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ASMSU representatives visit MSU Dubai, meet with students

David Barker
January 31, 2010

A trip that started Wednesday in Detroit and culminated in Dubai could lay the foundation ASMSU needs to bring representation to MSU Dubai students. Kyle Dysarz, ASMSU’s Student Assembly chairperson, and Kristy Currier, ASMSU’s Academic Assembly chairperson, left for Dubai last Wednesday as part of ASMSU’s ongoing efforts to secure representation and recognition for students at MSU’s satellite campus in Dubai, ASMSU Spokesperson Portia McKenzie said. They are scheduled to return Thursday afternoon in Detroit.

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Students join green economy

Marissa Cumbers
January 31, 2010

Adam Duke’s house burned down from an electrical fire in 2006. No one was hurt, but his family’s home was destroyed. At the time, Duke was taking his first environmental science class as a freshman at MSU. As his parents started talking about rebuilding, Duke applied what he’d been learning in class, encouraging his parents to consider building a more environmentally friendly home.

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UAB brings back 1980s with roller skating event

Parker Wilson
January 31, 2010

Neon sunglasses, bright leggings and flower-patterned skirts crowded Demonstration Hall on Saturday as students from across campus skated their way back into the 1980s. The University Activities Board, or UAB, hosted the Rockin’ Retro Rollerpalooza for the second time since 2007.

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Doctor speaks about recent experience working in Haiti

Emily Wilkins
January 31, 2010

Sidney Coupet wanted to help Haiti long before this month’s earthquake. Coupet, president and founder of Doctors United for Haiti, traveled to Haiti two days after the earthquake hit and spent 10 days helping patients, performing what he described as “battlefield medicine.” Coupet visited MSU on Friday to talk about his most recent experience in Haiti during two separate speeches — one to MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and one open to the general public.

MICHIGAN

Poll shows Ilitch, Cox front-runners in gubernatorial race

Zack Colman
January 31, 2010

A recent poll revealed Detroit businesswoman Denise Ilitch as the Democratic front-runner for November’s gubernatorial election and Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox as the leading Republican candidate. The poll, which was conducted by EPIC-MRA, a public policy polling group in Lansing, showed 23 percent of the respondents like Ilitch in the Democratic primary, with 38 percent undecided or refusing to choose.

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Festival rocks Metrospace

Lauren McKown
January 31, 2010

Sam Corbin and Jen Sygit chatted with the crowd while preparing for their performances Saturday night at (SCENE) Metrospace.Corbin and Sygit were the first to take the stage Saturday night as part of the third annual (SCENE) Metrospace Folk Festival, a two-day concert series spotlighting local folk artists. The event, held Friday and Saturday night, featured artists sponsored by Michigan-based companies Fox on a Hill Productions and Earthwork Music.

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Education unlocked

Ian Johnson
January 28, 2010

Since the early days of the information superhighway, debates have arisen about the fair way to exchange ideas and intellectual property.

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22 MSU programs on moratorium

Brittany Shammas
January 28, 2010

One academic program has been discontinued and further discontinuation proposals are expected to go through MSU’s academic governance system this semester, university officials said.

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MSU community reacts to Obama loan plan

Marissa Cumbers
January 27, 2010

After President Barack Obama proposed a plan Wednesday night in his State of Union Address to cap student loan payments, members of the MSU community expressed mixed emotions toward the plan. Obama’s plan would cut loan payments to 10 percent of a borrower’s income after graduation and forgive student loan debt after 20 years.