NEWS
MSU professor, College Dems. and Repubs., talk presidential debate
The second presidential debate of the 2016 election season was held Sunday night.
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New director of the Broad Art Museum reflects on career
As the internationally-recognized director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU, Marc-Olivier Wahler’s day at the office is rarely average.
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ASMSU details five new bills at latest meeting
On Thursday night, ASMSU met in a general assembly meeting. During the meeting, the association passed five new bills.
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ASMSU elects new Vice President for Academic Affairs
ASMSU elected Cassandra Shavrnoch as the new vice president for academic affairs at the general assembly meeting Thursday night.
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Tickets still available for "Mamma Mia" at Wharton
“Mamma Mia!” is coming to the Wharton Center in Cobb Great Hall from Oct. 14 to Oct. 16 and tickets are still available. Tickets are $28 for MSU students and start at $41 for the general public.
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Live blog: College Dems. and Repubs. comment on presidential debate
Follow along live with Daniel Eggerding, the president of the MSU College Democrats, Michael Sandoval, the Chief of Staff of the MSU College Democrats, Justin Gould, the vice chair of the MSU College Republicans and Noelle Cohn, the secretary of MSU College Republicans during the second presidential debate for the 2016 election season.
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New mixed-use building will be built where former Taco Bell sat vacant
By August 2017, a new building will be shining on Grand River Avenue. The 565 Building, operated by Cron Management, LLC, started demolition and construction last week on a new mixed-use building project. The building will be on the same lot as the old Taco Bell building and will be five stories, director of planning, building and development Tim Dempsey said.
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Minor-in-possession incident rate declining both on and off campus
MSUPD reports that there have been 225 minor-in-possession arrests on MSU's campus so far this year. There were 431 arrests in 2015.
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Mobile Secretary of State van brings voter registration to campus
MSU was visited by Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s mobile unit on Friday, which registered students from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of the Rock on Farm Lane.
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CRU protests treatment of Latinx students at ASMSU meeting
Students from the Culturas de las Razas Unidas, or CRU, held a protest at Thursday’s ASMSU meeting.
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Sen. Cory Booker to visit Union on Tuesday
U.S. Senator Cory Booker will visit MSU on Tuesday alongside Michigan senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters.
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Two East Lansing police officers honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Two East Lansing Police Officers were honored at a Mothers Against Drunk Driving luncheon on Sept. 29 in Mt. Pleasant.
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MSU partners with Broad Art Museum for water initiative
The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is bringing art to campus in a whole new way with an exhibit along the Red Cedar riverbanks. The exhibit, a series of portraits by photographer Gideon Mendel, is part of MSU’s 2016-7 thematic year, Water Moves MSU.
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Group holds vigil for black lives on Grand River
The Peace Vigil to Honor Black Lives was held on Thursday afternoon to bring the East Lansing community together to share their concerns about the the violence against Black and Brown people in the community, state, and country.
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Suspect charged with June PNC bank robbery
Detroit resident Chrishon Marquan Milton, the suspect in the PNC Bank robbery in East Lansing last June, has just been formally arrested and arraigned.
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Bernie Sanders returns to MSU to campaign for Hillary Clinton
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) held a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Thursday afternoon at Adams Field. Chants of "Bernie, Bernie, Bernie" were heard throughout the rally.
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MSUPD requests Michigan Attorney General investigate ex-MSU faculty member Larry Nassar
MSU police have requested that the Michigan Attorney General review and investigate into the case of ex-MSU faculty member, Larry Nassar. According to a press release from the Michigan Department of Attorney General, the request was made by police chief and director Jim Dunlap.
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Live updates: Sen. Bernie Sanders at MSU's Adams Field
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will hold a rally for Hillary Clinton at Adams Field on Thursday. The event starts at 2:45 p.m., stay with The State News for updates throughout the event. According to Hillary Clinton's website, the rally will last until 4 p.m. The last time Sanders was on campus, he was a presidential candidate.
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Main Library opens new gaming rooms
Anyone who walks into the Main Library might notice changes to rooms previously meant for reading and studying — gaming rooms opened last month. In March, MSU Libraries was given an estimated 17,000 electronic games. Each game must be catalogued and processed — something that has proven difficult.
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Hubbard Dining Hall to close, transition to special events dining hall
After Oct. 6, Hubbard Dining Hall will be switching over to special events only dining. After “The Edge” at Akers Hall was opened, Hubbard Hall didn’t see as many students as it used to. “Once we opened Akers—brand new, bigger operation, air conditioned—of the over a thousand residents in Hubbard, we feed less than 200 each meal in Hubbard; they all go to Akers,” Matt McKune, associate director for residential dining, said. The dining hall in Hubbard was one of three in East Neighborhood.