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Alumni from Mont. to introduce craft beers to MSU

Casey Nesterowich
March 23, 2010

Big Sky Brewery, based out of Montana and founded by former Spartans Neal Leathers and Brad Robinson, along with mutual friend Bjorn Nabozney from Montana, are introducing their beers to Michigan this week, starting in East Lansing. Leathers will introduce Moose Drool, one of the brewery’s beers, to local bars and will be at Crunchy’s, 254 W. Grand River Ave., Thursday night to meet with old friends and promote his craft beer on MSU’s campus.

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Grad cooks up future in California

Casey Nesterowich
March 22, 2010

After graduating from MSU with a food science degree last year, Johnson took the initiative to follow her passion working with food, despite the scientific focus of her degree, she applied to the CIA to polish her skills in the kitchen.

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Exhibit to showcase art students

Karen Confer
March 18, 2010

Benjamin Clore’s sculpture will be displayed in the Kresge Art Museum as part of MSU’s Department of Art and Art History Master of Fine Arts Exhibition running from Saturday to April 2. Three other master’s candidates, painters Andrew Rieder, Grant Whipple and Andrea Wicklund, also are displaying their final work, a type of visual dissertation, in the exhibit.

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Warm weather shows increase in longboarding

Parker Wilson
March 17, 2010

With another spring approaching, more students are picking up the sport of longboarding to get to class and cruise around campus. Recent warm weather and the popularity of the sport has prompted a boost in local sales of the longer-sized skateboard.

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Night inspires alumna's new book

Karen Confer
March 16, 2010

Inspired by the nighttime creatures she heard scurrying and squeaking in her backyard, MSU alumna and Morrice, Mich., resident Brenda Roy wrote and illustrated a children’s book, which was published at the end of January. Called “Night Noise,” the book combines poetry with biology to create a story about nocturnal animals. The State News talked with Roy about her new book and its reception, as well as her plans for the future.

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Comic class brings new Kresge show

Casey Nesterowich
March 15, 2010

Kresge Art Center’s Gallery 101 exhibit “%$#&!: A Comics Exhibition” features the work of 15 student comic artists in MSU’s only comic studio course, taught by associate professor Ryan Claytor, and will run until March 30.