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Observatory offers telescope viewing

From 9-11 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, the MSU Observatory, located at the corner of Forest and College roads, will open its doors to the public for a free viewing of MSU’s 0.6 meter telescope.

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Migrations of Islam project to show film

At 7 p.m. today in the Communication Arts and Sciences Building auditorium, members of the Migrations of Islam project will show “The Taqwacores,” a film chronicling a Muslim punk-rock scene. The film examines being young and Muslim in the U.S.

Beau Hayhoe ·
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MSU Students pitch in for Red Cedar river cleanup

Within 10 minutes of climbing into a canoe and paddling out into the Red Cedar River, three members of MSU’s Fisheries and Wildlife Club already had pulled out a bike from the depths of the water during the club’s once-a-semester river cleanup.

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Duck Derby surpasses fundraising goals

Rubber duckies aren’t just for childrens’ bath times anymore. On Saturday, the star of Ernie’s song on Sesame Street and more than 600 of his little friends joined Phi Sigma Pi at the Red Cedar River in the second annual Rubber Ducky Derby.

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Open house shows bugs up close

While many local residents spent their Sunday afternoon relaxing after a weekend full of Halloween festivities, some daring individuals kept the momentum going by visiting live tarantulas, scorpions and cockroaches.

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ASMSU passes grief absence bill

ASMSU representatives passed a bill that would recommend changes to the university’s excused absence policy at its biweekly committee meetings Thursday night in Student Services.

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ASMSU passes grief absence bill

ASMSU representatives passed a bill that would recommend changes to the university’s excused absence policy at its biweekly committee meetings Thursday night in Student Services.

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Stores benefit from trick-or-treaters

When elementary education junior Megan Sexton and media and communication technology senior Erin Southers went to grab a bite to eat on Grand River Avenue on Thursday night, they didn’t expect to see superheroes, monsters and princesses.