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Camp Kesem hosts duck derby fundraiser
Animals of a different sort will be floating down the Red Cedar River on Friday afternoon.
Katie Abdilla
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FEATURES
Boy Scouts create lifelong friendships
Like many boys his age, applied engineering sciences freshman Marty Opthoff joined the Boy Scouts of America, or BSA, by becoming a cub scout in first grade.
FEATURES
Students organize free market for Lansing community
Shooka Rafizadeh hopes to temporarily turn a local park into a space for community members to mingle while exchanging their belongings this weekend.
FEATURES
Weekend roundup: April 27-29
It is almost the weekend. Classes are ending, and students are ready to unwind. Here is a roundup of events to attend during the weekend respite.
BASEBALL
Big Ten leaders dual at Purdue
The last time Tony Bucciferro took the mound against Purdue, he secured the second win of a three-game sweep that eventually propelled the MSU baseball team to its first Big Ten title in more than three decades.
SOFTBALL
Spartans look for first Big Ten victory against Nebraska
Despite losing 18 of its last 19 contests and fighting its way through a recent hitting slump, the MSU softball team maintains a loose attitude, according to sophomore pitcher Cassee Layne. The Spartans (11-34 overall, 0-15 Big Ten) travel to Lincoln, Neb., this weekend for their first series with fourth-place Nebraska (29-18, 10-5) as a member of the Big Ten.
COMMENTARY
Rep should fight for cleaner air
Money talks in politics, and while U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., rakes in the cash, constituents such as me suffer. Upton has used his time in Congress to repeatedly block clean air standards which would safeguard public health from pollution spewed out of power plant smokestacks.
COMMENTARY
Greet new ideas with open mind
I am honored to be the new opinion writer for The State News this summer. As an employee of The State News and a freshman double majoring in journalism and international relations through James Madison College, it feels as though I’m almost starting to write as many words as I speak on a daily basis. This realization caught me by surprise.
COMMENTARY
Bill package might slash youth vote
In every election, importance is placed on the youth vote. Because they’re viewed as the future of this country, young people usually are encouraged to participate in elections early and often.
FEATURES
Despite slow-to-warm crowd, Childish Gambino impresses with spirited performance
It might have taken 55 minutes, but Childish Gambino finally got back what he put into his performance Wednesday night. For the majority of his Wednesday show, Childish Gambino — the alter ego of “Community” on NBC’s Donald Glover — was unable to get fans to do much more than bob their heads and mouth the words.
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Childish Gambino moves crowd with witty raps, high-energy performance
When Childish Gambino hit the Auditorium stage Wednesday night wearing a red hoodie bearing the words “Scouts Honor” and singing his hit “Outside,” few would have guessed he was the fun-loving, quirky and somewhat nerdy character Troy from the hit NBC show “Community.” But the 28-year-old rapper, actor, writer and comedian, who offstage is known as Donald Glover, is no stranger to the rap game.
NEWS
Police Brief 04/26/12
A 21-year-old student reported her backpack and external hard drive were stolen between 1:10 and 1:15 p.m.
NEWS
Going it Alone
When Elvin Hajili approaches a cafeteria worker to order something to eat, he’s never sure if they’ll understand his thick central Asian accent. The hospitality business junior from Baku, Azerbaijan, debates whether to just say what he wants or try to mime it with gestures.
NEWS
US officials commit more funding to FRIB project
The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, was thrown a $40 million lifeline in the search for funding to push the project forward at MSU. The U.S.
Britteny Dee
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FEATURES
Summer style
A new season is approaching and with it comes countless summertime trends to test out. It’s time to pack away your sweatshirts, jeans and other winter gear and make room in your closet for some of the upcoming season’s most fashionable garments.
NEWS
MSU officials hunt for candidates to occupy key roles in administration
As the academic year comes to a close, MSU officials are searching to fill and secure several key roles within the university administration. J.
NEWS
MSU partners with Iraq to improve curricula
MSU faculty are working on a collaborative project with an Iraqi university funded through a $1 million grant that would allow Iraqi professors to update their course curricula to make it more modern. Professors from the University of Duhok ended a two-week visit to MSU on Tuesday after spending time collaborating with MSU professors in Lyman Briggs College, shadowing faculty and interacting with students to learn more about MSU’s curriculum and objectives.
FEATURES
Student performance to explore gender, clothing
For the past several months, Chelsea Roberts has dedicated much of her time to exploring and experimenting with gender. And on Thursday evening, the theatre senior will share her discoveries at an event she is hosting, Put On: Wearing Gender, which will take place at 7:30 p.m. at (SCENE) Metrospace, 100 Charles St.
FEATURES
Student reaches out to peers, spreads awareness of depression
For Caitlyn Werner, her junior year at MSU was a rough one. Within two semesters, she lost one of her best friends in a car accident and helped her roommate as well as her then-boyfriend through bouts of depression.
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Students find jobs on campus for the summer
Various MSU departments are gearing up for summer, with some hiring extra help and others preparing to scale back.