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MICHIGAN

Art council awards grants

East Lansing officials recently received three grant awards from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, or MCACA, aimed at strengthening the arts and cultural community in the city as well as throughout the state.

COMMENTARY

Setting the record straight on MSU animal research

The recent column by guest columnist Mitch Goldsmith, “The Darker Side of Animal Testing,” (SN 4/25) not only is horrifying but also left me completely bewildered by the obscene skewing of MSU’s poultry and mink teaching and research farm.

COMMENTARY

A senior Spartan’s survival guide

My time at this school nearly has run its course. I am graduating (scary, I know), and as I think back on my four years here, I find myself wishing I could go back and tell my cocky little freshman self what I’ve learned, not only about college and MSU but also tips for making the rocky years from age 18 on to age 22 a little bit easier.

FOOTBALL

Young linebackers gain experience to replace veteran core

Entering spring camp with the task of replacing two of the most consistent linebackers in the recent MSU history, the team’s young linebackers have done an excellent job in helping to account for the loss of last season’s stalwart group of seniors, head coach Mark Dantonio said Tuesday.

Lauren Gibbons ·
NEWS

A perfect match

For accounting sophomore Brian Perry, going in blind has had its ups and downs. Perry, a transfer student from Central Michigan University, said in his freshman year at CMU, he met some of his best friends after filling out a roommate matching survey and getting placed with three other freshmen.

NEWS

ASMSU will hold elections this Thursday

Representatives for ASMSU will be electing their leadership Thursday, but this year there are new positions to fill that differ from the traditional organization of previous years. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. The new positions reflect the changes of the newly merged General Assembly.

NEWS

Study shows students have higher debt, more trouble repaying loans

When scheduling classes, Anna Craft always has a calculator within reach. With the rising costs of tuition, the professional writing junior factors in the cost of each individual credit hour to ensure she doesn’t borrow more money than she absolutely has to. “While taking out loans and going through the process, I found out that each credit hour costs roughly $400,” Craft said.

NEWS

Police Brief 04/26/11

A 29-year-old female student reported her bicycle stolen between 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. April 15 at the Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center, MSU police Sgt.

MSU

College of Human Medicine HQ earns ‘green’ certification

The College of Human Medicine’s Secchia Center has been honored for its efforts to “go green” in Grand Rapids. Last week, the Secchia Center — the college’s headquarters in Grand Rapids — was awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, gold certification by the U.S.