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East Lansing library to offer free movies
The East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbott Road, is showing free movies at 1 p.m. every Monday in its Monday Movie Matinee series.
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Research offers advice for fighting pest
New research shows that treating ash trees with insecticides in the fall along with the normal treatments in the spring can be both beneficial and safe in protecting against the emerald ash borer. "The data suggests that you can also inject trees in the fall, especially if you are in an area of infestation," said Robin Millsap, spokeswoman for MSU Extension, specializing in the emerald ash borer. The emerald ash borer is an exotic insect native to Asia that only attacks ash trees, Dominic Perrone, spokesman for the Michigan Department of Agriculture said.
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Homeland Security courses offered
Radford Jones brought his expertise from working as a Secret Service agent to MSU and created a series of Homeland Security classes, to better equip communities in handling emergency situations and threats of disaster in today's world.
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Financial matters pose challenges for foreign students
When Uruguay native Mauricio Kaufmann was trying to decide which college to attend, he had some standards for his future school. The economics junior wanted to attend college in the northern United States so he could improve his English and meet more people. After being accepted to MSU, Kaufmann discovered that receiving financial aid would not be an easy task. "As an international student, it's really hard to get financial aid," he said.
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Film shown as part of 'One Book' program
The film "Kandahar" is showing at 7 p.m. today in the North Conference Room in the Main Library, as part of the Friday Night Film Series and the One Book, One Community program. The film follows the character, Nafas (Nelofer Pazira), and her return to her homeland of Afghanistan after receiving a suicide proclamation from her troubled sister, who was left behind when the family fled the country when Nafas was a child.
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MSU recycling provides dorms with paper bins
Although a recycling program has been in place at MSU for many years, it has been expanded this fall to include bins for various other paper products in the residence halls, said Pete Pasterz, manager of the Office of Recycling and Waste Management. "Students have been asking for an expansion of the types of things they can recycle," he said.
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East Lansing communications director to retire
For 18 years, Judith Taran has served the East Lansing community by contributing to the city's cultural growth, her colleagues say. Effective Oct.
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$750K awarded for psychology research
The National Science Foundation recently awarded MSU researchers a $750,000 grant to study the effect technology has on children. "Children are spending more and more time using technology," psychology Professor Linda Jackson said.
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Bicyclist riding to raise funds, awareness
When Don Boehly, 50, traveled into East Lansing by bicycle on Friday, he wasn't just headed to the store or to a class on campus.
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'Blow-a-Kiss' to hurricane victims
After hearing about a fundraising campaign for Hurricane Katrina victims that's spread to 14 schools across the country, Hazel Atienza decided to get MSU involved in the effort. The chemistry freshman started the MSU chapter of the Blow-a-Kiss campaign with the help of some friends, the Facebook Web site and advertisements posted around campus. Grace Kim, a student at Rutgers University in Newark, N.J., started the campaign after she saw news coverage on television. "I found it horrifying, I started crying because it was so awful and I was completely traumatized that the government wasn't doing much," Kim said. She decided selling T-shirts would be a good way to raise money and named the project the Blow-a-Kiss campaign because it's optimistic and hopeful. "It's just a very happy little thing that can bring light to a horrible situation," she said. At MSU, Atienza is selling Blow-a-Kiss T-shirts for $12, with proceeds going to the American Red Cross. "In addition to giving money, you also get a shirt out of it," she said.
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Area officials prepared for emergency
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks created the need for communities to be prepared for any large scale disasters, East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert said. "Since 2001, several of us have participated in more tabletop exercises than we can count," he said. These exercises consist of area law enforcement officials gathering in conference rooms and working their way through fictional situations, Wibert said. From statewide efforts to neighborhood meetings, local law enforcement agencies and medical personnel from across the nation are training to handle large-scale emergencies.
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ACLU to show series featuring Patriot Act
A new television series, "The American Civil Liberties Union Freedom Files," will be shown in eight Michigan cities.
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Leadership meeting series to hone skills
The Executive Leadership Series will hold the first of five sessions at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the Union's Green Room. The series, sponsored by the Department of Student Life, is intended to further develop leadership skills in students.
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150th anniversary event to highlight MSU initiatives
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon will unveil a series of plans for university growth during a public address today, with the goal of making the university the leading land-grant research institution in the United States by 2012. The announcement of a new strategic initiative Simon has titled "Boldness by Design" will come as part of a two-day academic convocation celebrating the university's sesquicentennial - or 150th anniversary - that kicks off this afternoon in the Kellogg Center. Simon's speech, scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
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New health building to open at LCC campus
Officials from Lansing Community College will open the Health and Human Services and Administration Building at 7 a.m.
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Business aids pets lost in hurricane
Along with the rescue efforts to help the human victims of Hurricane Katrina, a local pet store is helping the pets of hurricane survivors. Preuss Animal House, 2119 Haslett Road in Haslett, started a fundraiser on Tuesday to raise money for the Humane Society of the United States and its relief efforts in both Louisiana and Mississippi. Those who want to donate can purchase a picture of either a boy or girl with a dog for $1 each, said Rick Preuss, owner of Preuss Animal House.
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Volunteers to clean up Michigan Highways
More than 30,000 volunteers will be out this weekend collecting litter on Michigan highways. The volunteers, are a part of the Michigan Department of Transportation's Adopt-A-Highway program. Officials from the department expect 30,000 bags of trash to be collected this fall.
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Local volunteers aid efforts from home, in Gulf
American Red Cross volunteer Pam McHenry said she was not prepared for the experience of seeing the destruction caused by the wrath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Commemorative pillows to benefit band
The Spartan Marching Band is putting a new twist on recycling this fall. Every 10 years, the band orders new uniforms, leaving the old ones out of commission.
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Cooley to hold legal classes for residents
People interested in learning about legal issues including divorce, criminal and disability law will have the chance to listen local lawyers and professors beginning Sept.