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Police brief 04/01/10

A 19-year-old male MSU student reported his laptop stolen from his Wilson Hall dorm room on Friday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The student said he left his dorm room unattended to go visit someone down the hall. When he returned to his room, the laptop was stolen.

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New physics research begins

The world’s largest particle accelerator made history Tuesday when two beams of energy collided with one another at levels never before seen by scientists — and a team of MSU researchers had a front row seat as it happened.

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Student judiciary discusses COGS

A student judiciary board hearing involving two former student government officials was held Tuesday evening, although the meeting was closed to the public and its outcome will not be known until the end of the week. The hearing occurred a year after a report leveling allegations against Manish Madan, former president of the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, surfaced during a meeting to elect the group’s executive board.

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Discussion to focus on CAS curriculum

The MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences will hold group sessions to discuss curriculum changes within the journalism school each day this week from either 9-10 a.m.

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MSU alum launches clothing company

A new clothing line started by an MSU alumnus and Western Michigan University student is set to launch Thursday in what the pair hopes will be a positive showing of innovation in a state whose livelihood has been underscored by economic despair.

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Indian dance show celebrates culture

Last December, a group of 22 strangers gathered in the basement of Snyder Hall. They came to dance, although the majority of them, including their two choreographers, weren’t dancers. They came so they could share their heritage at the 22nd Satrang, an Indian culture show.

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Performer fits several roles in 'Chorus Line'

Premiering in 1975, “A Chorus Line” won nine Tony awards, including Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. The show’s most recent revival will run at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through April 8; 8 p.m. April 9; 2 and 8 p.m. April 10; and 1 and 6:30 p.m. April 11 in Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall. The State News sat down with Lauryn Ciardullo, a swing performer in the musical and understudy for four of the main characters: Bebe, Connie, Judy and Maggie.