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'Wicked' leaves audiences wanting more

Friday night, I escaped the scorching heat for a few hours as I joined a theatre full of people packed into the Wharton Center and was transported to the land of Oz. “Wicked” tells a twisting and turning story about what happened in Oz before Dorothy and Toto dropped in.

NEWS

'Wicked' leaves audiences wanting more

Friday night, I escaped the scorching heat for a few hours as I joined a theatre full of people packed into the Wharton Center and was transported to the land of Oz. “Wicked” tells a twisting and turning story about what happened in Oz before Dorothy and Toto dropped in.

MSU

Changes made to teaching certification requirements

Lindsay Silber is both nervous and excited. As a recent graduate from MSU’s College of Education, she soon will be completing her postgraduate internship through MSU before she is recommended for her provisional teacher certification. She hopes to eventually receive a professional certification — a possibility that has grown more likely with new changes to the teacher certification requirements in Michigan.

NEWS

Congress extends student loan interest rate another year

In an eleventh-hour vote just days before the deadline, Congress approved an extension of lowered interest rates on federal subsidized Stafford loans, providing temporary relief from students paying back loans for an additional year. The U.S.

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NEWS

The dog who lived

When Jodi LeBombard first saw a bruised and bloodied Italian greyhound shaking alone in a closet, she didn’t think the white, 3-pound puppy would survive.

Isabella Shaya ·
MICHIGAN

Endangered rhinos thrive at Potter Park Zoo

In 1970, about 65,000 black rhinos ran wild across the globe; but by 1993, only 2,300 were left, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature currently considers the species critically endangered. In June 2011, Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing, received two black rhinos. The male, Jello, came from Zoo Miami, and the female, Doppsee, came from Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas. The black rhinos are the largest mammals housed in Potter Park Zoo, each weighing around 2,600 pounds.

MICHIGAN

Service provides app to help find cabs

Jeffrey Goodman uses his phone enough already, so why not use it to hail a cab without having to call a driver? Although the political theory and constitutional democracy junior previously would call a cab driver on his cell phone, he said a phone application with an interactive map that allowed residents to pick a cab nearby to catch a ride home from a party at the end of the night would be more convenient.

Julia Nagy ·
MSU

MSU Dairy milks every last drop

Packaging senior Levi Keepers prefers the MSU Dairy Store to other ice cream stores in East Lansing. He likes the accessibility on campus and the fact that its ice cream and cheese are made by MSU. And if all goes well, Keepers will be able to enjoy MSU dairy products knowing it wasn’t just made at MSU — it comes from MSU cows.

MICHIGAN

Bill pushes uncensored Internet

Just a few months after the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, and the PROTECT IP Act, or PIPA, ignited Internet protests against the government’s attempts to curb online piracy, a new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives is working to free up the Internet from the control of any government.

MSU

Race against the heat

Sara Swanton, of Saginaw, Mich. swims laps at the IM Sports-West outdoor pool on Sunday. With summer temperatures rising, more people are coming to the pool to cool off and get some exercise.

COMMENTARY

Thoughts from abroad

There has been a lot of debate recently about the structure of the American workplace. Long hours and high stress have contributed to an increasingly grueling work environment — especially in upper-level corporate jobs, but it is visible in nearly all areas of our nation’s workforce.

ICE HOCKEY

Hockey team unveils new jerseys

Today, the MSU athletics department unveiled the new hockey jerseys for the 2012-13 season that head coach Tom Anastos announced a few months ago. The home white jerseys feature the Spartan head logo on the chest with another logo and numbers on the shoulders.

NEWS

Okemos resident missing for two weeks

Okemos, Mich., resident Andrew Leute, 17, currently is missing and has not been seen for approximately two weeks as of Thursday, according to Meridian Township Police. Authorities believe the teen is avoiding family and police with help from friends he is staying with locally. Individuals with any information are asked to contact Detective Greg Harris at (517) 853-4800.