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Comcast, nbc host recycling event
Comcast and NBC Universal are hosting Green is Universal eCycling from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Comcast’s Lansing headquarters, 1401 E.
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Door security system upgrade in Shaw Hall
Joining other residence halls across campus, door security systems will be installed during the next two months in Shaw Hall, according to an e-mail sent to residents. Next Monday, work to place external and internal card-reader access systems will begin to be built next to each building door. Construction workers might be noticed between 6 a.m.
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ASMSU considers "lip dub" video
ASMSU is considering making a university-wide “lip dub,” a single-shot lip synch music video that has become a recent fad on YouTube.
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Bureau created to help with financial protection
A little more than three months after the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or the CFPB, is being launched. The bureau will be especially relevant for students and young Americans as they engage with credit products in a new, clearer light.
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Event allows students to test drive scion car
Erin O’Connor upgraded her car for about 10 minutes Monday. The journalism and marketing junior took part in the 2011 tC College Ride & Drive Experience behind Chipotle Mexican Grill, 539 E.
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MSU researchers take part in study of Ogallala Aquifer
What happens underground has the potential to result in disaster at the surface should water within a regional aquifer continue to be drawn past sustainable levels. About three weeks ago, work began to figure out how the Ogallala Aquifer — which spans from South Dakota to Texas — can be better managed by its residents.
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Students sheltered by parental supervision
Connor Avery’s parents won’t be making the near 1,300 mile trip from Sarasota, Fla., to East Lansing this winter to plow any snow drifts out of his way, whether real or hypothetical. The Florida native’s parents are letting him do college his own way. “I’m the first child to go away to college, so it’s harder on them,” he said. But not all parents are like Avery’s, said Philip Strong, director of the Neighborhood Concept pilot program at MSU.
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New health website targets Lansing area
If any students are worried about the dreaded “Freshman 15,” a new website is offering some answers for those in the Lansing region. The site, mymacwellness.com, offers students low-cost activities to keep active and help with eating nutritional foods. The website began as an effort between the Michigan Association of Chiropractors and the Michigan Department of Community Health.
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Community celebrates U.N.’s 65th anniversary
Traditional Indian dancers filled Hannah Community Center with the sound of music and dancing feet Sunday in celebration of the 65th anniversary of the United Nations, or UN. Events began Sunday with the United Nations Day 2010 Dinner/Program at the center, 819 Abbot Road, hosted by the Greater Lansing chapter of the United Nations Association of the USA.
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Swirlberry closes with no warning to staff
Swirlberry, a frozen yogurt shop at 228 Abbot Road, closed suddenly Monday after little more than a year of business. Employees, including the manager, were given no prior notice the store was closing and the business was open Sunday, said Audra Russell, a communicative sciences and disorders senior and former employee.
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Izzone campout unites fans with players
Students tossed footballs and roasted hot dogs over bonfires among the multicolored rows of tents, which filled Munn field Friday night.
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ASMSU rallies for higher ed funding
State Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, understands the value of a good education. In his district, the biggest employer is MSU, the biggest taxpayer is the Michigan Education Association and a majority of the population is MSU students. “Higher education, higher priority,” Meadows said.
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Summit focuses on sustainability, community
Citizens concerned about the future of Michigan’s environment and economy came together this weekend in a two-day summit aimed at making MSU and Michigan a little more green. The first Greater Capital Area Sustainability Summit was a series of meetings, presentations and speakers brought together during a two-day period in hopes of addressing the issues Michigan’s urban areas face and discussing potential solutions in terms of green energy and community involvement.
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Students rally at Capitol for higher ed
About 40 students from Michigan’s public universities gathered Friday at the Capitol to push state legislators to make higher education funding a top priority in the next two years.
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Students enjoy annual Izzone Campout
Students camped out at Munn Field on Friday night in hopes of earning lower bowl seating for the 2010-11 men’s basketball season.
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ASMSU discusses E.L. medical marijuana ordinances
ASMSU members voted Thursday to support the East Lansing City Council’s most openly proposed ordinance to regulate medical marijuana in the city.
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Students participate in multicultural dance
Skirts twirled, music filled the air and bodies swayed Thursday evening as the Abbot Hall cafeteria was transformed into a multicultural dance floor. Groups including the Breakdance Club and the Ballroom Dance Club performed and taught students dances ranging from the hustle to the rumba. “(The dance will) bring people together of different backgrounds,” said interdisciplinary studies in social science and community relations junior Devin Evans, an intercultural aide at Snyder and Phillips halls.
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Class council to host charity football bowl
The Senior Class Council is hosting its 13th Annual Green and White Charity Bowl from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 7 at Munn Field.
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Students, Spartan fans to travel to Illinois for game
Without a home football game to celebrate, many MSU students are headed home for the weekend. But for Adam Nelligan, home is only a 25-minute drive from Northwestern’s Ryan Field, where he will spend his Saturday afternoon in the stands cheering on the Spartans.
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Local nurses speak out about understaffing
Local nurses made their concerns about understaffing at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital clear by filing an official report citing instances of unsafe staffing conditions. Members of the Professional Employees Council of Sparrow Hospital, or PECSH, submitted “Misplaced Priorities: The Deteriorating Condition of Safe Patient Care at Sparrow Hospital,” to the Michigan Department of Community Health on Thursday morning.