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Going pro

Sarah Harbison
September 23, 2008

Walking along the sidewalk on the brink of business hours on a recent Monday afternoon, Provost Kim Wilcox idly chatted with two other top administrators. The three stood out on campus, mostly because of their business attire. But aside from their suits and clout, they could have been any group of friends at MSU. As Wilcox grabbed a honeysuckle blossom off a bush outside the Administration Building, they laughed as he tried to drain it of actual honey.

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Fast-a-Thons give students new perspective of Ramadan

Keiara Tenant
September 23, 2008

It’s been said you can’t understand what someone is going through unless you’ve walked in their shoes. For this reason, the Islamic Medical Students Association, or IMSA, and the Muslim Students Association are inviting students to fast for a day with the Islamic community.

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Fund allows students to finance 'green' projects

Kayla Habermehl
September 23, 2008

Students with ‘green’ ideas who are short on cash now have a new way to finance their projects. The Student Project Fund, operated through the Office of Campus Sustainability, will provide funds to students who wish to do sustainability-focused projects, Terry Link, director of the Office of Campus Sustainability, said.

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ASMSU prepares for iVote

Thea Neal
September 23, 2008

Kyle Dysarz isn’t nervous. He’s manned a concert that cost ASMSU $225,000, will overseeing more than 30 registered student organizations as they pile into Breslin Center and hopes 9,000 MSU students will show up.

FEATURES

Freshman fifteen Q's

College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and her perspective on her new frontier.

COMMENTARY

Focus on economy first, then renewable energy

In recent weeks, the U.S. economy has suffered a heart attack. And as with any heart attack, time is needed to heal. Yet Michigan legislators are still arguing over how high a percentage of electricity should come from renewable energy sources, otherwise known as the renewable portfolio standard, or RPS.

COMMENTARY

Rogers' Law could affect students

Are you ready to vote? Don’t worry. This isn’t part of the mountain of editorials and columns begging you to go out and register to vote — although you should be registered, and those exhortations are coming.

NEWS

Battle for beams

Justin Harris
September 22, 2008

With the potential for hundreds of new jobs and $1 billion in economic activity for the state, advertising senior Monica Fineis realizes how important the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams would be for MSU. The facility, known as FRIB, is a U.S. Department of Energy-funded program that, if won, would update the university’s Cyclotron and give Michigan $1 billion in economic stimulus during the next 20 years.