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Pricey gas means scooter sales soar
When gas prices gouged students at more than $3 a gallon this fall, Tim Soule and Colin Shellhorn started selling scooters.
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Adjunct physics professor at MSU wins Nobel Prize
This year’s Nobel Prize for physics winners Albert Fert and Peter Grunberg’s research could potentially allow for more songs on an MP3 player or more memory on a laptop.
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Vegetarians at a loss in campus cafeterias
Cafeterias across campus continue to increase the variety of food during meals to better accommodate vegetarians. However, some students living in the dorms find it difficult to practice vegetarianism in the healthiest way, even with the updates.
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Hollis to talk football policy with ASMSU
Athletics Director Designate Mark Hollis was asked to attend ASMSU’s Thursday Student Assembly meeting to clear up football student section policy misconceptions.
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Police Briefs 10/09/07
Vandals smashed the front window of an excavating machine parked on campus last week, causing $500 in damage, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
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Group seeks to extend term limits for state legislators
Proposals to extend term limits in an effort to build trust and experience in the Capitol are resurfacing after Michigan’s recent budget dilemma.
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MSU waits for news on ground beef recall
MSU will know if it can begin serving ground beef at residence hall cafeterias early this week, MSU officials said.
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Vulgar voices
Classless. Embarrassing. Juvenile. A burden on the reputation of the Spartans. Call it what you want, but MSU students have created a tradition at football games: profanity. From “First down, b——!” to “F—- Notre Dame!” the cheers have caught the attention of past, present and future Spartans.
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Honoring native culture
When he lived at home, criminal justice freshman Garrett Faulk said he and his family only occasionally talked about their Iroquois roots.
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Seniors get internship experience in course
Finding an internship can be tough, sometimes seemingly impossible in the competitive, increasingly global economy.
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Group gives students voice in E.L. City Council
When the University Student Commission was established, its purpose was to provide a voice within City Hall for students.
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ASMSU bill proposes addition of event coordinator to staff
ASMSU officials said they realize many students have no idea what events they do and do not sponsor.
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Chrysler labor strike could occur if no agreement reached
More than 16,000 workers at 11 Chrysler LLC plants in Michigan could walk off the job Wednesday if the automaker fails to reach a contract agreement with the United Auto Workers.
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MSU pulls beef from cafeterias
Students on MSU’s meal plan craving a hamburger or sausage patty will have to look elsewhere. The university has pulled all ground beef products from cafeterias in response to a call from its meat supplier, who is testing its beef for E. coli contamination.
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College of Law seeks stable, reliable dean in new search
The MSU College of Law’s search for a new dean is under way with plans of bringing permanence and stability to the program.
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Fall flashback
In a shoot-out that featured 13 touchdowns and more than 1,000 yards of offense, Northwestern fired the last bullet — killing MSU 48-41 in overtime Saturday. Wildcats quarterback C.J. Bacher brought the biggest gun, throwing for a career-high 520 yards on 38-of-48 passing, and scoring five touchdowns.
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High-profile trials to continue
Many of Lansing and East Lansing’s high-profile court cases resume in the upcoming weeks. Here’s a rundown of the area’s biggest court cases soon to be back in session at Lansing’s district and circuit courts.
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Eateries see sales boost when airing Big Ten Network games
As Big Ten teams reached the halfway point of the football regular season Saturday, the TV network carrying the conference name remains off the screens of fans with the nation’s leading cable provider.
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New Facebook tool helps MSU students connect to classmates
As Matt Lempke labored through Calculus II problems earlier this semester, he found himself stuck. Lempke, a chemical engineering freshman, logged onto Facebook.com and used the “Courses” application on the Web site to find a classmate for help.
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Relay sheds light on Darfur
When relay runners from Detroit and Jackson converged at the Capitol steps with their torches at the Dream for Darfur Olympic Torch Relay and Rally Saturday, their purpose was to send a message to China: Bring the Olympic dream to Darfur, a troubled region in Sudan.