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FEATURES

Series of monologues aim to empower women

Robbie Couch
February 17, 2011

Annie Rzepecki said she has two specific reasons to be part of “The Vagina Monologues” — two of the closest people in her life have been sexually assaulted. Rzepecki, a public relations graduate student, is one of the directors of “The Vagina Monologues,” which will debut at 8 p.m. Friday in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre. The play is supported through VDAY, an organization globally working to end violence against women.

FEATURES

Paranormal society members bond by exploring unknown

Dillon Davis
February 17, 2011

Christopher Schuster has had a curiosity of the paranormal since he was in high school. Schuster, a criminal justice, microbiology and physiology senior, was a fan of the show “Ghost Hunters” on the Syfy network and wanted to branch out his interests with like-minded people at MSU. During his junior year, Schuster co-founded the MSU Paranormal Society

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NEWS

The great divide

Emily Wilkins
February 16, 2011

When Bernie Malonson was a freshman at Harvard University, he and a group of black peers were asked who among them were thinking of being teachers and professors.

NEWS

Report: Capitol Villa Apartment fire accidental

Kyle Campbell
February 16, 2011

The cause of the fire at apartment 48 Capitol Villa Apartments, 1708 E. Grand River Ave., was confirmed as an accident by East Lansing Fire Inspector Gerald Rodabaugh. Rodabaugh said the electric stove was left on in the apartment, and an unidentified object was left on the stove and caught fire.

MSU

FRIB project included in Obama’s budget

Summer Ballentine
February 16, 2011

With the inclusion of a $30 million award from the Department of Energy in President Barack Obama’s budget, the construction of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, moves one step closer to its expected completion in 2020. Although the budget still needs approval from Congress, officials from MSU remain confident that the importance of the facility will be conveyed to legislators. The money was specified in earlier negotiations and was used to shape the project’s budget, said Alex Parsons, FRIB’s Project Communications Manager.

COMMENTARY

Time for U.S. to cut entitlements

Summer 2010 was an ugly one for Europe. International markets halted in the wake of a sovereign debt crisis. European countries, once thought to be the example of generous welfare state, seemed to be as fiscally unfounded as those in the third world.