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Free E.L. parking beginning Dec. 19
The city of East Lansing will offer free metered parking and free parking in surface lots and ramps for holiday shoppers from Dec. 19-27.
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State senator aims to end cyber abuse
Concerns about “sexting” and cyber abuse are the motivation of recent legislative action by state Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing.
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E.L. parking fees might become more costly
Students and residents using the various paid parking structures and lots around East Lansing soon might need more cash to park.
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MSU senior receives scholarship to study in UK
Jessica Muir spent the past two summers studying abroad, but the physics and astrophysics senior’s next stay overseas will be extended after she received a prestigious scholarship.
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Wharton looks to manage Theater
A potential arrangement between Wharton Center and the city of Traverse City is expected to be finalized at a city meeting tonight, which would send some of the center’s programming to Traverse City, a city official said.
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Web exclusive: Food-inspired artwork benefits food bank
Parents always tell their children not to play with food, but these artists are breaking rules by using food as the inspiration for their artwork. At the “Food for Thought” art exhibition in the East Lansing Technology Innovation Center, 325 E. Grand River Ave., artists explore different mediums to show how food affects everyday life.
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ASMSU to vote on tax referendum, scholarships
ASMSU will decide Thursday whether to move forward with a proposed tax referendum to fund its Readership Program and a proposal to create two new scholarship opportunities for students.
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Charity holds Tanzanian Bongo Bash promoting doctors
Mussa Maingu moved to East Lansing in 2000 with the goal of becoming a dentist. From Mwanza, Tanzania, he said the shortage of health care professionals in his home country was a primary influence on his career path.
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Students, faculty gather to show support for deaf education program
When Cathy Leonard first heard about the recommended elimination of MSU’s Deaf Education Teacher Certification program, she did not believe it. Leonard, who is deaf, joined about 100 MSU students, faculty and members of the deaf community at the Administration Building Friday to protest the program’s possible elimination.
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E.L. Tech Center to open art exhibit Sunday
A new art exhibit called Food for Thought, which features work focused on food, will open between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday at the East Lansing Technology Innovation Center, 325 E. Grand River Ave.
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Old Town set to host holiday concert
A holiday concert featuring three duos is scheduled for 8 p.m. Dec. 19 at Stage 1210, 1210 Turner St., in Lansing’s Old Town.
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This winter might be milder than past years
The last two weeks of the semester should bring some of the coldest weather students and residents have seen this season, but meteorologists said this winter should be a milder one in comparison to previous years.
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Brown Bag Lecture Series brings racial issues to light
To Javier Pescador, racial biases of Mexicans during the Great Depression era still can be seen today. Pescador, a history professor, gave a lecture Thursday at the MSU Museum Auditorium examining the work of photographer Dorothea Lange and the racial biases her photos show.
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Ingham County commissioner candidates sign up for election
Following Wednesday’s filing deadline, candidates for the primary election for the Ingham County Board of Commissioners’ 8th District include a local grassroots activist and an East Lansing attorney.
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Students voice budget cut concerns
Shouts in protest of the proposed cuts to MSU programs and departments echoed in a lecture hall full of students as it became the venue to voice concerns about recent university discussions to deal with a tight budget.
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Lecture to focus on Mexican culture
The MSU Museum, the Chicano/Latino Studies Program and the Julian Samora Research Institute will co-sponsor a presentation titled American Lenses, Mexican Aliens: Photography of the Mexican Experience in the United States, 1930-1965, from 12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. today at the MSU Museum Auditorium.
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Red Cedar Review to host open-mic night
The Red Cedar Review, MSU’s undergraduate-managed literary digest, will host a winter literary interlude open-mic night Friday.
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ASMSU hosts multi-band show at Union
ASMSU’s POP Entertainment will host a rock show featuring local bands Loune, Cloud Magic with Dave Menzo and Black Jack Persia.
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Tickets for comedian on sale Friday
Tickets for comedian Brian Regan’s Feb. 28, performance in Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Friday.
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Christmas musical opens next week
Performances of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas the Musical” will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall as part of the MSU Federal Credit Union Broadway at Wharton Center Series.