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Theories abound about D.C. move for Granholm

Kelly House
November 12, 2008

Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has been a big supporter in the Democratic presidential campaign and transition of President-elect Obama. The former Hillary Clinton supporter stumped for Obama after he won the Democratic Party’s nomination. She stood in for Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin to help Vice President-elect Joe Biden prepare for his debate. And most recently, Granholm has counseled Obama as a member of his economic advisory board.

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Students race to finish MSU's first solar car

Jeff Kanan
November 12, 2008

An efficient vehicle cruising in the Michigan sun is what a team of students envision as they work to finish MSU’s first solar car. The car’s frame was formed five years ago and has since been modified several times. MSU’s growing Solar Car Team has the manpower to complete the car by spring, said Lindsay Karn, the team’s public relations manager and an elementary education sophomore.

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ASMSU proposes 2 bills to help textbook costs

Pat Evans
November 12, 2008

Issues brought up in Tuesday’s ASMSU Academic Assembly meeting centered upon textbook costs and students struggling to pay for them. Christopher Kulesza, chairperson of the assembly, spoke in his State of the Assembly speech about the need to keep the organization’s commitment to fight for a watchful eye on what books are used in classes to help reduce the amount of books students need to buy.

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Student in Abbot Hall robbed by 2 men Saturday

Abby Lubbers
November 12, 2008

A 19-year-old student was robbed and threatened Saturday in his Abbot Hall dorm room, according to MSU police. The student fell asleep in his first-floor room after the football game, and woke up at 6 p.m. to find a 6-foot-tall man with a medium build in the room, holding his roommate’s laptop, police said.

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Beetle causes removal of more than 200 ash trees

Allison Bush
November 11, 2008

One of the most destructive predators in Mid-Michigan can barely be seen from five feet away. The emerald ash borer, a beetle that is only about half an inch long when fully grown, is expected to cause the death of most ash trees in East Lansing within the next three years, said Dave Smitley, a professor of entomology at MSU.

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New bill promotes leniency in alcohol-related emergency

Thea Neal
November 11, 2008

Your friend had too much to drink. You tipped a few back as well, but someone should get help. Concerns about your being slapped with a minor in possession charge might have prevented swift action, but no more — at least if talks between ASMSU and area police are successful.

NEWS

Veterans unite, honor fallen peers

Thea Neal
November 11, 2008

Bennie Allen is bashful. He was sent to Japan during World War II at the age of 17 and survived a kamikaze attack by an enemy plane. If it wasn’t for the bright writing on his baseball cap, it would be hard to tell that the cane-wielding 82-year-old had ever seen combat.

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Group wants students to stay dry

Kayla Habermehl
November 11, 2008

If a group of MSU students has its way, other students won’t shower today. Students for Peace and Justice — or SPJ — are sponsoring the No Shower Day in order to combat water waste. The purpose is to get students and the community thinking about the impact they have on water waste, said Maureen Nagy, a public relations officer for SPJ.

MICHIGAN

Businesses prepare for seasonal sales

Jeff Kanan
November 11, 2008

As students prepare for the holiday shopping season, they can expect lower price tags and a stronger emphasis on theft prevention in stores. Holiday sales have already begun at several corporate stores, including Wal-Mart, which is offering a new sale each week up until Christmas to keep up with the tough economic times, according to a Wal-Mart press release.

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Dinner to teach proper etiquette

Keiara Tenant
November 11, 2008

For students who have yet to learn the difference between a steak knife and a butter knife, the Women in Business Students’ Association will host an etiquette dinner at 6:20 p.m. today in N130 Business College Complex.

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MSU activities board receives awards

Justin Harris
November 11, 2008

MSU’s University Activities Board walked away from the National Association for Campus Activities’ 2008 Mid America Regional Conference with six awards for its work throughout the past year.

NEWS

Best paw forward

Heather Guenther
November 10, 2008

Jake’s steps became slightly smaller as he approached the top of the stairs. He tilted his head down the stairway toward Loïc Déjardin, an associate professor in MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine. “He’s scared,” Déjardin said as he gently tugged on the strip of red fabric extending from Jake’s neck. “Come here, puppy.” One paw after another, the 11-year-old yellow Labrador retriever began his descent.

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No teachers actually harmed in new food class

Kayla Habermehl
November 10, 2008

A group of students get to eat their teachers at the end of the semester as part of a class. Seriously. Rather than fork-wielding students chasing professors down the hall, it’s more a case of a professor in the form of an organically grown carrot.