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Wharton to host BBC Orchestra
Wharton Center welcomes the British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, Concert Orchestra 7: 30 p.m. Thursday.
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Sunday Soup benefits local organizations, artists
For many, soup is the food of choice when suffering from a cold. For Arts and Humanities junior Taylor Davis, it’s the source of funding for her art project.
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Middle of the Mitten serves as a big stage
For Middle of the Mitten founder Joel Heckaman, the inspiration for the festival came from a desire to bring his favorite bands from across Michigan together.
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Students get first look at ‘Hansel and Gretel’ film
To bring about some fairy-tale student appeal, the University Activities Board, or UAB, hosted an on-campus screening of Paramount Pictures’ new movie, “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” Thursday in Wells Hall.
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Yoga event to benefit third-world education
MSU Students Advancing International Development, or SAID, will team up with East Lansing Hot Yoga on Sunday to host a fundraising event for the Aakkam Revolving Scholarship Fund.
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Word on the street
With temperatures in mid-Michigan dipping into single digits, it’s no question that getting to class has become a little chilly.
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Improv team holds tryouts for outside the box group
It’s that time of year again. The Roial Players, an improv group, are holding auditions for their spring one-act plays and full-length production, and they’re looking to take a few steps outside of the box.
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Flu season impacting blood donations
It’s the time of year when roommates give each other the sniffles, and germaphobes go on high alert against any and all viruses. Unfortunately for the American Red Cross, that leads to some problems for the organization, according to Todd Kulman, the communications manager for Red Cross in the Great Lakes area.
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MSU alums pen children's book
Ever wonder how street lights work? MSU alum Bobby Claeys pondered that thought as a child. Now an adult, that same curiosity is what inspired him to write his first children’s book, “The Fiddles Go On Strike.”
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'BackStage Pass' keeps rolling
With its new season of “BackStage Pass,” WKAR is all about local music.
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Students, faculty await benefits of jazz donation
The MSU Jazz Studies program received a $1 million donation from the MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, on Sunday. Students and faculty see the endowment as an opportunity to push the program to new heights.
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Inside MSU acts as helpful aid
High school senior John DelTufo and his father, Nick DelTufo, drove 11 hours from Mendham, N.J., to see MSU’s campus for the first time. After reading a substantial amount about MSU online and in pamphlets, Nick DelTufo said that MSU lived up to the hype.
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No Greek life bid, no hard feelings
Prior to my first welcome week at MSU, I had gone my entire life without being exposed to the alternative lifestyles offered by Greek life. Post-high school graduation, the only Greek letters I knew were the ones I remembered from my 12th grade calculus class. I knew nothing of Vera Bradley and her floral prints, and the only time I used the word “rush” was to describe an upcoming deadline.
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MSU alumni set world record for most directors in a film
When MSU alumnus Marty Shea first became involved with the making of short film, “The Owner,” he didn’t expect to break a world record.
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Lansing art gallery seeks help
To Catherine Babcock, the executive director and curator for Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center, art is a community effort for both artists and viewers.
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MSU Fencing looks to foil the competition
In the basement of IM Sports-West, with the clock nearing 8 p.m., chemical engineering junior Adam Wingate sets his shoulders and strides onto the basketball courts.
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Golden Globes leave award season in question
On Sunday, the Golden Globe Awards kicked off awards season, and the selection of movies that won might imply that the old model of what makes an award-winning movie might be changing.
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MSU concerts to pay tribute to MLK
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the MSU College of Music will host two free concerts this weekend to celebrate his life and work.
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Super Bowl contest features MSU alumnus
Mean Joe Greene giving his jersey away. Computer generated lizards dancing to “Thriller.” Babies talking about the stock market.
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'Workaholics' cast announces movie plans
After a world of transition from telemarketer to comedian, “Workaholics” actor and co-writer Adam DeVine hit his stride.