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Meadows accused of violating House rules
East Lansing’s state representative is under fire by Michigan House officials for allegedly violating campaign finance laws late last month.
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Outdoor Spartan Remix celebrates diversity in fun, fresh way
Despite the drizzle, music blared, the crowd was abuzz and students were eating all the free hot dogs they could get at Spartan Remix 2011 — a welcome event to celebrate the diversity of the MSU student body.
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Obama introduces new plan to increase jobs
President Barack Obama introduced a detailed new jobs plan Thursday evening in front of a joint session of Congress, criticizing the state of American politics and assuring the country the government could be a solution in digging the nation out of its economic despair.
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ASMSU to offer prep courses at lower rates
ASMSU is set to begin offering discounted test-prep courses for undergraduate students wishing to go on to graduate school, its officials said.
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Busy as a bee
Things are as sweet as honey for Zachary Huang, associate professor of entomology. Huang has been working with bees since 1982, but before that, he had never seen a single honeybee.
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Officers at home remember 9/11
Sept. 11, 2001 — East Lansing Fire Marshall Bob Pratt was attending a fire inspectors conference at the Kellogg Center with firefighters from throughout the state. During a break, someone informed the congregation that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center’s North Tower.
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Construction at Bailey and Rather halls on schedule
Construction at Bailey and Rather halls in Brody Complex Neighborhood is on track and about 10 percent complete, university engineer Bob Nestle said Thursday.
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(Scene) Metrospace opens new drawing exhibits
Yesterday, (Scene) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., opened up a new exhibition that runs until Oct. 23. There are two sub-exhibits on display entitled “Raw Materials” and “Skins”.
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Women's Resource Center to hold Woman-to-Woman Sale next month
From one woman to another, MSU students have the chance to spice up their wardrobes by sharing their clothes with their peers next month. The MSU Women’s Resource Center is sponsoring the Woman-to-Woman Sale at the Union Oct.
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Kerrytown BookFest in Ann Arbor to feature three MSU alums
The 9th annual Kerrytown BookFest runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market, 410 N. Fourth Ave. and Kinglsey St., in downtown Ann Arbor.
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Medical marijuana protest held at Capitol
At the end of Michigan Avenue, a street where slews of dispensary storefronts stand closed and dark, more than 1,000 people toting colorful signs gathered on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon to protest a recent Michigan Court of Appeals ruling that made commercial sales of medical marijuana illegal.
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Companies promise to create internships for engineers
Forty-five engineering industry leaders have committed to doubling the amount of engineering internships available to students in 2012, according to a release from The President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.
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Fair offers students internship opportunities
Professional writing senior Kevin Marheine stopped by the Earn, Learn and Intern Fair on Wednesday afternoon to find a company where he could get some real-world experience without some of the consequences of a full-time job.
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Students react to changes to GRE
Students preparing to take the Graduate Record Examination, or GRE — an exam required for admission to most graduate schools — are among the first to experience the most drastic changes made to the exam in its history.
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Graduate students receive assistance with credit waiver
About 18 members of MSU’s Graduate Employees Union, or GEU, are paying less for classes this semester through a new 100-credit tuition pool, which offers a waiver of some additional tuition costs.
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ELPD names two new lieutenants
The East Lansing Police Department appointed two new lieutenants at Tuesday night’s East Lansing City Council meeting.
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Dublin Square makes top 50 list
When employees of Dublin Square Irish Pub found out their establishment made Nightclub & Bar Magazine’s Next 50 list, they thought it might be a hoax.
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School board to discuss changes in E.L. public schools
Okemos resident Ella Sackett and her family moved out of Spartan Village Apartments a few years ago, but she still makes the trip to East Lansing to bring her youngest child to Red Cedar Elementary.
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MSU assistant professor enters Grand Rapids ArtPrize art competition
Henry Brimmer is working to make Grand Rapids a little more green and white.
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Company sniffs out environmental hazards with the help of canine companions
Two MSU employees created a new, environmental-based business that locates illicit substances in public water — all by sense of smell.