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MSU

Bill to increase residencies if passed

Three U.S. Senators recently introduced a bill that will increase Medicare graduate medical education residency slots by approximately 15,000 positions by 2017, potentially giving MSU medical students a greater chance to find a residency spot in a state with an increasing amount of medical schools.

MICHIGAN

Tutors help students to succeed

When Chelsea Dombrow began tutoring a fifth-grade student last year, the student was only reading at a third-grade level. By the end of the year, the student not only was reading beyond her grade level, but she had come to love books.

MICHIGAN

Romney speaks about illegal immigration

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney brought the campaign issue of illegal immigration back to his home state last week, saying his rival Rick Perry’s support of illegal immigrants attending public universities would cause tuition to skyrocket at Michigan’s public universities.

MSU

Grant helps migrant workers

Noe Hernandez spent most of his life believing a degree was too expensive for him to achieve. It wasn’t until he learned about MSU’s High School Equivalency Program, or HEP, that Hernandez realized he had an opportunity to pursue a degree.

MICHIGAN

Burglary trial moves forward

One of the two men accused of breaking into Hubbard Hall dorm rooms and stealing laptops was bound over to Ingham County’s 30th Judicial Circuit Court on Tuesday following his pretrial conference in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court.

MSU

Two colleges prepare for new deans

As the College of Education continues to prepare for the arrival of a new permanent dean in January 2012, the college is searching to fill several open faculty positions including that of Deborah Feltz, a long-time chair of the Department of Kinesiology.

Beau Hayhoe ·
MSU

Starbucks opens in Wells Hall

Students stopping by Wells Hall now can add a caffeinated boost to their study sessions after a new Starbucks Coffee Co. franchise opened Monday.