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COMMENTARY

SIRS as a ‘living document’

As I read Craig Pearson’s column “Let students in on info” (SN 8/8)), I remembered when — almost 10 years ago — I commented on the issue of Student Instructional Report System, or SIRS.

MSU

Starbucks to be built in Wells Hall

Starbucks Coffee Co. will open a new franchise location in late September or early October on the first floor of Wells Hall, Sparty’s Convenience Stores service manager Joe Garza said today.

NEWS

Police Brief 8/12/11:

A 21-year-old male student reported his passenger’s side rear window shattered at Lot 75, off Kalamazoo Street, between Aug. 6 at 9:30 p.m. and Aug. 7 at 9:30 p.m., MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

MICHIGAN

East Lansing skyline set to grow up

Under the shadow of the Ann Street Plaza’s iconic clock tower, a pair of empty storefronts appears out of place — two dark picture windows set against the nighttime liveliness of The Post bar next door.

NEWS

Forbes ranks MSU’s MBA program

MSU’s full-time Master of Business Administration, or MBA, program, has been ranked sixth in the country among all public universities by Forbes in the magazine’s most recent biennial ranking. The popular business magazine also ranked MSU 19th among all university MBA programs across the country, based on a system that calculates a student’s return on investment, or ROI.

NEWS

Democrats protest state redistricting

The new maps for congressional and state legislative districts likely won’t affect Greater Lansing districts on a grand scale, but partisan controversy on the issue lingers among state representatives and senators. Unlike Michigan’s southeast corner, where Democrats have said they could be disadvantaged vitally by the new districts, Editor of Inside Michigan Politics Bill Ballenger said politicians who represent East Lansing in Congress and the Michigan Legislature will not be affected greatly by the new boundaries signed into law by Gov.

FEATURES

E.L. brings unique blend of sounds for Folk Festival

On Friday, the Great Lakes Folk Festival will invade East Lansing, bringing music and different cultures together for the three-day event. The festival, — entering its 10th year of existence — will feature 17 musical groups and artists, a variety of food vendors and a Green Arts marketplace, which will showcase goods made by vendors who reuse and recycle materials.

MSU

Campus gardens prepare for plant tour

Benjamin Cuddeback started visiting the MSU Horticulture Gardens on the corner of Bogue Street and Wilson Avenue during his breaks from classes. Cuddeback, a horticulture senior, said he liked the gardens so much he decided he wanted to become a summer intern.