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MSU students, professors bring Big Ten rivalry to gaming world

Lauren Gibbons
February 5, 2012

Students, alumni and anyone on the Internet can help Sparty take on unfriendly rival snowmen in a new video game produced by MSU students. With the help of telecommunication, information studies and media associate professor Brian Winn, a group of graduate and undergraduate students working at the Games for Entertainment and Learning, or GEL, Lab recently produced Grumpy Snowmen ­— a game featuring Sparty hurling footballs, basketballs and other sporting equipment at snowmen dressed in rival Big Ten colors throughout campus.

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Students sell bracelets to help charities

Kelsie Thompson
February 5, 2012

Students might soon be noticing a pop of color on the wrists of classmates who are part of one organization’s mission to raise awareness for various issues currently facing society. The bracelets, made by the California-based company Pura Vida, are beginning to gain popularity on college campuses throughout the nation with the help of students, said psychology sophomore and MSU Pura Vida campus representative Gia Georgiades.

Jaclyn McNeal ·
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Unbuttoned: Button business closes shop

Jaclyn McNeal
February 2, 2012

Lansing resident Dave Cripe and his father, Al, began making buttons for car shows as a hobby. Little did they know a business would develop into what is now known as Betty’s Buttons & T-Shirts, 1135 S. Washington Ave., in Lansing, named after Cripe’s mother, Betty.

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SAT score inflation case raises question about university reporting policies

Kelsie Thompson
February 2, 2012

In an attempt to increase the school’s national academic ranking, an admissions official at Claremont McKenna College in California exaggerated students SAT scores, an issue which has raised concerns from MSU students and administrators. “The problem with rankings is that they can have a negative effect on many colleges’ perceived status,” said Jeff Olson, Kaplan Test Prep vice president of data science.

Rebecca Ryan ·
MSU

MSU competes in RecycleMania

Rebecca Ryan
February 2, 2012

On Sunday, MSU will participate for the second year in the RecycleMania Tournament — a competition that runs from Feb. 5 to March 31. More than 600 colleges from across the country compete to collect the largest amount of recyclable products, and MSU officials aim to collect more than 1 million pounds of recyclables during the competition.

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MSU endowment budget increases

Andrew Krietz
February 2, 2012

MSU’s 2011 endowment funds rank No. 5 of the 12 institutions in the Big Ten in terms of percentage increase, according to the initial results of a national survey. The survey, released Tuesday by the National Association of College and University Business Officers, or NACUBO, shows the percentage change in the market value of an endowment from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2011, MSU chief financial officer Mark Haas said in an email.

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Police Brief 02/02/12

Lauren Gibbons
February 1, 2012

A 20-year-old male resident mentor in Armstrong Hall reported an assault on an 18-year-old male student between 2:45-3:30 a.m. Jan. 29, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.