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Brewing A New Course
While some students are enjoying alcoholic beverages at the bar, others are learning how to make them in the classroom.
MICHIGAN
Fire rips through Phoenix co-op
City officials still are putting the pieces together after a Wednesday morning fire at Phoenix cooperative house destroyed at least four rooms and temporarily displaced all of 29 its residents.
MICHIGAN
Bill looks to curb plate readers
Law enforcement could be faced with restrictions when using license plate readers to store information on drivers including location data and photos.
MSU
Professor under fire for in-class rant
University officials are continuing to investigate English professor William Penn for an anti-Republican rant he made during one of his classes last Thursday.
MICHIGAN
Wanderer's Teahouse to be replaced by mac 'n' cheese restaurant
Wanderer’s Teahouse and Cafe is not returning, but a new restaurant offering 14 varieties of macaroni and cheese hopes to steal the hearts and stomachs of East Lansing residents in its stead. Taking the former home of Wanderer’s Teahouse at 547 E. Grand River Ave. is Sweet Lorraine’s Fabulous Mac N’ Cheez, which will offer soup, sandwiches and varieties of macaroni and cheese, as well as options to add your own toppings. The business plans to open its doors Dec. 1.
MICHIGAN
East Lansing Farmer's Market gets $35,000 in grant funding
The East Lansing’s Farmer’s Market is set to undergo a major face-lift this year, thanks to an award through a state-funded grant program. The market, which marked its five-year anniversary this summer, recently obtained a $35,000 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, or MEDC, to improve what city officials call an already thriving attraction. Among other things, MEDC is known for the Pure Michigan campaign.
MICHIGAN
Snyder declares September Campus Fire Safety Awareness Month
Just a few days before a fire ripped through Phoenix Cooperative and displaced its residents, Gov. Rick Snyder proclaimed September as Campus Fire Safety Month to raise awareness of potential fire hazards at Michigan universities.
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Students celebrate Rosh Hashanah
Every year on Jan. 1, everyone everywhere is trying to find ways to better themselves. Whether it’s getting back into the gym, being better with finances or doing better in school or work, people search for ways to make the new year much better than the last. But for the Jewish community, it’s already a new year. Rosh Hashanah, also known as the Jewish New Year, started Wednesday evening and was brought in with worship service that will continue for the next 10 days, known as Yom Kippur.
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COGS hosts first meeting of year, discuss updates on Chittenden Hall renovations
The Council for Graduate Students announced at its meeting on Wednesday that they are partnering with Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, and MSU Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies, or VPRGS, Stephen Hsu to award more graduate and professional students with the COGS conference grant program.
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MSU Trustee Lyons responds to professor's videotaped anti-Republican rant
?William Penn, a professor in the Department of English at MSU, is under fire for a recent anti-Republican rant seemingly recorded by a student and posted on Campusreform.org.
NEWS
Fire displaces residents of Phoenix co-op
Between 20-30 students were displaced early Wednesday morning after a fire ripped through their housing cooperative, East Lansing police confirmed. The fire began around 3 a.m.
NEWS
Park District project moving forward
A block of unused properties near the corner of Grand River and Michigan avenues, formerly part of the failed City Center II project, might finally see long-awaited redevelopment.
MICHIGAN
Debate on MI min. wage continues with new report
As concerns over the livability of a minimum wage income mount, a new Labor Day report from the Michigan League for Public Policy, or MLPP, showed that while wages have gone up for “higher earners,” the majority in the state earn less than they did 40 years ago as a result of inflation.
NEWS
Police on the hunt in Welcome Week thefts
A rash of off-campus burglaries in East Lansing since students returned to campus for the fall 2013 semester have police on the search for solutions.
MICHIGAN
MSU following conflict, unrest in Syria
MSU students and experts continue to monitor unrest in Syria closely after House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor agreed to back President Barack Obama to use force against the Syrian government on Tuesday.
MICHIGAN
Seven-bedroom apartment plan approved by East Lansing City Council
One off-campus apartment proposal in downtown East Lansing was given the go-ahead by city officials Tuesday, while another, larger housing plan still awaits further discussion. Although some city officials questioned the suitability of apartment units containing five or more bedrooms in East Lansing, a proposal for a seven-bedroom apartment in the second floor of 547 E. Grand River Ave. was approved Tuesday evening by the East Lansing City Council.
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Harvest season: East Lansing offers organic options
Although the new Whole Foods grocery store is not scheduled to arrive in East Lansing until 2015, students interested in organic food still have opportunities to grow, eat and buy a variety of fruits and vegetables close to home. Some on-campus students already are enjoying locally grown produce in their dining halls, such as students at Brody Complex, who can eat dishes flavored with herbs grown at the Bailey GREENhouse and Urban Farm.
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Vice President for Strategic Infrastructure Planning and Facilities finalists named
Every building, field, road, tree and tunnel on MSU’s campus is under the control of the Vice President for Strategic Infrastructure Planning and Facilities, or the VP for SIPF — a position that will change hands by the end of September.? “This position touches everybody on campus,” said Bill Latta, assistant vice president for operations and chair of the search committee for VP for SIFP.? Dennis Bailey, Kemel Dawkins and Doug Wise were named as the final three candidates for the position on Tuesday.
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College Libertarians spread awareness about Syria as U.S. considers intervention
The Michigan State College Libertarians, or MSCL, and the Young Democratic Socialist Organization collaborated on Tuesday in a gathering to spread awareness on-campus about the potential military intervention in Syria.
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Renovations on south side of river trail postponed until summer 2014
Major renovations to the south side of MSU’s trail on the Red Cedar River, which were slated to begin this week, have been postponed until summer 2014.