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5K Walk/Run for Higher Education to be held Saturday
Funds from the event will be used to create a scholarship for MSU students that are in financial need.
MICHIGAN
East Lansing branches out as a Tree City USA
In 1988, East Lansing was named a Tree City USA for the first time. Now, in 2012, the city is sticking to its roots for its 25th consecutive year as a Tree City USA, a national honor given to communities by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service. “It’s a great honor, in particular because it’s our 25th year that we’ve been able to receive this designation,” said David Smith, environmental specialist for the city of East Lansing. “It shows that not only the city, but our residents have a commitment to the positive aspects of having trees in our community.”
MSU
Input solicited for plan to take away campus parking
A plan to take away parking spots in the center of campus has received mixed input from the MSU community.
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Facebook’s Groups for Schools bonds together MSU students
Facebook took another step in students’ lives with its new Groups for Schools service, providing a consolidated place to mix school life and social life.
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Sorority holds charity fashion show
The Alpha Omicron Pi sorority will hold the Catwalk for a Cure fashion show and silent auction this weekend to benefit arthritis research.
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Students embrace outdoors at Spartan Garden Party
People of all ages came out to the 4-H Children’s Garden Wednesday afternoon to have a unique learning experience and to enjoy the sunny 65-degree weather during the Spartan Garden Party.
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MSU ice cream treat debuts
For many, rising temperatures in summer months are accompanied by rising cravings for ice cream and other ways to beat the heat. To relieve that craving, a new ice cream cookie sandwich developed by MSU students is hitting shelves across campus this month.
NEWS
Police Brief 04/18/12
A 29-year-old Lansing man reported his wallet was stolen from a locker room in IM Sports-Circle between 5-6 p.m. April 10, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
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Students march to battle sexual violence
At 13 years old, Kari Edington woke up one morning and decided she didn’t want to take the domestic sexual abuse she was experiencing anymore. She fled to Madison, Wis., where she came across a Take Back the Night march and realized she was not alone.
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ASMSU voter turnout still below Big Ten rivals
The ASMSU representative elections held last week showed an increased voter turnout from last year with an 8.8 percent voter turnout among all undergraduates, more than double the turnout the group got in last year’s elections. About 2.8 percent of undergraduates participated in last year’s elections, according to past State News stories.
MICHIGAN
Proposed budget shows future deficit in East Lansing street repair funds
Funding for local and major street projects and subsequent repairs is set to fluctuate across the next few years in East Lansing, based on budget projections presented Tuesday to the East Lansing City Council. East Lansing Director of Public Works Todd Sneathen and Finance Director Mary Haskell presented documents to the council at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, prior to its regular meeting, detailing changes that project a deficit at the start of the next fiscal year in the city’s fund for major street repairs.
MICHIGAN
Museum to host weekend event at empty Barnes & Noble space
The former site of the East Lansing Barnes & Noble once again is slated to be teeming with life this weekend, but only for a short time.
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Students braid, bake challah bread to connect with part of Jewish culture
After years of watching her mother make challah bread each week, retailing senior Morgan Fox figured out what special ingredient made the bread so tasty.
NEWS
Police Brief 04/17/12
A 22-year-old woman from Holt, Mich. reported her purse and its contents were stolen between 4-5 p.m. April 10 from the basement of Kresge Art Center, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
BASKETBALL
Raymar Morgan speaks about his Israel experience
Some of the best memories of Raymar Morgan’s life came during his time at MSU. After playing basketball overseas for the past two years, he came back to the campus where he spent four years on the MSU men’s basketball team and speak to Jewish students about his time in Israel. Morgan spoke to students at the RCAH Theatre in Snyder and Phillips halls on Monday night. The Israel on Campus Coalition and MSU Hillel organized the event.
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Working in the name of Love
Human biology senior Margaret Love takes a break after swimming laps Monday at IM Sports-West. Love and her sister, second-year law student Elizabeth Love, work out four times a week together and swim every Monday.
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New plant sciences building opens
Wind advisories on Monday did not stop kinesiology junior Max Golec from strolling through the courtyard and gardens behind the new Molecular Plant Sciences Building, which officially opened Friday.
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Students struggle as medical schools remain picky about admittance
After taking the Medical College Admission Test three times and applying to seven different medical schools during the past few years, first-year medical student Paul Mulvey found the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine was his only option.
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Trustees approve plan to build anaerobic digester
Each day, about 180 cows produce waste at the MSU Dairy Teaching and Research Center, and in the winter, it is not uncommon for that waste to pile up. Workers at the center try to haul all of the waste out to the fields, but sometimes that trip is difficult to make in the winter months, leaving the center with a mess too big to manage, said Bob Kreft, farm manager at the center.
MICHIGAN
East Lansing, MSU law enforcers increase honor guard members
Law enforcement members throughout East Lansing and MSU are working to keep tradition alive by upping the presence of ceremonial honor guards in their departments. This May, the MSU Police Department and the East Lansing Fire Department will host trainings for officers interested in being a part of an honor guard, a ceremonial unit often used to honor fallen officers or to represent police, fire or military units in public presentations, such as parades.