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Seminar on using hip hop in education entertains, informs

Isabella Shaya
June 21, 2012

Born and raised in the Bronx of New York City, Intikana has taken to embracing and sharing his Borikén, or Puerto Rico, heritage through hip-hop to fellow educators and youth all over the world. Intikana lead a workshop and also performed at the Urban Literacies Institute for Transformative Teaching Conference, which came to MSU for the first time this week.

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MSU reflects on 40th anniversary of Title IX

Rachel Jackson
June 21, 2012

When Paulette Granberry Russell was in high school, she wanted to try pole vaulting but got turned away. “I remember going to the coach and expressing that was something I wanted to do, and the response at the time was ‘girls don’t pole vault,’” said Russell, director of the Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives.

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Program trains teachers for high-need areas

Darcie Moran
June 20, 2012

Rochell Mahaley received her Bachelor of Science in animal science at MSU and a master’s from the veterinary medical school at MSU. And now she’s back for more. Mahaley is one of 11 students involved in the second cohort of W.K. Kellogg Foundation Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows at MSU.

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Hockey player's story inspires

Darcie Moran
June 20, 2012

One of the first rules of hockey Sara Sherman had to learn is how to play “heads-up” hockey. You can’t focus on the puck you’re handling. You have to keep looking forward. That rule became essential to Sherman’s life in February 2010 when a traumatic brain injury changed everything. And now, through living a “heads-up” lifestyle, she has become a member of the 2012 MSU Homecoming court.

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International students choosing to stay

Rebecca Ryan
June 20, 2012

In the fall and spring semesters, Zhewei Jin, an international student from China, is a minority in many of her classes. But this summer, she and eleven other international students in her WRA 115 course are the majority, only noticing one student not from East Asia in her class and fewer American students on campus, the accounting freshman said.

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Travelers take technology on vacation

Isabella Shaya
June 20, 2012

Vacations are meant to be a time to relax and get away from the stress of daily life, but a recent study by an MSU professor and two graduate students conducted using survey data from 2005 to 2007 found travelers are using technology and staying in touch with people back home while on vacation more than ever.

NEWS

Construction on The Lodges Halted

Jesse O'Brien
June 20, 2012

Construction on Phase II of The Lodges of East Lansing was delayed indefinitely when the Meridian Township Board of Directors voted to deny a special use permit for Capstone Development to construct a group of buildings more than 25,000 square feet at its June 19 meeting. Earlier, the board reversed a pair of decisions, voting to approve a mixed use permit and a wetland permit, but the final special use permit stalled with a 4-3 vote against approval.

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MSU students sign petition to protest dog killings

Kellie Rowe
June 20, 2012

After Connecticut resident and East Coast Italian Greyhound Rescue volunteer Catherine White heard a former MSU graduate student allegedly had killed the breed closest to her heart, it struck a chord with her and her co-workers. “We were all very horrified by the whole thing,” she said. Those appalled feelings regarding the case of Andrew Thompson led White to follow the case until his sentencing on June 13.

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East Lansing has a music scene?

Britteny Dee
June 20, 2012

Tabbert Wakley recognizes East Lansing’s music scene is struggling. With a lack of venues for musicians to perform at and a decreasing interest in live music, the city’s once-vibrant musical culture simply isn’t what it once was. But Wakley, who currently is studying music management at Lansing Community College, said he is hopeful he can help revive it.

SPORTS

Face Time with Caroline Powers

Stephen Brooks
June 20, 2012

One of the more under-the-radar Spartan athletes in 2011-12 was also one of the most successful. Junior golfer Caroline Powers has amassed an exemplary career in three years in East Lansing, even being called “one of the best athletes at Michigan State,” by her coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll.