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Carnival helps student-parents at MSU

Milan Griffes
April 7, 2013

Breslin Center was transformed from a sports arena to an indoor fairground Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of families attended Breslin Takeover II, an event hosted by Student Parents on a Mission, or SPOM, and the MSU Family Resource Center. For the parents, a resource fair of parenting support organizations was held in the Breslin concourse. For the kids, the stadium floor was home to a carnival, complete with a petting zoo, three bounce houses, clowns making balloon animals and much more.

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Climate change opponents, supporters gather for debates

Simon Schuster
April 7, 2013

Thursday evening, students gathered in South Kedzie Hall to attend a forum facilitated by MSU Fossil Free, urging MSU to divest from fossil fuel companies, in which the university has at least $13.8 million invested, according to the event’s press release. At the same time across campus in Case Hall, a markedly different gathering was taking place.

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EL residents protest for US protection in Iran

Christine LaRouere
April 7, 2013

East Lansing members of the Iranian American Cultural Society of Michigan stood on the corner of Abbott Road and Grand River Avenue to recognize the second anniversary of an attack at Camp Ashraf, a city northeast of Khalis, in Iraq, which left 36 camp members dead, including eight women and 345 wounded.

BASEBALL

Spartans swept by Wolverines

Dillon Davis
April 7, 2013

Play the right way. It’s a cliched but simple message preached by coaches in all sports. MSU baseball head coach Jake Boss Jr., has been beating his team over the head with it this season.

COMMENTARY

Vote online for COGS tax renewal

From April 8 to April 15, MSU graduate and professional students can go to www.studentelections.msu.edu to vote on the renewal of the Council of Graduate Students (COGS) tax.

COMMENTARY

The commune can be anywhere

Christian Hokans
April 7, 2013

With spring break slipping into memory and summer just out of reach, I’ve found myself falling into an all too common train of thought lately. Dilbert called it “chronic cubicle syndrome,” but for centuries people have been experiencing these flashes of wanting to throw it all away and pack up to some distant land. For me, this escape always has been exemplified by those 1960s communes where freedom, love and only good people supposedly reigned supreme.

MICHIGAN

Officials examine E. Lansing bars

Darcie Moran  and  Michael Koury
April 4, 2013

Despite hundreds of illegal incidents that occurred last year, both East Lansing officials and the MSU student patrons attending bars are happy with the city’s bar scene — something that might bode well for the local liquor establishments hoping to renew their licenses in coming weeks.

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The man behind the glass

Adam Toolin
April 4, 2013

With an air tube in his mouth and a torch spitting out 12 inches of flames, Scott Bankroff manipulates a simple piece of glass into a fully functional scientific instrument.

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Changing environment affects MSU learning

Samantha Radecki
April 4, 2013

What is the value in getting an online education? As the higher education learning environment is shifting with a heightened use of Internet technologies, a majority of faculty members are more wary than excited about the change, while a much larger number of administrators are more enthusiastic than fearful about the expanding online environment, according to a study from Inside Higher Ed. Many at MSU said they benefit from traditional, face-to-face learning, but the learning conditions at MSU are ever-evolving.

MICHIGAN

Snyder approval unaffected by Right to Work

RuAnne Walworth
April 4, 2013

In the most recent Michigan State of the State Survey, or SOTS, released by MSU’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, President Barack Obama received higher approval, whereas Gov. Rick Snyder remained at about the same percentile compared to past surveys.

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Vital three-year COGS tax up for vote

Robert Bondy
April 4, 2013

While ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, is trying to get attention as it prepares for upcoming elections, the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, also will have a spot on the ballot next week. COGS’s student tax will be up for renewal starting next Monday, with graduate and professional students able to vote on the matter until April 15. Polls open Monday.