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Simon scheduled for Q&A with RHA
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon will meet with Residence Halls Association, or RHA, general assembly members today to discuss student concerns on campus.
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Consolidation of school set to begin in February
Departments within the School of Planning, Design & Construction will call a single building home when the school moves all operations to Human Ecology Building in September.
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Women's center expands
Board members and contributing partners of the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing met Tuesday to begin a renovation that will triple the floor space between the organization’s two buildings.
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Holiday celebrates environment
Students celebrated the new year of trees Tuesday night at Hillel Jewish Student Center by eating traditional dried fruits, planting flowers and parsley and promoting environmental awareness.
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Local experts weigh in after FDA approves food from animal clones
Dolly the sheep’s grandchildren might be in for trouble after food products from cloned animals were deemed safe to eat last week, but local experts don’t expect to see cloned products on store shelves anytime soon.
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Pfizer gives MSU, state universities at least $1.25M in extra equipment
Health care and pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. announced plans Tuesday to donate $6.5 million in surplus equipment to Michigan’s research universities, including MSU.
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MSU Board of Trustees OKs $13.3M step to go 'green'
Sociology senior Skye Black’s presentation to the MSU Board of Trustees more than a year ago, which revealed MSU was last in the Big Ten in recycling, struck a nerve with Trustee Joel Ferguson.
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Grant offers students $4,000 to teach in high-need schools
Teacher education students who plan to work in high-need schools after graduation could receive up to $4,000 a year for participating in the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program, or TEACH.
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Program will offer students chance to learn, live with ASL
MSU is taking American Sign Language, or ASL, out of the classroom and into the community. Beginning in the fall, students will be able to participate in a residential hall program where ASL is the primary mode of communication.
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Video surveillance to aid Cotter case
Police are reviewing video surveillance from businesses and eateries near Chesterton, Ind., in search of information regarding Rylan Cotter’s whereabouts before her death.
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Worth the trip
The experience outweighs the cost. At least that’s Andrew Goldberg’s philosophy as he prepares to study abroad for a semester at the American University of Rome.
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ELHS student hit, in critical condition
A 15-year-old East Lansing High School student remains in critical condition at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital after being struck by a vehicle on the corner of Harrison and Tarleton avenues Friday, East Lansing police Sgt. Carl Nowak said.
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Students march to support civil rights
More than 40 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. inspired about 250,000 people to march for freedom in Washington, D.C. On Monday, more than 200 people met at the Union to carry on the tradition.
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MSU given $1.3M for culinary lab updates
The School of Hospitality Business’ efforts to fund a revitalized Culinary Business Learning Lab were aided by a $1.3 million grant from The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, the school announced Friday.
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Mich. House bills could ease voting restrictions
The days of unforgiving weather and late registration hindering voter participation might soon be irrelevant for Michiganians if two initiatives being discussed in the state Legislature are passed.
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Seminar to teach home ownership
The MSU College of Law Rental Housing Clinic will host a seminar Feb. 11 to educate renters on home ownership.
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ASMSU to unveil rebuilt Web site
Minutes from past ASMSU meetings and up-to-date contact information for representatives will be a click away for students when ASMSU launches a new Web site this semester.
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Fraudulent e-mails attempt to access personal information from students
MSU’s e-mail system was victim to a phishing attack Monday as hundreds of users received fraudulent e-mails requesting personal information.
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Eatery brings Ethiopia to city
Altaye Tadesse opened Altu’s Ethiopian Cuisine 11 years ago with hopes of integrating ethnic food into the diets of Lansing area residents.
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Women given different tips for losing weight
An MSU professor’s constant battle with her weight led her to take a closer look at the ways magazines approach weight loss differently based on the race of their readers.