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MICHIGAN

CATA launches fifth annual Clean Commute Challenge

Today, Capital Area Transportation Authority launched its fifth annual “Clean Commute Challenge. The state-wide challenge, which ends Sept. 23, seeks to promote clean transportation, such as biking or taking the bus, Clean Commute Options Coordinator Cathleen Edgerly said.

MICHIGAN

Alumnus questions benefit’s legitimacy

From the beginning, Kamran Khan had a feeling something was wrong. In early August, Khan was invited to rap at the 911 Benefit Concert in Las Vegas alongside artists, such as Jay-Z and Celine Dion. Proceeds from the concert were listed to be donated to the H.O.P.E. International Gift Fund, according to the event website.

MSU

Master plan changes campus parking

Campus might see a change in parking in the future if a revamped version of the Campus Master Plan is passed by the Board of Trustees. The Campus Master Plan is an initiative that has guided MSU construction and expansion for about the past 10 years.

Matt Hollowell ·
MSU

Pete’s paradise

When Peter Ryan was 10 years old, his mother, Jeanne, took him to Capital City Comics and Books.

MICHIGAN

Farmer's market caters to students

The East Lansing Farmer’s Market will hold its annual Spartan Appreciation Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Valley Court Park, 201 Hillside Court. The first 75 MSU students to visit the market information booth will receive a $2 gift certificate, applicable toward any vender booth.

MSU

Arab experts speak to MSU about 9/11

Following a symposium at the Union focused on the 10 anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, finance sophomore Stephanie Rousseau said she was surprised to hear how much of the conflict between Arab nations began before the terrorist attacks and how it became more intense afterward.

MSU

New construction projects replace parts of campus

Construction crews continue to toil below ground in a large area surrounding the MSU Main Library’s south entrance and parking lot, as they replace the building’s steam chiller cooling system, and more below-ground construction is expected at MSU in coming months.

MSU

Students on Homecoming court share school pride

Although this year’s 2011-12 homecoming court features a unique mix of first-generation college students, as well as students with MSU alumni in their family tree, the 10 seniors all mutually share one thing — their passion for MSU.

MSU

Committee presents MSU energy plan

MSU’s Energy Transition Steering Committee presented a series of tentative plans that call for the university to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 30 percent by 2015 at a public town hall meeting Tuesday, while the clock ticks on the committee’s impending presentation to the MSU Board of Trustees.