Dennis Moench plays the nervous and chronically overwhelmed butler, Robertson Ay, in “Disney and Cameron Mackintosh present Mary Poppins.” The State News talked with Moench about his role in the musical and his experiences being on the road for the show.
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'Poppins' translates well from film, book to stage production
I never would have guessed one of my favorite Friday nights at MSU would be spent with a nanny, rambunctious British children and my crying mother. But “Disney and Cameron Macintosh Present Mary Poppins” pleasantly surprised me.
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Comedy tour to give performance at MSU
The Bob & Tom Comedy All-Stars Tour will give a performance at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the MSU Auditorium. This year’s tour features Kristi Lee, Greg Hahn, Bob Zany, Donnie Baker and Greg Morton.
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College of Music to host French recital
The College of Music is presenting “An Evening of French Music” at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Music Building Auditorium.
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Wharton to bring Disney's 'Poppins'
Disney’s “Mary Poppins” opened Thursday and will run through Nov. 21 at Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.
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Health benefits might spring from pets
Nikolina Antonacopoulos, a psychology graduate student at Carleton University in Ottawa, in Canada, conducted a study in March to discover the psychological health benefits of owning a pet for individuals who live alone.
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Spartan hopes to widen worldview at Tanzania nonprofit
Global and area studies senior Kristina Adair, who is the Magoma Project leader, is working with the non-governmental, nonprofit 2Seeds Network, which focuses on food security and community development, specifically in Tanzania.
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Campus wide game to pit humans, zombies against each other
The MSU Humans vs. Zombies event pits humans against zombies to see which side can defeat the other. The competition began at 7 a.m. today and will run until 12 a.m. next Monday.
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Bug House offers educational Halloween alternative for children
The Bug House held its annual Halloween Open House from 1-4 p.m. Sunday in the Natural Science Building, inviting children, parents and students to celebrate Halloween with hands-on learning.
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Halloween through the ages
As college students, Halloween proves to be a transition between the childhood glory of trick-or-treating and the future of dressing up your own kids.
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Homemade costume ideas make Halloween easier, budget-friendly
Halloween can sneak up quickly when you’re a full-time student with a full plate on your hands. If you’re officially in panic mode when it comes to thinking of creative, funny and cheap costume ideas, don’t stress out — there’s still hope for you to be the hit of the party without breaking the bank.
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'Normal' takes on different meaning for Spartan
Amy Miller, who now is in remission, was diagnosed nearly a year ago with stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, which is a cancer that typically affects 16-to 35-year-olds. Her encounter with cancer marked the era of a new “normal” for Miller and an appreciation for what she previously took for granted.
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Rock legend to stop at MSU on college campus tour
Bob Dylan will be performing his fifth concert at MSU tonight at the Auditorium.