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Student sentenced for Cedar Fest riot
A 19-year-old MSU student was sentenced Wednesday to 15 days in the Ingham County Jail for her participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
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MSUFCU location to host grand opening
A grand opening celebration to commemorate the new MSU Federal Credit Union headquarters will be held Thursday at the headquarters building, 3777 West Road. University officials will be on hand to celebrate the conclusion of two years’ construction as the eighth MSUFCU branch is officially ushered in to the community.
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Study abroad fair to take place at Union
The 2008 Fall Study Abroad Fair will take place from noon to 6 p.m. today on the second floor of the Union. There will be more than 120 exhibits where students interested in studying abroad can talk with professors and former participants and gather information about the different programs MSU offers.
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Conviction ends two-day Cedar Fest trial for student
After two days of trial, six witnesses and almost three hours of deliberation Tuesday, a six-person jury delivered an assortment of decisions about a criminal justice sophomore’s participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
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Congress passes law preserving Great Lakes
Water from the Great Lakes most likely will remain in the region as the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Great Lakes compact on Tuesday by a 390-to-25 vote.
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Meadows makes re-election bid
Former Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley knew Mark Meadows would spend his life in public service, ever since a young Meadows joined Kelley’s team of public lawyers straight out of law school. “Mark was always a good worker and any assignment he was ever given, he would perform well,” Kelley said. “The same characteristics that enabled him to start a political career of his own were things that helped him be a good lawyer for us.”
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MSU accepts video essay in applications
MSU officials can’t meet every undergraduate applicant, but a new online tool will let students bring their personal statements to life, Elle Woods-style.
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City council looks to stifle an increase in rental licenses
The East Lansing City Council discussed methods to encourage homeowners in East Lansing not to pursue rental licenses in part of the city at its meeting Tuesday.
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Fast-a-Thons give students new perspective of Ramadan
It’s been said you can’t understand what someone is going through unless you’ve walked in their shoes. For this reason, the Islamic Medical Students Association, or IMSA, and the Muslim Students Association are inviting students to fast for a day with the Islamic community.
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ID tags change way businesses take inventory
They’re just the size of micro chips, but radio frequency identification devices might grow into colossal time savers for businesses and retail stores.
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Local senator named 8th hottest politician by magazine
Move over, MSU Playboy models — State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Lansing, is in town. And now she’s been put in Maxim magazine, too.
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Event sparks recycling awareness
A recycling event at the Union is raising students’ awareness about options they have in the East Lansing area.
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ASMSU prepares for iVote
Kyle Dysarz isn’t nervous. He’s manned a concert that cost ASMSU $225,000, will overseeing more than 30 registered student organizations as they pile into Breslin Center and hopes 9,000 MSU students will show up.
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Fund allows students to finance 'green' projects
Students with ‘green’ ideas who are short on cash now have a new way to finance their projects. The Student Project Fund, operated through the Office of Campus Sustainability, will provide funds to students who wish to do sustainability-focused projects, Terry Link, director of the Office of Campus Sustainability, said.
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Freshman has 9-hour surgery after fall in East Holmes Hall
An 18-year-old student had surgery Monday at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital after falling down about three flights of stairs Thursday in East Holmes Hall.
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Enrollment exceeds official estimates by almost 500
Jordan Hindenach spent his first night in Emmons Hall with an uninvited guest. Hindenach’s two-person room included a third roommate for one night after 300 more freshmen came to MSU this fall than expected.
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Michelle Obama addresses weight of student vote
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has focused on the youth vote during his campaign, and his wife, Michelle, is doing the same.
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Battle for beams
With the potential for hundreds of new jobs and $1 billion in economic activity for the state, advertising senior Monica Fineis realizes how important the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams would be for MSU. The facility, known as FRIB, is a U.S. Department of Energy-funded program that, if won, would update the university’s Cyclotron and give Michigan $1 billion in economic stimulus during the next 20 years.
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MSU basketball legend to visit
Former MSU and Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Earvin “Magic” Johnson will be in Lansing on Wednesday to lend his image to Sen. Barack Obama’s Democratic presidential campaign.
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Expensive TVs keep many students from enjoying campus HD channels
As the economy continues to plummet, students said they’ve been forced to channel their savings into living costs and not splurge on luxury items such as TVs.