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Park District project plans up for talks
The first of three forums asking for community input on the proposed mixed-use Park District Project is set for 5:30 p.m.
MSU
Campaign to bolster MSU running into problems
The mystery behind the “WTF MSU” campaign” that has been puzzling students for the past week was solved Friday after ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, announced its involvement after allegations of vandalism on campus.
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Packaging students design winning whiskey bottle
Winning an in-house glass design competition has helped some MSU packaging students make industry connections and get a head start on their careers. The winning group of four MSU students beat out 70 other designs in a glass bottle design competition sponsored by the Glass Packaging Institute. Their design is a clear, 750 ml glass bottle with a pentagon body and a star-shaped shoulder that carries up around the bottle neck.
MICHIGAN
McCowan to appear in court Monday
Okemos resident Connor McCowan’s trial will begin Monday morning in Ingham County Circuit Court, according to court documents.
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Beal Botanical Garden reaches 140th anniversary
“Keep squinting.” This was the motto of the late professor William Beal, who created the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden in 1873 as a way to get his students out of the lecture hall and into the natural world. “To him, the garden was a living laboratory,” garden curator and plant biology professor Frank Telewski said. “He wanted his students to be keen observers of their environment. He’d say, ‘Tell me what you see,’ over and over, and as the students gave answers, he kept pushing them. He just told them to keep squinting.” The Beal Garden turned 140 this year, and the garden’s history was honored Saturday with a small anniversary celebration featuring guided tours and cider and doughnuts.
MICHIGAN
New LGBTQ specialization celebrated by MSU community
Members of MSU’s LGBTQ community convened Friday afternoon in the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, to celebrate the approval of MSU’s new specialization. The new specialization in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Sexuality Studies was approved over the summer, allowing students to enroll in the program this fall.
MICHIGAN
Researchers band birds to study effects of exotic plants
Students and faculty from MSU’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife raced to ?finish a bird catching project this weekend before the end of the season approached. The research project, headed by fisheries and wildlife ?assistant professor Jen Owen, is ?an effort to learn more about the impact of invasive plant species on bird health.
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ASMSU behind 'WTF MSU' campaign, will pay for clean up costs
ASMSU revealed today that they are the ones behind the anonymous “WTF MSU” campaign, which has been intriguing students across campus for the past week.
MICHIGAN
Wilder sexual assault case heads to circuit court
After appearing for a preliminary exam during which four alleged sexual assault victims testified, Oswald Scott Wilder Jr. will go to trial at Ingham County Circuit Court on Oct. 9, 54-B District Court Judge Andrea Larkin ruled Friday. Wilder, 26, is accused of initiating a string of sexual assaults that took place near campus earlier this year that occurred between March 30 and and May 16.
MICHIGAN
Wilder to face trial in circuit court
The man who police believe committed four sexual assaults in East Lansing earlier this year will face trial in Ingham County Circuit Court after Judge Andrea Larkin heard testimony from each of his alleged victims Friday.
MSU
Medical students to help coverage in rural north
MSU’s College of Human Medicine has launched the Rural Community Health Program, a new program to draw more aspiring doctors to rural communities. MSU is partnering with Charlevoix Area Hospital, McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey and the Alpena Regional Medical Center.
MICHIGAN
Like fathers, like son
It was Christmas Eve in 2005. Kent Love, the communications director for the MSU College of Law, had spent the evening unwrapping gifts with Diego Ramirez, his partner of five years. But unbeknownst to Ramirez, his last gift from Kent would hold a meaning he’d never forget.
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New specialization gives students a chance to study LGBT issues
Students and faculty members will celebrate another milestone for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community — a new LGBTQ and sexual studies specialization implemented at the beginning of this semester.
MICHIGAN
Study abroad fair attracts thousands to Breslin Center
Breslin Center was packed Thursday, but not for an MSU basketball game. The MSU Study Abroad Fair took place at the center Thursday and featured 191 booths highlighting various trips and courses available through the nation’s number-one ranked study abroad program.
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ASMSU to advocate against arson in community
ASMSU’s Policy Commitee passed a bill that would allow the undergraduate student government to advocate against arson in the East Lansing and MSU community. The bill said the East Lansing Police Department has been getting a high rate of reports on arson in the East Lansing area over the last two years.
MICHIGAN
Living City- Men at work
It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it. For cousins Adam Land and Kameron Best, their so-called “dirty job” become a new family affair in a lifelong relationship. The cousins work in tunnels across campus and with other electrical systems that will power MSU’s National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory.
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Transitional housing down from start of school year
“Space. Definitely the space,” three MSU freshman girls said in unison when asked what’s most challenging about transitional housing. Education freshman Kendall Clary, psychology freshman Shelby Krist and criminal justice freshman Elise Plancon live in one of the remaining 181 transitional housing rooms across campus, affecting 545 students.
NEWS
A difficult balancing act
The early descent into a busy day is something that many college students have come to know by heart, but the burden of balancing school and work has continued to grow.
MICHIGAN
Planning commission raises doubts over proposal to ban new bars
The East Lansing Planning Commission deferred voting on a proposal to cap the number of bars downtown past for the second time Wednesday night, pending a report from the Downtown Development Authority.
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Kenyan conflict hits home for students on campus
For neuroscience sophomore Grace Kamau, the terrorist attacks in Kenya last Saturday, were too close for comfort.