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Ticket prices for U2 announced
After ticket prices were announced Monday for U2’s June 30 Spartan Stadium concert, students said they expect the “lower priced” event to be a hit.
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Forensics course recreates human faces
A pair of green eyes stared blankly at Jane Wankmiller as the anthropology doctoral student aimed her camera at the black man’s face. Flashes of light from her camera momentarily illuminated the lifeless eyes, but they did not blink. She examined the face one last time before she tugged one of the ears, watching as it peeled away from the skull she spent the past eight weeks transforming into a facial reconstruction of a deceased person.
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Iraqi child nearing end of surgeries for facial scars
A 12-year-old Iraqi boy is looking forward to taking off the hats he always wears after a series of reconstructive surgeries provided free of charge by an MSU surgeon, which are progressing on schedule and slated for completion by the end of January.
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U2 tickets on sale next Monday
Tickets for U2’s June 30 concert at Spartan Stadium are slated to go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 23, a release from promoter Live Nation said.
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Trade representative to visit MSU
Senior Counselor to the U.S. Trade Representative Peter Cowhey will speak during the annual Quello Lecture on Nov. 19 at MSU.
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MSU graduates might have edge in Mich. job market
Although studies show Michigan might continue to drown in economic disaster for decades, MSU graduates might have easier access to life boats.
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Cultures shared at MSU's 25th annual Global Fest
Communication senior Musherf Alamri said he doesn’t get many opportunities to share his culture with others at MSU.
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MSU students experience taste of Africa
African musicians provided rhythmic backdrop with their drums as women danced in full traditional clothes and men in costumes made their way around stage in 3-foot-tall stilts.
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Speaker proposes slowing climate change through energy efficiency
In an effort to shed light on the growing concern and research for climate change, the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station is holding a yearlong distinguished lecture series called Bioeconomy and Climate Change.
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Granholm works to bring Promise back to students
Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Thursday during a conference call she will visit MSU next Wednesday as part of her efforts to bring back the Michigan Promise Scholarship.
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ROTC members honor, remember veterans
The names of those who have graduated from MSU and died in battle are listed on the walls of the MSU Alumni Chapel, which became a gathering place for hundreds who honored veterans Thursday.
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Burns to speak at MSU in December
Filmmaker Ken Burns will visit MSU in December as part of the College of Arts and Letters Signature Lecture Series.
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Orchestra hosts high school students
Select students from Michigan high schools will join the MSU Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. Saturday at Wharton Center.
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MSU researchers to help create Mich. ethanol site
One of Michigan’s first ethanol facilities is set to be created with the help of a group of MSU researchers.
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Animal rights group dicusses MSU's practices
A national organization is calling on MSU officials to consider alternatives to how the university teaches its veterinary students.
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ASMSU members consider potential department cuts
Almost two weeks after proposals to discontinue dozens of MSU departments and programs were announced by MSU officials, ASMSU’s Academic Assembly took the matter into consideration Tuesday at its general assembly meeting.
MICHIGAN
Poor road conditions here to stay because of drained transportation budget
Bumpy and cracked roads in East Lansing might remain unchanged because of cuts to the state’s transportation budget and a lack of stimulus money.
MICHIGAN
Veterans Day fundraiser helps homeless
James McGaugh was proudly dressed for Veterans Day on Wednesday night, though his uniform — a brightly striped sweater, a pair of Wrangler jeans and the nicest pair of socks he said he’s ever owned — was not what might come to mind for a former Marine of the Vietnam War era.
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MSU Marathon of Majors held today
The Undergraduate University Division will host its semi-annual Marathon of Majors from 5-7 p.m. today in the first floor classroom wing of Bessey Hall.
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MSU starts eco-friendly certification program
The MSU community will have a chance to prove how green it really is through a new program designed to recognize environmentally friendly areas of campus.