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NEWS

Relationship over race

Sitting on the lawn in front of her apartment, Kayla Roney smiled and held hands with her boyfriend Kris Amos as he playfully dropped grass on her leg.

NEWS

Board of Trustees votes to approve campus construction

Administrators in MSU’s College of Human Medicine and College of Engineering expressed optimism and excitement about a proposed on-campus bioengineering facility, just hours after MSU’s Board of Trustees approved an authorization to plan for the building’s construction Friday.

MICHIGAN

Candlelight vigil held at Capitol

More than 100 police officers, firefighters and local residents gathered on the front lawn of the Capitol on Sunday evening to solemnly pay their respects for the victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.

MICHIGAN

MSU invites kids to explore music

Eight-year-old Okemos resident Easton Grace inched closer to a trumpet. His fingers traced the outside rim as he stared at the golden instrument. “Do you want to try it?” asked his father.

MSU

MSU releases 2011 enrollment stats

Preliminary admissions numbers presented to the MSU Board of Trustees last Friday indicate MSU’s overall enrollment is about 47,800 students this academic year, up about 2 percent from last year’s numbers.

COMMENTARY

Get rid of warning labels, fear

No wonder we have so many warnings. They really don’t have any logical basis other than the fear that if all the outrageous bases aren’t covered, a lawsuit is sure to follow. Wouldn’t it be nice to take the real fear out of our lives and remove all those 1-800 numbers?