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Student organization spreads awareness about importance of clean water
Raef Fadel believes everyone deserves clean water.
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Increased iClicker use causes more cheating
Since the popularity of iClickers has increased during the last decade, students and faculty alike are becoming more aware of the problems that come along with them, according to a recent study in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Local theater presents play for Charlie
An audience of several dozen watched young actors perform “Charlie and the Hump Sisters,” a play about Charlie, an avid animal-lover, and his 7-year-old sister Esther Waller’s adventure searching for camels at the zoo, Saturday and Sunday at the Mid Michigan Family Theatre, 440 Frandor Ave., in Lansing.
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Mitten Mavens host roller derby bout for LBGT Center
There were menacing stares, elbows thrown and women sent flying on Saturday evening at Demonstration Hall.
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ASMSU proposes CATA bus-tracking app
Graduate student Kityu Lau has had some close calls trying to catch the bus.
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Student Organic Farm hosts third annual Hoophouse Gala
Agricultural students got the opportunity to enjoy the fruits of their labor for a good cause Sunday evening at the third annual MSU Student Organic Farm Hoophouse Gala.
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CATA launches fifth annual Clean Commute Challenge
Today, Capital Area Transportation Authority launched its fifth annual “Clean Commute Challenge. The state-wide challenge, which ends Sept. 23, seeks to promote clean transportation, such as biking or taking the bus, Clean Commute Options Coordinator Cathleen Edgerly said.
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Master plan changes campus parking
Campus might see a change in parking in the future if a revamped version of the Campus Master Plan is passed by the Board of Trustees. The Campus Master Plan is an initiative that has guided MSU construction and expansion for about the past 10 years.
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ASMSU cancels retreat, saves money
ASMSU’s annual goal-setting retreat, scheduled for this weekend, has been canceled, ASMSU Director of Media Relations Samantha Artley said.
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Pete’s paradise
When Peter Ryan was 10 years old, his mother, Jeanne, took him to Capital City Comics and Books.
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Special prayer breakfast held for Army ROTC
As U.S. Army Chaplain Kelvin Todd addressed members of the MSU Army ROTC on Thursday morning, the cadets sat with an attentive focus on the message.
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MSU students’ website helps organize course calendars
For the organized students who spend hours mapping out every critical date of the semester in calendars to the ones that still don’t know when their first exam is, help has arrived in the form of a new website created by a team of MSU students.
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Farmer's market caters to students
The East Lansing Farmer’s Market will hold its annual Spartan Appreciation Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Valley Court Park, 201 Hillside Court. The first 75 MSU students to visit the market information booth will receive a $2 gift certificate, applicable toward any vender booth.
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Arab experts speak to MSU about 9/11
Following a symposium at the Union focused on the 10 anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, finance sophomore Stephanie Rousseau said she was surprised to hear how much of the conflict between Arab nations began before the terrorist attacks and how it became more intense afterward.
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RHA passes 2011-12 academic year budget
The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, met Wednesday night in Wilson Hall’s Essex Room to introduce new assembly representatives and pass its 2011-12 academic year budget.
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New construction projects replace parts of campus
Construction crews continue to toil below ground in a large area surrounding the MSU Main Library’s south entrance and parking lot, as they replace the building’s steam chiller cooling system, and more below-ground construction is expected at MSU in coming months.
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E.L. Officials address couch burning issue
For city officials, an increase in illegal furniture dumping and subsequent fires on city streets has encouraged the city to take further action.
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Students on Homecoming court share school pride
Although this year’s 2011-12 homecoming court features a unique mix of first-generation college students, as well as students with MSU alumni in their family tree, the 10 seniors all mutually share one thing — their passion for MSU.
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E.L. Public Library offers free library cards to students
The East Lansing Public Library often offers student-friendly programming, but a feature implemented this fall might connect MSU to the library more than before.
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RHA brings Mac Miller to campus
Pittsburgh-based rapper Mac Miller will bring his talents to MSU next month during his nationwide Blue Slide Park Tour.