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Face time with Bruce Dale, one of top 100 experts in BioEnergy
Chemical engineering professor Bruce Dale’s contributions to alternative energy only begin with the driving of his Chevy Volt.
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Working Together: One Year Later
East Lansing and Lansing Fire Department Fire Chief Randy Talifarro works between 40 and 50 hours a week, receives 100 or more emails a day and treks between East Lansing and Lansing daily. Adding time spent outside of work at city council meetings and other community events, his work week sometimes can stretch to nearly 70 hours.
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Engagement Center opens in McDonel
When professional writing senior Brooke Hawkins first saw the new River Trail Neighborhood Engagement Center, she was amazed. Although Hawkins no longer lives in the residence halls, she works at the River Trail Neighborhood’s Writing Center. “If this had happened when I was living in the dorms, I probably would have been happier,” Hawkins said.
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DIfferences in tuition costs raise concern for students
From age six, Allison Koning knew she wanted to be a nurse. The accelerated BSN program is a consecutive 14-month undergraduate nursing program in the College of Nursing.
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Michigan universities differ on Taser use in police depts.
After Eastern Michigan University police began using Tasers this month, MSU police and students are joining the debate of when and how they should be used on campus. MSU police have about 55 to 60 Tasers for all officers assigned to the road who complete a four-hour training, with renewed training every two years, said MSU police Sgt.
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US Supreme Court to rule on drunken driving law
A Michigan law that required police to obtain a warrant before forcing State Rep. Bob Genetski to take a blood test for evidence of drunken driving now might be implemented nationally, pending a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The Supreme Court held oral arguments last week, but are expected in June to reach a decision on whether or not police should be able to draw blood samples from suspected drunken drivers without a warrant or consent from the driver, which currently is illegal in Michigan.
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LGBT Resource Center opens its doors for spring
Sitting next to a table of board games and a bookshelf stocked with titles such as “The Gender Frontier” and “Lesbian and Gay Voices,” psychology senior and queer student Jennifer Wallsteadt made herself comfortable in the LGBT Resource Center, located in room 302 of Student Services.
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Officials plan for meditation room in Butterfield Hall
The addition of a meditation room as part of the Butterfield Hall renovation project was announced at the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, media general assembly meeting last Wednesday. Residence Education and Housing Services Assistant Director of Communications Ashley Chaney displayed a board with the plan and images of the meditation room at last week’s meeting. The room is set to open in August of 2014.
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Support decreases for Tea Party movement
America’s Tea Party movement might be losing its influence and followers, a recent survey shows. Rasmussen Reports released a poll last week that shows the Tea Party movement is at its lowest popularity ever. The poll, conducted Jan. 3 and 4 from 1,000 likely voters, found 8 percent of respondents identified as members of the Tea Party movement, down from a high of 24 percent in April 2010.
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Face Time: Trustee Brian Mosallam
At last Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, members of the board welcomed newly-elected Trustee Brian Mosallam to their team. In an interview with The State News, Mosallam talks tuition, college affordability and campaign promises.
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MSU Board of Trustees meeting recap
At last Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, Democrat Joel Ferguson was re-elected as chairperson and Republican Brian Breslin was elected as vice chair of the board.
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Hundreds attend MSU Neuroscience fair
For Mika Obrecht, a junior at Howell High School, eating a “miracle berry” to change sour flavors sweet sounded like a crazy concept, but she was willing to try. The experiment was at one of more than 20 different booths educating participants about the nervous system at the third annual MSU Neuroscience Fair and Brain Bee, held Saturday afternoon at Biomedical Physical Sciences Building.
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Applying Hazelwood case to college media could mean changes for students
The future of college media, including MSU journalists, and their First Amendment rights could be at stake after a recent court ruling at Eastern Michigan University. The court ruled in favor of Eastern Michigan’s Counseling program, which dismissed a student counselor for refusing to work with a gay student for religious reasons.
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Broad Art Museum welcomes back students for new semester
To celebrate a new year and a new semester, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum held a welcome-back party for students Saturday night.
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Comm. Arts and Sciences assistant professor dies Jan. 2
Assistant professor within the College of Communication Arts and Sciences Jessica Luo Carlo died Jan. 2.
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Reactions mixed to E.L. 50/50 ordinance
During a December 2012 meeting, the East Lansing City Council voted 3-2 to keep a rule requiring restaurants subject to the 50/50 ordinance to report their sales every 90 days intact.
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ASMSU discusses support for off-campus voting registration applications, runs out of iClickers
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, welcomed the new semester Thursday evening at its weekly general assembly with a presentation from East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem Nathan Triplett.
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Ice, ice, baby
Skating came naturally to elementary education junior Jessica Chartier. She started skating at age 7. Now, she could skate in circles around her former self as co-captain of the Spartan Synchronized Skating team. “We’re ready to skate, we’re ready to compete, we’re ready to try our best,” Chartier said.
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Assistant Chief of MSU Police retiring
After leading police during the Cedar Fest riots and regulating campus parking, MSU police Assistant Chief Mike Rice is leaving his beloved department to pursue his other passion: financial advising. Rice, an MSU alumnus, enjoyed a retirement party with a group of about 100 friends, family and fellow officers Thursday at Kellogg Center after 43 years, four months and seven days with the MSU Police Department. Rice will begin part-time financial advising Monday.
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Flu shots scarce in local pharmacies
As a deadly flu strain hits Michigan, pharmacies in the East Lansing area are dealing with increasing demand for vaccinations. CVS Pharmacy, 240 M.A.C. Ave., did not have any available shots as of about 3:30 p.m. Thursday, but the store expects to receive a shipment today. CVS Pharmacy distributes shots on a walk-in basis.