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Bernero announces partner for Lansing casino project
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero officially green-lit the forwarding of a casino project set to be developed in downtown Lansing.
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RHA hosts meeting in halloween fashion
Strange things were happening in Case Hall Wednesday night.
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University gives out flu comfort packs
In an effort to help students ward off illnesses, MSU is administering about 20,000 free cold and flu comfort packs on campus at the intramural buildings
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Sparrow Hospital kid patients trick or treat
During the parade, Vestrand stood on the third-floor skywalk and, dressed as a penguin, passed out candy to the participating children. Everyone in the group had a costume.
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Keg law reaches one-year anniversary
A year ago today, a law removing the anonymity of keg buyers went into effect.
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Superstorm Sandy's intensity lessening
Hazardous weather conditions in Michigan from the remnants of Superstorm Sandy, including high wind speeds, freezing rain and some flooding along Michigan’s western coast were at their worst Tuesday, and will continue to taper off in the following days.
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Board of Trustees approve $6.8 million roads project
During its meeting last Friday, the MSU Board of Trustees approved an authorization to proceed for reconstruction of the Bogue Street and Shaw Lane intersection.
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Superstorm results in blood donation shortage
With the remains of Superstorm Sandy ravaging the East Coast, the need for blood currently is higher than normal.
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Halloween celebrations calmer than in years past
In most cities, Halloween involves cutely dressed small children and pillowcases full of candy.
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International students experience first Halloween
After witnessing last year’s Halloween celebrations and having seen pictures of students’ costumes, computer engineering sophomore Zaicheng Xu decided he would join this year’s festivities.
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Bailey Hall introduces year-round hoophouse
Armed with pruning shears instead of scissors, the creators of the Bailey GREENhouse snipped a vine to signify the opening of the sustainable hoophouse outside Bailey Hall Tuesday evening.
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Students, residents gather for Halloween events
Preveterinary freshman Madelayne Shammas has had acting experience in the past, but volunteering to be a zombie in the Mason and Abbot halls haunted house was a new experience for her.
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MSU staff works to prevent sexual abuse
MSU is taking more steps to ensure abuse does not go unnoticed at the university, as in the case of Penn State University.
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Study ranks Detroit as No. 13 worst city to find jobs
After a devastating loss from the Detroit Tigers and feeling the impact of a natural disaster Michigan rarely witnesses — the last thing Detroit needs is another piece of bad news.
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Desire2Learn launches for students, faculty Tuesday
Tuesday, MSU’s new online learning management system, Desire2Learn, or D2L, was launched and is now available for faculty to begin using, according to a news release from MSU Information Technology.
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City Center II developers propose plan to East Lansing
Although much of the former City Center II property’s fate still is uncertain, plans for roughly 25 percent of the property recently were proposed to the East Lansing Planning Commission.
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Reward offered for arrest of I-96 shootings suspect
Federal investigators now are offering a $102,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect involved in 25 shootings across Ingham, Oakland, Shiawassee and Livingston counties, police announced Monday.
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Artists repair project, forgive yarn vandals
For artist Lynn Hershberger, forgiving is a necessary part of the healing process.
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RHA hosts movie office grand reopening
Marketing freshman Addisen Carino and prenursing freshman Katie Justice carefully circled the shelves of movies in the basement of Gilchrist Hall on Monday night, trying to be certain they rented the best movies available.
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MSU ranks among top 100 in employability study, above U-M
As collegiate rankings remain a subject of discussion among many universities, MSU continues to appear on numerous lists in strong standing when compared to other Big Ten universities.