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Meet two of the TEDxMSU student speakers from the upcoming conference

What do a neuroscientist and a criminal justice activist have in common? They’ll both be speaking on Wednesday, March 4 at the TEDxMSU conference held in the Cobb Great Hall of the Wharton Center.  TEDxMSU is an event that was designed to inspire conversation and innovation among the MSU and greater East Lansing community in an attempt to emulate the environment at a TED conference.

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Humans of East Lansing: Rachel Martin and Kody Sayen

“In the winter, I couldn’t afford a snowmobile so snowboards worked. ... (My biggest fear is) probably getting my knees slammed backwards the opposite way. It’s just like a phobia or something. If something’s on your knees it’s bad. Or if you can cut your Achilles tendon and it goes all the way up into your back.”EMC

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Student makes the daily commute barefoot

For the most part, chemical engineering sophomore Dustin Edwards ka is a lot like any MSU student. He studies hard, he’s part of a few clubs on campus, and he’s even in the Air Force ROTC program. There is one glaring difference between him and his peers — he doesn’t wear any shoes.

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2015 Academy Awards feature many close races

I hate myself for using the following phrase but there seems to be no way around it: I am a film geek. So if you feel lost looking at the Oscar ballots this year, I’ll get you familiar with some safe bets for the night’s big winners.