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Unusually warm week might be last of 2012
Cold temperatures and perhaps snow are right behind 2012’s few remaining 70-degree days, according to an MSU geography professor.
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Black community talks faith, politics at conference
Trevesha Vinson’s booming voice filled the Kellogg Center auditorium on Monday night with words of power and endearment.
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Student representatives share goals
The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, and MSU’s undergraduate student governments provide services, funding and a voice for MSU students. With their contributions to policymaking at MSU, The State News decided to catch up with a few members of these governing bodies to find out who these student representatives really are.
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Conversation and fine wine, no snobs allowed
Unlike other bars in downtown Lansing, P Squared will be the only primary wine bar. The goal, they say, is to offer a wide selection and relaxed atmosphere without the snooty attitude.
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Face Time: 54-B District Judge candidate Mark Meadows
With about two weeks until election day, The State News interviewed state Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, a candidate for East Lansing’s 54-B District Court, to find out about his goals for becoming a judge.
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Research paper details effective Twitter use
A pair of Spartans have found Twitter can be used for more than learning about what Kim Kardashian is having for dessert.
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MSU Band members protect Sparty statue from U-M vandals during game week
During the week before the Spartans take on the Wolverines, the Spartan Marching Band protects the symbol and pride of MSU’s campus, the Sparty statue, from vandals in a tradition known as Sparty Watch.
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For the love of fur: Veterinary students walk to save strays
Veterinary students took a break from their stressful schedules to bring their pets to campus to compete in a race for a good cause.
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Hindu students celebrate Navratri
For physiology sophomore Ronak Patel, the Hindu festival Navratri is a celebration he and his loved ones embrace each year.
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Conference discusses video game theory
Last Thursday through Saturday, MSU hosted the third Meaningful Play conference, which educates participants in video game theory, research, design innovations, principles and practices.
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54B judicial candidate debate appeals to young voters
Everything from the “Voting is Sexy” T-shirts offered to those who submitted questions for the moderator to the actual debate questions themselves was geared toward the student population during the East Lansing 54B District Court judicial candidate debate hosted by ASMSU on Thursday evening.
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Riding it out
The sounds of tools resonated from the back room of the brightly colored Action Board Sports building as Jim MacGregor assembled a longboard. On any given day, the smoothing of grip tape or tightening of trucks can be heard throughout the store.
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Student political groups engage in 4th debate
The MSU College Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians clashed at a student political debate in Case Hall on Thursday night.
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Learning uncommon languages beneficial
Biochemistry and molecular biology junior Raeuf Roushangar believes he will have an advantage when it comes to finding a job after college.
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Assembly at rock on Farm Lane discusses on-campus race issues
For linguistics and philosophy junior Adam Liter, giving a voice to the unheard is a purpose he holds close to his heart.
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Romaniote Jewry expert lectures in honor of late professor
When MSU professor Ada Finifter died almost a year ago, she left a bequest to the Jewish Studies Program: involve itself in Romaniote Jewry — the history of a community of original Greek Jews.
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Noodles & Co. to use bike delivery option
One downtown restaurant started using its noodle to come up with a new delivery tactic for both students and residents alike.
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Face Time: Kristen Heitman
For 10 weeks during this past summer, dietetics junior Kristen Heitman visited the small town of Nome, Alaska.
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Museum opening pushed by 1 day
The highly anticipated opening of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum now is slated to be Nov. 10.
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Disney College Program presents at MSU
Today at 3 p.m., the Disney College Program will host a presentation for students in B115 Wells Hall.