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Duck Derby surpasses fundraising goals

Rubber duckies aren’t just for childrens’ bath times anymore. On Saturday, the star of Ernie’s song on Sesame Street and more than 600 of his little friends joined Phi Sigma Pi at the Red Cedar River in the second annual Rubber Ducky Derby.

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Open house shows bugs up close

While many local residents spent their Sunday afternoon relaxing after a weekend full of Halloween festivities, some daring individuals kept the momentum going by visiting live tarantulas, scorpions and cockroaches.

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ASMSU passes grief absence bill

ASMSU representatives passed a bill that would recommend changes to the university’s excused absence policy at its biweekly committee meetings Thursday night in Student Services.

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ASMSU passes grief absence bill

ASMSU representatives passed a bill that would recommend changes to the university’s excused absence policy at its biweekly committee meetings Thursday night in Student Services.

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Stores benefit from trick-or-treaters

When elementary education junior Megan Sexton and media and communication technology senior Erin Southers went to grab a bite to eat on Grand River Avenue on Thursday night, they didn’t expect to see superheroes, monsters and princesses.

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MSU to host cancer society 5k walk

This weekend, Lansing will play host to American Cancer Society’s annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m., and the walk will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Capitol.

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Public universities lose funding, raise tuition

French and journalism junior Marisol Dorantes already has taken out about $3,000 in student loans so far this year, and with the cost of tuition rising by the year at MSU, she said it’s a practice she will have to keep doing.

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Library buys speedy book printer

MSU is the first location in the U.S. to install the newest version of a powerful book publishing machine that can print a full book in less than the time it takes to walk to class.

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ASMSU, student groups honor diversity at MSU

About 50 MSU students and community members joined together on Wednesday night in the Union Ballroom for the second annual Multicultural Diversity and Inclusion Celebration, hosted by ASMSU and the MSU Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives.