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Band performs in honor of Civil War anniversary
On Saturday afternoon, the 5th Michigan Regiment Band brought the sounds of the 19th century to the front lawn of the Capitol building.
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The Mid Michigan Family Theatre brings "Monster in the Closet" to Lansing
The Mid Michigan Family Theatre is proving dreaded childhood closet monsters aren’t as scary as they might seem. In the upcoming play “Monster in the Closet,” which kicks off on Friday at the Alfreda Schmidt Southside Community Center in Lansing, director Bill Gordon said he’s looking to change the perception of the traditional childhood monster. “(The play) kind of explains the idea of monsters in the closet and lets kids know that these monsters aren’t the fearful creatures that kids imagine them to be,” Gordon said.
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MSU faculty member to take one year leave of absence, join active service
Dean Sienko, dean of the College of Human Medicine, will be taking a one-year leave of absence from MSU for active service as commanding general of the U.S.
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Graduate student to bike 100 miles for lupus
After being diagnosed with lupus in 2010, graduate student Jackie Saunders said the disease took a toll on her appearance. “I did not recognize the person looking back at me in the mirror, because the disease had morphed every inch of my outward appearance,” Saunders said.
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MSU makes top 75 list for fashion design program
Apparel and textile design senior Elonda Willis said although MSU is not the top-ranked school for fashion design, it has a program students can really benefit from. “I’ve learned so much in the past three years that has prepared me for the real fashion industry,” Willis said.
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MSU alumni developing film, plan to shoot in Lansing area
MSU alumni and brothers Brandon and Cameron Laventure are developing a feature film, entitled “The Riverview,” that they are planning to film in Lansing.
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The best featured
This semester, the features desk featured scores of people and dozens of events. Here are the top three events and people profiled, as well as summer events to look forward to.
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'Chasing Ice' director views film with students
By hosting a showing of documentary “Chasing Ice” last night, Department of Geography chair Alan Arbogast hoped to build awareness, not just for environmental issues, but for the geography major at MSU.
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After 22 year hiatus, MSU professor shows off art
When it comes to sharing his artwork, MSU professor Karl Gude never has been a fan of the gallery process.
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MSU student talks of 'American Idol' audition, Lansing theater
An auditionee for season 11 of “American Idol” back in 2011, English junior Adam Woolsey tries not to brag about the experience.
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MSU Theatre performs 'Funny Girl' at Wharton
Originally from Birmingham, Ala., graduate student Jacqueline Wheeler swore up and down she would never move anywhere without warm weather to follow her dream of the theater.
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White House Science Fair host to MSU student
Computer science freshman Spencer Ottarson had an eventful week — a week which included travelling to the White House, meeting Bill Nye and showcasing his team’s invention to other students nationwide.
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This week's events at Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
Thursday — New in Documentary: ‘Beauty is Embarrassing’
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Face time: Jana Sedlacek, Lansing Marathon winner
How did the weekend go? Well, it probably didn’t go as well as it did for zoology junior Jana Sedlacek, as she took first place in the Lansing Marathon on Sunday, finishing in just more than three hours and nine minutes.
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Ghostface Killah to play at The Loft next week
Amid the scurry of final exams, hip-hop legend Ghostface Killah will make a pit stop in the Lansing area.
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E. Lansing celebrates Record Store Day
Collecting records has become a family tradition for MSU alumnus Dave Molner.
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Disc golf club looking to bring sport back to university scene
When students Nate Ross and Ziggy Bierekoven brought back the previously inactive MSU Disc Golf Club in October, the idea was to reintroduce a sport that hadn’t had a presence on MSU’s campus for several years.
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Band of Others
It all started with a lone ukulele. When his band members went their separate ways post-graduation in 2009, MSU alumnus Dylan Rogers longed to stay in Lansing, where he grew up.
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Latin IS America festival hits MSU
For “Latin IS America” Festival co-director Ricardo Lorenz, the event was organized to celebrate the long-standing culture and relationship between the United States and Latin America.