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Teacher swap offers global experience
Sophia Cheng was born in Mexico, but her tongue might be German.
COMMENTARY
On Earth Day and beyond, take time to care for planet
Earth Day is one of those faux holidays that either make people feel guilty for not celebrating or overly proud for doing their part. Earth Day, like many other semi-holidays, has potential, but most people don’t take advantage.
BASEBALL
MSU, Illini both looking for solid weekend after rough outings
Midweek games against nonconference opponents might not show up in the Big Ten standings, but for the MSU baseball team, that does not mean those games don’t play a small part in what happens every weekend in conference action.
FOOTBALL
MSU football great Chandnois dies at 86
Lynn Chandnois, one of MSU’s all-time great two-way football players, died Thursday at the age of 86.
FEATURES
MSU Rugby Club plans to advance to Division I, increase recruitment
Zac Pelton couldn’t imagine his college experience without rugby. Pelton, a criminal justice junior and team captain of the MSU Rugby Football Club, said he started playing rugby during his sophomore year in high school and is thankful to be able to continue playing at MSU.
BASEBALL
Spartans win at Comerica
Detroit — Sophomore pitcher Andrew Waszak had been to Comerica Park before. But never like this. In the first-ever college baseball game at the stadium in Detroit, Waszak gave up one run in seven innings en route to MSU’s 3-1 win against Central Michigan on Wednesday night. “I’ve been to a game here, and I’m looking down at the players,” said Waszak, who is from nearby Rochester Hills.
BASEBALL
Fans come out to support Spartans in Detroit despite cold temperatures
Detroit — Temperatures were in the mid-30s, clouds hung in the sky all night and the wind made the flags in the outfield stand up the entire game. Not exactly ideal baseball weather for Wednesday’s Clash at Comerica between the MSU and Central Michigan baseball teams, but for Matt Chapman, Richard Taylor and the other 2,169 fans at Comerica Park in Detroit, not even barely-above freezing temperatures could keep them away from watching the Spartans (23-10, 6-3 Big Ten) and Chippewas (18-19) square off in Wednesday’s historic game. “That’s nothing,” said Taylor, who graduated from MSU in 2006 with a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology.
NEWS
Senate subcommittee proposes higher ed budget
Lawmakers appear to disagree over exactly how to fund MSU and Michigan’s 14 other public universities, with differing funding proposals emerging in the Legislature this week and last. But it’s not so much the extent of the cuts to higher education — that number seems to be pegged at going no lower than 15 percent, which would cost MSU $43 million next year from this fiscal year’s $283.7 million in state dollars and more than $222 million for all universities combined. The disagreement, rather, centers around key aspects of where the money comes from.
NEWS
State senator holds E.L. town hall meeting to discuss budget
More than 130 people gathered Wednesday at an East Lansing elementary school to gain perspective and share their opinions of state budget woes. State Sen.
NEWS
MSU linebacker receives deferred sentence in Colo.
Freshman linebacker Max Bullough might have all charges related to a minor in possession essentially erased if he successfully completes his nine-month probation, said Carolyn Jemison, a Clerk of Court for Pitkin County Court in Colorado. “It will be as if (the charges) never existed,” Jemison said. On Tuesday, Bullough was given deferred sentencing in relation to a March 10 incident in Aspen, Colo.
NEWS
Police Brief 04/21/11
A 20-year-old male student reported his bike stolen April 12 between 1-2 p.m., MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The student said he locked the bike frame to the racks outside the Business College Complex using a cable lock, McGlothian-Taylor said. The bike is a brown, 21-speed Mongoose worth $200 and is registered with MSU police.
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MSU hosts social networking workshop for students, professionals
Students who cringe at the thought of tweeting might need to rethink the way they view social media to remain competitive in the job market, journalism professor Karl Gude said.
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MSU Fencing Club places sixth in national tournament
Following a recent tournament success, the MSU Fencing Club hopes to build on its strengths in the coming years.
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MSU awarded grants for being green
The deputy secretary for the Department of Agriculture visited campus Wednesday morning to honor MSU for being one of the greenest of the green research institutions in the country.
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MSU Police to train students, faculty for emergency events
Preparing faculty and staff to think in a survival mindset, the MSU police presented a pilot training program for active shooter and hostage situations Wednesday in the Main Library.
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Smithsonian offers internship opportunity, job to student
When art history and visual culture senior Meghan Burke received a call that she would be interning at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., she was both shocked and relieved.
MICHIGAN
Humphrey Fellows finish program in E.L.
For Rinchen Lhazom and Munkhsoyol Baatarjav, an opportunity to experience the U.S. in a professional setting included community participation on both a university and city level.
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MSU students, faculty represent sustainability with fashion exhibit
Anna Motz always has been infatuated with fashion and design. It wasn’t until she stumbled upon an apparel class at MSU that she decided to switch her major from business to a double major in apparel and textile design and interior design.
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MSU trustees approve plan for new source of energy
Likely not to be hitting the fan — but powering it — a new waste-based energy source is drawing the attention of MSU officials to see if it can prove to be financially viable.
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MSU professor to debut piano piece
Derek Polischuk, an MSU assistant professor of piano and director of piano pedagogy, will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at the Music Building Auditorium.