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Pancakes raise money for park
When MSU women’s basketball coach Suzy Merchant was flipping pancakes Sunday morning, she knew she was doing it for the right reasons.
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MSU hires new officer
Becoming a police officer for MSU was Sam Miller’s dream job. “It was the number one goal for a place to work,” he said. Miller’s dream became a reality on Monday morning as the recent graduate was sworn into the MSU police force by Chief Jim Dunlap.
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Study shows anxiety more common in women
Do you worry about a lot of things? Do you find yourself worrying all the time? Have you tried to control your worrying and had difficulty doing this?
MICHIGAN
Polls show neither candidate favored
The presidential general election continues to be close call for Michigan voters as Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has made up ground on President Barack Obama in recent polls.
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Moe’s Southwest Grill receives steady traffic
When patrons at the recently opened Moe’s Southwest Grill, 551 E. Grand River Ave., first walk through the door, they are greeted by an enthusiastic “Welcome to Moe’s!” from the restaurant’s employees.
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Medical student program provides treatment in Peru
For many people, the idea of working with low-income Peruvians might seem exhausting, but for fourth year medical student Joe Gorz, it’s what he was meant to do. “We just try to do a job,” he said.
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Summer circle theatre kicks off June with first showing
For six summers, Kristie Phelps has made an annual trip to the Red Cedar River with her two friends to grab a few minutes of relaxation away from her kids and responsibilities and enjoy an evening of theater and nature.
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Wonderful world
Tears welled in the eyes of Regina Walker as she watched her son Tanner Maxwell up on stage singing “You’ve got a friend in me” for the final time at the MSU Community Music School’s music therapy recital Tuesday evening.
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Students prepare for careers with work in botanical garden
Ian Wenk decided to work at the Beal Botanical Garden as a summer job, not knowing it would lead him one step closer to figuring out his major.
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Free local concert series set to start this Friday
Every Friday night at 7 p.m. from now until Labor Day, there will be a free concert at the Lake Lansing Band Shell.
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Southfield-resident appears on Ellen Degeneres Show
Last Tuesday, Southfield Mich., resident Hope Sovran, 15, appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show, just a few months after undergoing a bone marrow transplant.
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City council grants Woody's Oasis special permit for liquor license
East Lansing City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a special use permit for Woody’s Oasis, 1050 Trowbridge Road, which would allow for the restaurant to obtain a Class C liquor license.
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Sixth MSU IT Conference held at Union
When the first MSU IT Conference was held five years ago, it was with people like MSU health information technologist Wajahat Syed in mind.
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Golf outing gives back to scholarship funds
Jerry Halm graduated from MSU in 1960, but has come back every year for the last twenty to take part in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Golfing for Scholarships.
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Students clean dorms to get ready for next fall
When students arrive at MSU for the fall semester, many expect to see the dorms in a stain-free, disinfected state with freshly painted walls and new light bulbs. Craig Czajkowski helps to make sure it happens.
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City council approves emergency replacement managers
In accordance with the city charter, East Lansing City Council approved an emergency succession plan for City Manager George Lahanas during its May 21 work session. Lahanas was asked to choose five potential replacements in the event of an act of war on the city, or if he becomes incapacitated, goes on vacation or is otherwise unable to perform his duties as city manager. He submitted his plan before the meeting, and it was approved unanimously as written. “We have a pretty deep bench of people who could run the operation, certainly during a short period,” he said.
FOOTBALL
Progress continues on new Spartan Stadium scoreboards
Workers stand on an aerial lift on May 31 at the north end of Spartan Stadium as the new scoreboards are being installed.
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Antsy for apples
Biochemistry and molecular biology/biotechnology senior Rosie Jaremba picks crab apples on Monday near the Plant Science Greenhouses on Wilson Road.
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MSU professor strives to find cure for flu
As an international student from Malaysia, biochemistry and molecular biology junior Liyana Aziz was not used to the cold Michigan winter as a freshman.
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Space anomaly to occur today
For the last time until 2117, the transit of Venus will occur at approximately 5:04 p.m. today. During this rare phenomenon, Venus covers 1/32 of the sun and can be seen by the naked eye — or preferably with protective eyewear due to the sun’s damaging rays — in good conditions.