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NEWS

‘Magic’ Johnson to address grads

Former MSU basketball player and NBA player Earvin “Magic” Johnson and General Electric Co. CEO and Chairman Jeffrey Immelt will speak at the undergraduate commencement in December, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon announced Tuesday during an Academic Council meeting.

NEWS

Police Brief 11/17/10

An MSU student assaulted her boyfriend Monday night when he came to her dorm room in Rather Hall after the two argued via text message, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

NEWS

Living City

“This is a hobby that’s turned into an obsession,” owner Dave Porter said of his business, Fireworks Glass Studios, 119 S.

MSU

MSU Muslims gather to celebrate end of holiday

When some students were still asleep at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, human biology sophomore and Muslim Students’ Association member Sarah Malik prayed in honor of Eid al-Adha, an Islamic holiday. Students and community members celebrated the holiday Tuesday at the Lansing Center, 333 E.

MSU

COGS working to improve student health insurance

A member of the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, met with MSU human resources staff Tuesday in hopes of advancing the group’s plans of decreasing costs and increasing coverage of health insurance for graduate students and their families.

MSU

Grant makes bioenergy crop growth possible

A new state grant could help MSU plant the seeds for more renewable energy in Michigan. The university recently received the $476,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth, or DELEG.

COMMENTARY

Silence Westboro through reason

When I discovered last week that Westboro Baptist Church, or WBC had scheduled a picket of East Lansing High School, I was appalled and shocked. For those who don’t know, the group is best known for its protests at the funerals of soldiers and blatant gay hate speech.

COMMENTARY

Improving access will benefit entrepreneurs

It seems like every other word that comes out of the mouth of every politician, economist and political pundit is business: big business, small business, business stimulus, business tax breaks. Business, business, business.

NEWS

MSU, colleges nationwide see increase in applications received

In an article published earlier this month in the Chronicle of Higher Education, administrators at numerous prestigious institutions across the country said they are noticing increased application totals year-to-year from interested students. MSU currently is up about 5 percent in applications compared to last year.

NEWS

MSU MBA ranked No. 20 in US

MSU’s Master of Business Administration, or MBA, program ranked No. 20 nationally by Bloomberg Businessweek, above schools such as Yale University and Georgia Institute of Technology.

NEWS

Police Brief 11/16/10

A small fire broke out Saturday morning in a hot box unit keeping pizzas warm at the Union Pizzeria, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.