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Local police give tips to protect belongings from theft

MSU’s campus is a safe one, MSU police Capt. Doug Monette said, but that doesn’t mean the residence halls and buildings scattered across campus are completely crime free. Student housing in East Lansing is also generally safe, East Lansing Police Department Lt. Scott Wriggelsworth said.

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Experiment started years ago by Dr. Beal continued today

Over 130 years ago, in the fall of 1879, Dr. William James Beal started one of the longest-running experiments in the world, and it’s taking place under the feet of MSU students walking to class across campus. The experiment’s focus was on how long the seeds of different species of weeds can lie dormant underground and still be able to grow when exposed to the proper conditions.