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Tips for every student to stay safe on campus
Don't bike on the sidewalk. Lack your door. Stay alert. Plus a few tips students may not expect.
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East Lansing to accept household items through curbside recycling program
Residents of East Lansing will have the opportunity to recycle their clothing at the curb by the end of October.East Lansing’s Environmental Services Administrator Catherine DeShambo said that Simple Recycling, a company dedicated to recycling household appliances and clothing, would start operating in
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MSU Dairy Store will release new flavors related to Big Ten football
Buckeye Blitz, Dantonio’s Double Fudge Fake and Illini Orange Crush are just a few of the Big Ten theme-flavored ice cream at the MSU Dairy Store.
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East Lansing ranks as No. 2 in 'Happiest Small Places in America'
East Lansing and Royal Oak ranked in ‘10 Happiest Small Places in America.’
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Residential and Hospitality Services delays start of online on-campus housing sign-up
Residential and Hospitality Services has delayed the start date for online on-campus housing sign-up for the 2015-16 academic year by one month.
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Breaking barriers
Many international students pursue degrees and careers, forcing them out of their comfort zones. It isn’t easy. But both MSU and East Lansing are taking steps to ease the transition.
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Hall governments offer platform for individual voices
At their weekly RHA meetings, representatives from individual hall governments can request money and supplies for their respective residence hall.
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Price of student health insurance plan increases for international students
When looking at hospitality business senior Xi Cheng’s account details for fall semester 2014, there is a $901 bill for international students’ insurance, which has been automatically added to her student fees.Xi Cheng is a senior international student from China, and said the price of insurance has raised year by year since she started studying at MSU.
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Sweet Lorraine's serves up macaroni and cheese on opening day
Lorraine Platman and her husband, Gary Sussman, co-own the store and are MSU alumni.
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Students, faculty members express admiration for graffiti on campus
Art is a subjective topic, leaving the viewer to find meaning and judge the work. However, when art clashes with destruction of property, consequences can be brutal.Campus features plenty of graffiti, with some locations, such as bridges and dumpsters, being hotspots for such activity.One such location is the bridge on Farm Lane near the rock.
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Conference for Latino youths comes to the Wharton Center
The Wharton Center will host the 13th Annual Advocates for Latino Student Advancement in Michigan Education (ALSAME) Youth Conference this Tuesday.ALSAME is a non-profit organization whose ultimate goal is to turn college dreams into reality for the Latino students in Michigan.The ALSAME Youth Conference will take place 9 a.m.
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Coming together
Breslin Center was overflowing with swarms of people attending the annual Spartan Spectacular event on Sunday evening.
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Proposed location announced for Spartan Village replacement
MSU appears to be one step closer to a replacement for Spartan Village Apartments
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Improvisers come together to hone their comedy
“We have inside jokes, we have all this stuff we do together. It’s like a little, tiny community within MSU, which makes it a whole experience,” group director Bryce Maurer said.
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Graduate students council struggles to take position on changes to graduate health care
After changes to graduate health care plans increased insurance prices, COGS took a stance agreeing with the adjustments — until members voted to retract it.
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ASMSU holds first meeting of the semester
The Associated Students of Michigan State University general assembly met for the first time on Thursday , appointing representatives to schools that were unrepresented at the beginning of the semester.
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In light of Sept. 7 stabbing, MSU community reflects on university alert system
After the early morning stabbing of a 19-year-old MSU student on Sept. 7, an alert was sent out to all who were signed up to receive them. This time, the alert came to students through a host of communication channels — through text, phone calls and emails.
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Michigan Service Scholar program discontinued
Michigan Service Scholars is no longer available to MSU students. The program awarded educational funds that could be applied toward tuition to students who completed 300 or more hours of community service.
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Teddy Bear Picnic helps children learn about medical visits
Children entered in and out of clinics, teddy bears in hand, as doctors were ready to check their stuffed animals’ pulses at the Teddy Bear Picnic.
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MSU student assaulted early Sunday morning on River Trail
An 18-year-old MSU student was assaulted on River Trail near Owen Hall early Sunday morning, MSU police said.