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MSU community remains cool, refreshed during summer days

Zane McMillin
July 6, 2009

As summer temperatures begin to creep toward 80 degrees and higher, MSU students have been finding ways to keep cool and beat the heat around East Lansing. “I just stay outside and have some fun,” said Ania Bieciuk, a comparative cultures and politics senior, who said she finds ways to keep cool both inside and outside, be it through swimming at her apartment complex’s pool or shopping at the mall.

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Web exclusive: Obama administration calls for smaller question set on FAFSA

Meredith Skrzypczak
July 6, 2009

Students who panic at the thought of answering more than 100 questions on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, might feel more relaxed after changes to make the process simpler were announced June 24. President Barack Obama’s administration announced changes to the applications, which will affect the more than 25,000 MSU students who file FAFSAs each year. Shorter online applications will result as part of the changes.

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Web exclusive: Recovery Act funds MSU research

Kayla Habermehl
July 6, 2009

For Jay Lennon, an MSU assistant professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, federal stimulus money will help fund research into some of the smallest organisms in the ocean. Lennon is the lead researcher on one of eight MSU projects funded with federal stimulus money. He said the stimulus money helps by keeping people working. “The great thing is that the money goes to people in my lab who do research — it funds grad students and research assistants and people — it’s their job to generate data and figure problems out,” he said.

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Web exclusive: E.L. to increase waste collection fees

Kate Jacobson
July 6, 2009

Residents of East Lansing who rely on the city to pick up trash might be paying more for garbage removal in the next fiscal year. City officials increased the waste collection program fees for the first time since the inception of the program to help meet higher equipment costs and rising fuel prices.

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Police Brief 07/06/09

Brittany Shammas
July 5, 2009

A spiderweb crack in a glass door leading to the lobby of the Amtrak station, 1240 S. Harrison Road, was reported May 29, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

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Local businesses hope for boost from Common Ground attendees

Megan Hart
July 5, 2009

Downtown Lansing businesses are hoping the Common Ground music festival will be a high note in a summer dominated by news of job losses. The festival begins today and runs through Sunday in Adado Riverfront Park and at the intersection of Shiawassee Street and North Washington Avenue in Lansing. Five stages will feature both nationally known and local performers.

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City to take 5 furlough days

Kate Jacobson
July 5, 2009

Some East Lansing officials are making financial sacrifices to help maintain the city budget by taking five furlough days. The unpaid furlough days were not mandatory for city officials, but 67 nonunionized city employees volunteered to take the days in the upcoming fiscal year.

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Uncertainty looms over director’s job status

Zane McMillin
July 5, 2009

Confusion is swirling over the status of Jane Briggs-Bunting, who was asked Wednesday to resign as director of the MSU School of Journalism by Pamela Whitten, the newly appointed dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences.

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Summer on a budget

Kate Jacobson
July 5, 2009

Students sticking around East Lansing for the summer are trying to stay cool and, at the same time, maintain a cool summer budget. There are a number of things to do around East Lansing, but finding the right deals can make having fun as easy as lying in the sun.

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Carillon concerts continue Wedsnesday

Megan Hart
July 5, 2009

MSU will hold a series of carillon concerts this month at Beaumont Tower at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays. The 13th annual Muelder Summer Carillon Series is free and held rain or shine. After the concerts, the tower will be open for tours.

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La Bodega boutique to open on Grand River

Daniel Luscombe
July 5, 2009

When fashion boutique La Bodega opens Aug. 1, owner Nancy Elias will be counting on student patronage to succeed. La Bodega, 619 E. Grand River Ave., is an extension of Elias’ Ann Arbor store Orchid Lane, which she began in 1986 with her husband. The shop specializes in fair trade and eco-friendly clothing, jewelry and folk art.