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ASMSU joins campaign to stop sexual assault
ASMSU is partnering with the nationwide “It’s On Us” campaign to stop sexual assault.
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Weather forecast looks dreary for Nebraska game
Unfortunately, Saturday is forecasted to be even worse than Friday.
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Sculpture outside Snyder-Phillips receives fresh coat of paint
The "Funambulist" was receiving a fresh coat of red and black paint.
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RCAH Center for Poetry chalks sonnets and haikus along River Trail
The Residential College in the Arts and Humanities Center for Poetry held its annual poetry chalking event just east of Farm Lane on the River Trail.
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Skateboarding as a hobby and art form
To kinesiology sophomore Elliot Thomas and agricultural industries sophomore Mitchell Furstenau, a skateboard is not just a tool of transportation to get to classes at MSU.
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Friday symposium at the Broad is set to complement the museum's exhibit
The Broad will attempt to bring "specters" of history to life in a symposium held in conjunction with their current exhibit, "Imaginary Possessions."
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MSU Extension Bookstore moves online
With a new move, the MSU Extension Bookstore takes action on it’s future goals to promote their products online.The bookstore, operated through the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, is a source of numerous books and products on agriculture, child rearing and health and nutrition programs.
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Newly opened East Lansing Threads sells a variety of brands, customized jerseys
All the way from Destin, Florida, a new business has open its doors along Grand River Ave.East Lansing Threads, which opened next to Potbelly Sandwich Shop, sells a variety of brands to appeal to men and women of all ages.Owner and Destin, Florida resident Marsha Chouinard said she was told by friends and family members from Michigan to open a shop here since her store carries unique brands.“I investigated and nobody really had the brands I wanted to carry,” Chouinard said.
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National College Health Assessment Survey shows decrease in risky behavior among students
Spartans are making better decisions. According to data from the National College Health Assessment Survey, MSU students’ high-risk behaviors are decreasing.
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Absentee ballots and petition approval process could keep E.L. residents from voting on marijuana decriminalization
Despite a lawsuit against the East Lansing City Clerk , the hopes of seeing a measure to decriminalize marijuana in East Lansing on this year’s ballot are dimming as election day draws near.
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Students support Hong Kong protesters with sit-in on campus
Students from Hong Kong gathered for a sit-in by the rock on Farm Lane on Wednesday to show solidarity with their people back home, as protests are putting a halt on the major districts of the region.
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Olin Health Center celebrates 75 years of service with fall welcome
On Tuesday, Sept. 30, staff and students celebrated Olin Health Center's 75th anniversary at the Fall Welcome and Anniversary Open House.
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For Spartans with disabilities, accessibility means isolation
Despite being in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, many fans have raised a concern over a lack of accessible seating in Spartan Stadium
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College of Engineering developing more robotic fish for Great Lakes research
A team of researchers from MSU's College of Engineering plans to use a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to work with the U.S. Geological Survey to create a school of robotic fish to perform aquatic research in the Great Lakes.
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Police see continuing trend in Homecoming weekend crime
Both MSU and East Lansing police reported a relatively normal Homecoming weekend when it came to crime rates, each experiencing minor fluctuations in open intoxicant, minor in possession, and parking-related crimes.----DELETE THESE AFTER USED FOR COPY CUZ THIS IS GONNA GO ON THE WEBSITE TOMORROW MORNINGELPD stats: file:///Users/reporter/Downloads/wr092614-0982814.pdfnot crazy weekend, it was just warm soOur stats also depend on how many officers are on dutyAt times it could be really busy and staff could appear to be very low because there comes a point where officers too busy to enforce open intoxication or minor in possession laws, but that was not the case with this weekendMSUnothing extraordinary, got 12 arrests, 9 last week and 36 WWflo
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Peter Briggs retires after 13 years as OISS director
F or 13 years, Director of the Office for International Students and Scholars Peter Briggs has contributed to MSU’s success, but on Friday he will say his farewells as he retires from his position.
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Spartan Spectrum aims to raise autism awareness on campus
Spartan Spectrum, the first MSU student organization focused on autism, aims raise awareness about, and de-stigmatize the disorder.
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MSU students work to boost Lansing area literacy
One member of her staff refers to her as the “Mother Theresa of Literacy.”But Lois Bader claims she’s just doing what she loves.Bader is the executive director of the Capital Area Literacy Coalition and its Read to Succeed program, which is celebrating 30 years of helping Lansing area students develop literacy skills after the school day ends.Every year, the Read to Succeed program recruits MSU students and gives them professional training to later take a child one on one for a semester to develop a struggling student’s literacy skills.
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Court rules marijuana petition could be submitted for inclusion on 2014 ballot
While the ruling called for the petition to decriminalize marijuana to be submitted for this year's election, some absentee ballots have already been issued.
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College of Arts and Letters to host lecture with two prominent female media figures
Aspiring journalists, authors and other students will have a chance to encounter two well-known media figures through the upcoming installment of the College of Arts and Letters' Signature Lecture Series. Soledad O'Brien and Isabel Wilkerson will speak at the Wharton Center Thursday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m.