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Defense classes offered for women
Mothers, daughters and students alike gathered Tuesday to learn self-defense techniques and discuss assault on college campuses.
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MSU alumni-run Thai food restaurant to open in E.L.
After five and a half years of business in Ann Arbor, the owners of No Thai! are excited to bring their business back to their former stomping grounds.
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ASMSU holds event for spring candidates
With ASMSU’s spring elections underway, representatives are looking to the upcoming session and taking the opportunity to meet their candidates.
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MSU faculty work to educate Iraqi farmers
The number of livestock in Iraq has been dwindling since the 1980s, but three faculty members at MSU are trying to solve the issue without leaving East Lansing.
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MSU professors look for ways to increase classroom ratings
As an associate professor in the School of Criminal Justice, Christina DeJong takes the course evaluation surveys her students fill out at the end of the semester seriously.
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Headliner picked for spring party
The musical performance at this year’s annual Sparty’s Spring Party will be DJ Earworm, according to officials from UAB and RHA.
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Officials request students take survey
The Office of Campus Sustainability and Campus Planning and Administration launched an online survey Sunday to find out ways to build a “greener” transportation system at MSU.
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Students, organizations band to support Japan
Some campus groups are teaming up with Sparty’s Convenience Stores and students to raise money through the month of April for victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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Groups plan for future as ASMSU funding thaws
Now that ASMSU’s funding freeze has been lifted by university officials, registered student organizations across campus are breathing a sigh of relief.
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MSU-Libya program loses gov’t funding
The funding for 35 Libyan professionals enrolled in MSU’s Visiting International Professionals Program, or VIPP, was ended by the Libyan government late last week — leaving the students and university officials searching for strategies to avoid returning the scholars to their conflict-torn country.
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Obama announces 2012 candidacy
President Barack Obama announced his candidacy for re-election Monday morning, kicking off what some reports pegged as possibly the most expensive campaign in history.
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Report: more students approve of Obama
In light of chaotic worldwide events and an unstable economy, President Barack Obama has seen increased support among college-age Americans.
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MSU, union discussions continue
Members of the Graduate Employees Union are working to wrap up negotiations of benefits in their new contract as soon as possible.
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Antiquarian book show attracts large crowd
For Maggie Page, reading has been her passion since she was a little girl.
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Fundraiser held for sick children
On Saturday, about 75 MSU students felt the pain of Ethan Fox. As a baby, Fox was diagnosed with epidermolysis bullosa, a disease that causes the skin to blister easily under friction or stress, which means an action as simple as walking can lead to pain.
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MSU waiting for recycling contest results
The music of Marvin Gaye might have helped MSU students bring national attention to their video submission to the RecycleMania video contest, part of the RecycleMania Tournament, a nationwide competition between colleges and universities to increase their recycling efforts.
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Broadcast to feature Mandarin Chinese language
In a few weeks, MSU Chinese students tuning into the radio could find a familiar sound — a broadcast in Mandarin Chinese.
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Students, residents show support of Air Force ROTC with 5K run
Dietetics senior Tina Niemann was one of 68 students and community members who lined up in front of the Auditorium for the Trot for the Troops 5K run Saturday morning.
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Fraternity hosts annual hair show highlighting black women
Celebrating black hair in a big way, many people gathered for “Limitless,” the ninth annual hair and fashion show hosted by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. on Friday at Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.
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Potential presidential candidate visits campus
Potential 2012 presidential hopeful Gary Johnson was at MSU on Thursday evening to share his views on key issues with students.