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MICHIGAN

Public hearing Wednesday on potential new apartments

Students and community members will have their chance to speak out regarding a proposed apartment complex on Michigan Avenue and a new restaurant that will be located in The Residences, 300 Grove St., during Wednesday’s upcoming East Lansing Planning Commission meeting.

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COLUMN: A first-person look at shooting ranges

Although it might seem cliché or creepy to admit, there’s a distinct, strange quiet in your mind the moment you pull the trigger on a gun.

MSU

LGBTA community gathers at conference

The Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference, also known as MBLGTACC, came to Lansing this past weekend to present more than 2,000 students with resources and workshops for almost all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, related topics.

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Lil Sibs Weekend offers fun for students

Fighting the nerves of being on stage was something 9-year-old Nick Schlee of Grand Rapids, Mich., overcame while singing karaoke Friday night at the Union, but his sister, prenursing freshman Kali Schlee thought he “nailed it.”

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Darwin Discovery Day draws crowds to campus

In an authentic Victorian suit — complete with beaver hat — history professor and Charles Darwin impersonator Richard Bellon stands out in a crowd. Bellon is a staple of the MSU Museum’s Darwin Discovery Day, which is dedicated to celebrate Darwin’s birthday, as well as the celebration of scientific research in general. This year, the theme was “Tale of Scales,” focusing on Darwin’s work with reptiles.

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Face time with Jennifer Battle

Last spring, the MSU Board of Trustees passed the Energy Transition Plan, which listed strategies to actualize the university’s vision and run on 100 percent renewable energy, not coal.

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Group studying improves grades

When studying for that final economics exam, students might benefit from studying in groups, according to a recent study done the by University of California, San Diego.

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Students campaign for 100 percent renewable energy

Bundled in her striped wool mittens, printed scarf and foggy glasses, Laura Drotar stood poised with her clipboard, battling the weather while fighting for the environment. On Friday afternoon near the rock on Farm Lane, the history, philosophy and sociology of science sophomore petitioned beside other members of MSU Greenpeace and Paulie the polar bear, asking passing students to sign a petition to expedite and better clarify MSU’s Energy Transition Plan.