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Extension book now available
The 2010 edition of the On-Farm Research and Demonstration book is now available for free at any MSU Extension county office.
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Lacrosse game aims to raise cancer awareness
The MSU men’s lacrosse club is final home game of the seasonis dedicated to breast cancer awareness in honor of Lisa Tibbits, the wife of assistant coach Andy Tibbits. Lisa Tibbits was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2009 and ended treatment in February. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday against Western Michigan University at Ralph Young Field.
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Olin health advocates provide sex ed
Condoms aren’t something most students are comfortable picking up in public and sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, aren’t something they necessarily want the world to know for what they’re being tested. That’s where Olin Health Center’s student health advocates come in, said dietetics junior Ashley Hilbert, an Olin Health advocate. Advocates set up a booth in the Union on Wednesday to engage students in sexual education-related activities, trivia and games to recognize National STI Awareness Month.
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Presentation addresses suicide
On Wednesday evening, Dennis Liegghio, the executive director of NoResolve.org, held his Know Resolve presentation at the Engineering Building. Liegghio, who was 14 years old when his father committed suicide, said the nonprofit organization’s goal is to promote the idea of hope after the loss of a loved one though coping skills and resilience.
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OCAT hosts fashion show for diversity
As an Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions, or OCAT, aide in Rather Hall this year, Brent Mitchell noticed cliques based on race forming in his hall. Mitchell helped create the Trends From All Ends fashion show held Wednesday night in Rather Hall. The show featured OCAT aides from Brody Complex, as well as about 50 students sharing their culture before a crowd of about 40.
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Sorority plans charity 5k run
The 2010 Kappa Delta 5K Run for Child Abuse Prevention Services is planned for 10 a.m. April 17.
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MSU Safe Place in running for grant
MSU Safe Place is in the running for a $25,000 grant and students can vote online to help survivors of domestic violence. The grant, funded through the Pepsi Refresh Project, would support MSU Safe Place in its efforts to help survivors of domestic violence and stalking.
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Greeks focus on local community
The MTV Fundraising Night, which was held Wednesday in the Auditorium, attracted hundreds of fraternity and sorority members and their friends and family to watch teams dance in the competition. The event is part of the greek community’s annual Greek Week.
MICHIGAN
Catholic charity to collect items
St. Vincent Catholic Charities, or STVCC, is looking for new or gently used items to help support homeless families in the area.
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Speaker to lecture on Jesus in Islam
Jesus in Islam, the final event of Islam Awareness Month, will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Erickson Hall Kiva.
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MSU center to host event on inequality
MSU’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies will hold a two-day event allowing students to examine issues of inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean from April 21-22. The event, which is called Regional Inequality in Times of Globalization, will be held at the International Center.
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Small Animals day set for next week
The MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Student Senate will host Small Animals Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 17 at the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education. The event will offer face-painting, a sheep dog demonstration, educational booths by other MSU student organizations and more.
FEATURES
Country rock band to hit Pump House
The Orchard Street Pump House will welcome the Deadstring Brothers and Alison Lewis to perform at 7 p.m. Sunday.
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Annual paper show to come to Lansing
The 51st Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing.
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UAB to have comic make stop at MSU
Comedian Tracey Ashley will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday in the Union Main Lounge.
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Musical examines show business struggles
This is the setting for “A Chorus Line,” the classic musical that explores what it means to be a performer, opened at Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall on Tuesday night and is playing through Sunday.
FEATURES
Unrealistic plot, bad acting prove fatal for 'Last Song'
When I first saw then-16-year-old Miley Cyrus “moving her hips like … yeah,” wearing little more than underwear in the music video for “Party in the U.S.A.,” I thought there was no way she could ever make me more uncomfortable.
SPORTS
MSU prepares for challenging 3-week stretch
A shot at the Big Ten Championship, several key tournament finishes and an exciting end to one of the most successful seasons in school history are all on the line during the next three weeks for the No. 14 MSU women’s golf team.
SOFTBALL
Joseph mindful of keeping Spartans focused on present
Prior to last weekend’s series against Minnesota, the MSU softball team was 2-8 in one-run games, including a February stretch in which it lost four out of five games by 2-1 scores. Fast-forward one week after sweeping Minnesota by scores of 2-1 and 7-6, and the Spartans (16-17 overall, 2-2 Big Ten) have a newfound confidence going into this weekend’s series at Indiana (7-21, 0-2). “We weren’t tough enough, and we weren’t finishing, so we had leads, and then we blew it in the end,” MSU softball head coach Jacquie Joseph said. “We’ve been doing that a lot.
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April is most wonderful time of sports year
April really is the best month for sports on the calendar.