NEWS
MSU Board of Trustees approve 2.8 percent tuition increase
The MSU Board of Trustees has voted to increase tuition rates by an average of 2.8 percent for the 2013-14 academic year.
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MSU researchers developing harvesting aid to assist in gathering apples
MSU researchers are developing an in-orchard harvesting aid, or sorting machine, which would provide a technique to help farmers gather apples more efficiently and safely.
BASEBALL
Garner to forego senior year, signs with Chicago Cubs
MSU junior pitcher David Garner decided to forego his senior year and sign a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, according to the MSU athletic department.
FEATURES
Covering All The Bases
When morning breaks over the ball field of Kircher-Municipal Park, one man stands armed with an arsenal of equipment, ready to prepare the nearly endlessly used field for another day’s punishment.
MICHIGAN
McCowan denied bond after stabbing MSU student Andrew Singler
Nineteen-year-old Okemos resident, Connor McCowan, was denied bond in court on Tuesday after being accused of stabbing 23-year-old MSU student, Andrew Singler, to death. The bond was set at $100,000, according to McCowan’s attorney Chris Bergstrom.
MICHIGAN
Jackson National Life officially filling Barnes & Noble vacancy
Jackson National Life Insurance Company officially announced on Tuesday it will be moving into the former Barnes & Noble building, 333 E.
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Board of Trustees will discuss tuition rates, more renovations
Looking ahead to Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, the public can expect a lengthy list of issues to get through on the agenda.
NEWS
Hit and run in Lot 84 under investigation
A St. Johns, Mich., female resident found her 2011 GMC Terrain to be damaged in an MSU campus parking lot last Friday.
MICHIGAN
Police officers give advice on how to deal with police imposters
With evolving technology and mass amounts of fraud, many people rely on police for protection from scams.
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Pursuit of art
For some art is a life long passion. “I’ve been doing art since as long as I can remember. When I was a little kid it was my favorite thing to just draw pictures all the time,” East Lansing resident and recent graduate from MSU, Amelia Larson said.
MICHIGAN
Lansing charity hosts week to honor refugees
The women, members of the Lansing Somali Bantu Organization, dressed in bright patterns with covered heads and, grin at any camera that points their way.
MICHIGAN
Therapy dog plays active role in community
When Judy Winter stumbled upon a malnourished Oreo-colored Australian Shepherd while volunteering at the Capital Area Humane Society in Lansing, she saw her dream puppy.
MICHIGAN
Local area food products boast economic and health benefits
Eating locally grown food often has been attributed to good health and advancement of the local economy. The benefits of eating locally grown food to the human body are undeniable, but the possible implications on the local economy could be more than what meets the eye.
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MSU to offer online BCBA certification courses
MSU will help fill the national shortage of professionals qualified to treat autism by offering online courses for students beginning this fall.
MICHIGAN
Advocates want Medicaid money for higher education
Stoking the flames a little more in the higher ed funding debate could be one of the less oft discussed aspects of the Medicaid expansion, now being debated on the Senate floor.
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MSU breaks ground on new bioengineering facility
Wedged between the Life Sciences Building and the Clinical Center, MSU has broken new ground. In honor of a new on-campus bioengineering facility on Service Road, a ground-breaking ceremony was held Wednesday afternoon, with figures such as MSU President Lou Anna K.
MICHIGAN
DTN extends redemption period for former City Center II property
DTN Management Co. extended its redemption period with CADA Investment Group, LLC — the owner of 100 W. Grand River Ave. — last week, according to county documents.
FEATURES
Facetime: Adam Savage
Whether they’re strapping JATO rockets to a 1967 Chevy or using 800 pounds of ANFO to blow up a cement truck, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman have been approaching science in a not so conventional way for a decade on the Emmy-nominated Discovery series “MythBusters.” On June 22, the inquisitive co-hosts will be blazing mind-twisting experiments live with their “Behind the Myths” tour at Wharton Center. For the past 20 years, Savage and Hyneman have worked alongside one another doing special effects for big-time blockbusters such as “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace” and “Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones” and “The Matrix” trilogy.
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New free writing course offered in July
A free massive online open course, or MOOC, offered by MSU opens July 1 and will offer ways to improve writing skills to both students and nonstudents.