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NEWS

Eclectic Folk

With the sound of upbeat strings and song lyrics illustrating a carefully spun tale echoing through downtown East Lansing, the area rejoiced as the 10th annual Great Lakes Folk Festival had returned.

NEWS

Dean of College of Ed. steps down

Longtime Dean of the College of Education Carole Ames officially will step down from her post today, ending an illustrious tenure that saw numerous college programs achieve national recognition and prominent rankings. “I feel like I’ve been dean for a long time,” Ames said.

MICHIGAN

Venue adds intimacy to folk weekend

While crowds of folk music lovers gathered throughout downtown East Lansing this weekend for the Great Lakes Folk Festival, a smaller group of folk fanatics gathered at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., for a more intimate performance.

MSU

Behaviorist hired by MSU vet hospital

Amanda Rigterink has always had an interest in behavior when it comes to animals and a passion to share her knowledge with others. Rigterink, MSU’s first veterinary behavior resident, started seeing exclusively behavior cases at the MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital, or VTH, in June. “My overall goal with the behavior service is to enhance the human/animal bond and to teach students about behavior,” she said. Chairperson of the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences Charles DeCamp said having an animal behaviorist resident is significant.

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.