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Rachel Jackson ·
MSU

On-campus housing sign-up begins

When anthropology sophomore Kelsey Carpenter prepared to sign up for housing for the 2011-12 academic year, she had her mind made up to stay in Landon Hall because of convenience and proximity to her job as a desk receptionist.

MSU

$1M grant creates jobs to go green

MSU’s Bioeconomy Institute is going green. The center is among a group of businesses — including the Prima Civitas Foundation in East Lansing — that received a $1 million grant from the Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration earlier this month to fund an additional research center to develop green energy technology.

MICHIGAN

Michigan Flyer makes Ann Arbor trip

The Michigan Flyer will make a special 11 p.m. trip from East Lansing to Ann Arbor after the Spartans’ football game against U-M Oct. 15. The later departure time will allow U-M students to spend time in East Lansing after the game.

MSU

Tacos in line to win world record

Beating the previous world record by a landslide, MSU hospitality business seniors Nate Redner and Luke Magnini joined forces with MSU Culinary Services to create a 490-foot taco line with 853 tacos Friday at Demonstration Hall.

MSU

SlutWalk speaks out against abuse

Despite chilly temperatures, strong winds and rain, about 100 women dressed in their most revealing attire Friday and marched down Grand River Avenue as part of a SlutWalk.

MICHIGAN

International students welcomed by event

Halls of the East Lansing Hannah Community Center were filled with voices in dozens of different languages as students, residents and other community members gathered for the second annual Welcomes the World event Sunday afternoon.

MSU

MSU students attend water talk

Nearly 200 researchers, state officials, students and policy makers gathered for a two-day conference last week at Wayne State University to discuss possible approaches to overcoming water problems in Michigan and around the world.

Kyle Campbell ·
MICHIGAN

MSU police detective retires with roast

Tears were shed — both from laughter and sadness — as friends and families shared memories from the past 40 years of MSU police detective Earl Barringer’s career at his retirement party Friday afternoon.