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Community input to help decide Bailey Community Center lot fate
The city of East Lansing is hosting two community input sessions regarding the future use of Bailey Community Center.
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Speakers seek to raise awareness on concerns regarding Michigan oil pipeline
For its second stop, the Enbridge Tar Sands Resistance Tour will visit MSU Wednesday.
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Heavier police presence felt at area bars
Some student bar-goers on campus have noticed an increase in police presence in bars downtown recently, but ELPD retains it’s nothing out of the ordinary. “Basically, two cops walked in at Rick’s and spoke to the manager for a couple minutes, and on their way out, they asked two girls for their IDs, and ended up charging them,” finance sophomore Matt Luberto said about his experience last weekend.
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Students hope to repair taxidermied bear in Natural Resources building
He's big, he's white and he resides just inside the main doors of the Natural Resources building. At over nine feet tall and 300 pounds, he's the Spartan polar bear, and he needs your help.
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A double life
In the classroom, they look just like any other student. But when they go home, student mothers face a whole different set of challenges.
NEWS
MSU Science Festival will return for its third year tomorrow
After visiting a science festival at the University of Cambridge, Renee Leone wanted to bring the same opportunities to explore and discuss scientific interests to MSU’s campus. Leone, a teacher at Montessori Elementary Classrooms, drafted her own proposal for an MSU Science Festival and presented her vision directly to the faculty at various MSU colleges.
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Ballet coming to Wharton Center Thursday
The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet will showcase their talents on Thursday at the Wharton Center at 7:30 P.M.
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Lack of information, protection main causes behind STIs
College students are prone to thinking that whether they’ve had a one-night stand with someone they met two hours ago at Rick’s American Cafe, or they’re in a committed, long-term relationship, they are immune to sexually transmitted diseases or infections.
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Victims unable to take sexual assault survey
After a number of sexual assault victims have been unable to take the Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault & Sexual Misconduct, due to restricting their directory information, although MSU is taking steps to fix the problem and allow them to take it.
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Non-traditional dating methods provide offbeat avenue to love
It’s as easy as swiping right or swiping left. Or is it?
MICHIGAN
ASMSU aims to have keg tag law repealed
Michigan’s keg registration law took effect in 2011 and was meant to decrease underage drinking by holding buyers accountable for their kegged beer. A state-issued tag is to be placed on the keg detailing where the buyer lives, their ID number and date of birth. Since the law took effect, there have been noticeable changes in the drinking climate on campus, including an increase in hard liquor consumption and sales, said KC Perlberg, ASMSU’s vice president for governmental affairs.
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Campus to Coast proves a physical challenge for contenders
In the cold, spitting rain Friday morning, with their supplies waterproofed and compactly tucked away into their kayaks, two students lowered their vessels into the Red Cedar River and began their second attempt to paddle 160 miles, from Okemos to the shore of Lake Michigan, in three days.
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City council candidate Steve Ross discusses election bid
After working in the background of several major elections, East Lansing resident Steve Ross is starting a campaign of his own.
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Graduation rates on the rise for MSU
Since many college students do not complete their coursework in four years, tracking graduation rates at MSU can be difficult for administration.
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Urban Dreams MSU Grammys a chance for students to showcase talents
The Grammys has been a tradition of the MSU black community for the past nine years. This year's theme was "The Blackout," and all attendees were requested to wear all black clothing to the event.
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Colony of bees placed in Bailey Urban Farm, to be used for educational purposes
A new colony of bees have been placed in Brody Neighborhood.
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College of Engineering experiencing growing pains
With the increase in enrollment for the College of Engineering, students are finding it hard to utilize college resources such as computer labs with so many students vying for lab time.
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Alumnus uses seniors program to practice ukulele skills
For some people as they grow older, doors seem to close.
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Featuring dances, a fashion show and concert, Cultural Vogue has become diverse celebration
What began as a fashion show has now developed into a mix of fashion, dance and music as a celebration of the unity between Asian and American cultural identities.
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Dance Marathon for charity raises more than $30,000
MSU Dance Marathon, the largest student organization on campus, hosted the sixth annual Dance Marathon which raised more than $30,000 for The Cassie Hines Shoes Center and the Sparrow Children’s Center.