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Clothing stolen from Abbot Hall laundry
A student had more than $100 worth of clothing stolen from the Abbot Hall laundry room between 10 p.m.
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Pretrials to begin for students arrested in civil disturbance
Many of those arrested following the Big Ten championship win in December 2013 are set to appear in court Monday for their pretrial conferences. Fifteen people, 12 of whom were students, were arrested after MSU beat Ohio State in the game.
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Alumna returns to E.L. with White House reporting pool
Quickly rushing out of Air Force One as it landed in Lansing on Friday afternoon, Associated Press White House reporter Nedra Pickler hopped into a small bus headed straight to the Mary Anne McPhail Equine Performance Center. The MSU alumna was on her way to cover President Barack Obama’s speech and his signing of the farm bill. Pickler is a national White House reporter for the Associated Press and often travels with the president as he visits different parts of the U.S. “Air Force One has a cabin for the press, although it’s pretty small,” she said.
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Hello, Mr. President
Following an address that covered agriculture and the economy, President Barack Obama signed the farm bill into law Friday afternoon on MSU’s campus. MSU students, faculty and alumni rubbed shoulders with local elected officials and other dignitaries in the tightly-packed Mary Anne McPhail Equine Performance Center. Veterinary student Chelsea Render spent 15 months in Washington, D.C.
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Student group returns with new chapter, new initiative
The Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers might have struggled to keep a presence at MSU in past semesters, but this semester has started out stronger than ever thanks to a student’s initiative.
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MSU Museum celebrates Darwin Day with animal exhibits for kids
The MSU Museum kicked off Darwin Week by hosting an interactive event on Sunday afternoon. Darwin Discovery Day was meant to celebrate Charles Darwin’s birthday coming up on Feb.
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Snow, cold weather creates issues for student drivers
Local auto repair shops are thriving this winter due to treacherous road conditions.
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Student garners recognition for oil spill research
An MSU graduate student recently was honored for his research regarding the containment of oil spills.
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Men, women dash in dress for heart disease awareness
At a women’s convention, a man sprinting down the center aisle in a sparkling red dress might seem a peculiar sight.
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Lil Sibs Weekend brings kids to explore campus
Lil Sibs Weekend is an opportunity for eager little siblings to visit their Spartan idols.
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Obama signs farm bill in East Lansing
President Obama, after an address to political dignitaries, the media and MSU community members, signed signed the farm bill into law Friday afternoon on MSU’s campus. In front of a backdrop of artifacts from pastoral America, including a tractor and hay bales, his remarks before the signing highlighted agriculture’s importance to the economy, and emphasized the ways in which the legislation would benefit farmers throughout the country.
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President Obama, Air Force One lands in Lansing
Air Force One touched down at Capital Region International Airport around 12 p.m. today. President Obama disembarked with a wave, alongside Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., an MSU alumna and the chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
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ASMSU Chief of Staff Kiran Samra elected as president
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, elected Kiran Samra as its new president on Thursday evening.
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MSU community ready to welcome President Obama
Like Willy Wonka’s golden tickets, only in phone call and email form, a few select students have received invitations to see President Barack Obama sign the new farm bill into law Friday afternoon on campus. Excitement was universal among all those who received invitations.
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Prison escape brings recent budget cuts into question
The issue of security remains up for discussion within state government following the escape of convicted murderer Michael David Elliot from the Ionia Correctional Facility this past week.
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Student loan bill could give grads new incentive
Graduates from Michigan universities soon may have a bigger incentive to stay in the state with the help of a newly proposed bill.
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Red Cedar Spirits tasting room re-opened for business
After six months of renovations, the tasting room in Red Cedar Spirits is now, once again, open for business.
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A fine trade
Haslett resident Gail Catron is the owner of the handmade fair trade shop Kirabo , 225 E. Grand River Ave.
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Snyder asks to increase higher education funding
LANSING — In Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget recommendation released Wednesday, state officials called for MSU to receive a 6.1 percent increase in funding for the 2015 fiscal year.
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Heating bills increasing with drastic cold temperatures
With the heat pumping into off-campus homes surrounding MSU during the frigid months, utility bills are skyrocketing, and even more so than in previous years. The high cost of this winter’s heating bills have some students grasping at straws to make their payments, DTN Area Director Emilie Wohlschied said. “I think everyone is feeling the pinch as far as the awful winter that we’ve been having,” Wohlschied said.