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Kresge meets Van Goyen

Daniel Luscombe
June 10, 2009

A seascape painting featuring the remnants of a flooded town is the newest addition to MSU’s Kresge Art Museum. Susan J. Bandes, director of the the museum, said the painting — “An Estuary with Row and Sail Boats,” by 17th century Dutch painter Jan van Goyen — is an important addition to the museum’s collection not only as an individual piece but as an addition to the collection of other 17th century Dutch paintings of different types.

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Govt., MSU sign cooperative agreement for FRIB funding

Kayla Habermehl
June 8, 2009

One of the first milestones on the road to bring the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams to MSU was announced Monday. MSU and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) signed a cooperative agreement that will allow the DOE Office of Science to begin funding the project, according to a statement from MSU.

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MSU study: young adults feel safe in gangs

Megan Hart
June 7, 2009

Young adults who join gangs are more likely to be victims of violence, but their membership makes them feel safer, according to a study by an MSU professor. Chris Melde, an assistant professor of criminal justice at MSU, led the federally funded study that found pressure for gang members to show nerve or fearlessness distorts their perception of risk and feelings of fear.

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MSU hires new director for study abroad office

Kayla Habermehl
June 3, 2009

After an almost yearlong search, Brett Berquist was hired as the executive director of the MSU Office of Study Abroad Wednesday. Berquist, currently the executive director of international programs at Western Michigan University, was chosen from about three dozen applicants, said Eric Freedman, assistant dean of International Studies and Programs. Berquist will start at MSU on July 15.

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MSU hires new study abroad director

Kayla Habermehl
June 3, 2009

MSU appointed Brett Berquist, executive director of international programs at Western Michigan University, to the position of executive director of the Office of Study Abroad at MSU, according to a statement from MSU. Berquist is set to arrive at MSU July 15.

NEWS

Council worries about impact of state budget

Kate Jacobson
June 2, 2009

The East Lansing City Hall fell quiet at Tuesday’s City Council meeting during a presentation in which state Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, warned of the economic turmoil tearing through Michigan, affecting the state budget and potentially hindering the city’s budget.

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Rep. proposes U.P. to house Gitmo detainees

Meredith Skrzypczak
June 2, 2009

Moving prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula could either be a smart economic move or a dangerous plan, state officials said. During the Mackinac Policy Conference last week, U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee, spoke about a letter he sent to President Barack Obama in February, suggesting a Manistique, Mich., prison as the new home for more than 200 Guantanamo Bay detainees.

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5 who gave alcohol to minor face trial

Brittany Shammas
June 2, 2009

Five people, including two former MSU students, could be held liable for providing alcohol to a minor who was convicted of stealing an MSU service vehicle, operating it under the influence and killing an Okemos man in a March 18, 2005, crash.

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Texting raises health, academic concerns

Zane McMillin
June 2, 2009

No LOLing, txting habits could b harmful 2 ur health. Teenagers in the United States sent and received about 2,300 text messages per month in 2008’s fourth quarter, an average of almost 80 messages per day, according to a recent Nielsen study. The 80 texts per day represented a more than 50 percent increase from the same time in 2007.

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MSU hosts summer African languages program

Daniel Luscombe
June 2, 2009

Although learning a foreign language can be a time-consuming endeavor, Ibro Chekaraou, an MSU African languages coordinator, said one could become proficient in Hausa, a language spoken primarily in West Africa, in eight weeks. Chekaraou will serve as director of the Summer Cooperative African Language Institute, a federally funded program held at MSU from June 15 to Aug.

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Travelers face tighter border-crossing rules

Meredith Skrzypczak
June 2, 2009

Travelers thinking about heading to Canada this summer might have to put their plans on hold because of tighter restrictions at the border. New border crossing rules went into effect Monday as part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. All U.S. citizens are now required to show an Enhanced Driver’s License, passport or passport card when entering or exiting the country.

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MSU professor elected ACSM president

Zane McMillin
June 2, 2009

James Pivarnik, an MSU professor of epidemiology, added a line to his résumé last week when he took over as president of the American College of Sports Medicine, the world’s largest exercise medicine organization, at an annual conference in Seattle.

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MSU study reveals daylight-saving time as workplace hazard

Kayla Habermehl
June 2, 2009

It started with a question the Monday after daylight-saving time in April 2008: How did you like your short night of sleep? For MSU doctoral students Christopher Barnes and David Wagner, finding the answer to that question led to a research project and an article that will be published in the September issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology.

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Sign of the times

Nichole Hoerner
June 2, 2009

Luther Brown Sr. knows how to bring people together. He’s made a living doing just that for about 24 years. Mr. Party, as he’s more commonly known, picked up his name from friends growing up in Lansing. As an adult, he decided to start a business to capitalize on his unusual talents.