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ASMSU passes resolution to support medical amnesty

Laura Fosmire

March 24, 2011

ASMSU’s Student Assembly passed a resolution Thursday to support a bill in the State Legislature regarding medical amnesty. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. The bill would establish legal safeguards for underage students who consume too much alcohol and, as a result, seek medical attention. ASMSU has been trying to push the bill through the State Legislature for three years.

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Students rally for higher education funding

Lauren Gibbons

March 24, 2011

Students representing public universities from across Michigan gathered to voice their frustration with the state of higher education funding Thursday at the Capitol building, 100 N. Capitol Ave., in Lansing.

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Women’s health fair held in Union

Ashley Brown

March 24, 2011

The MSU Women’s Resource Center, or WRC, hosted the sixth annual MSU Women’s Health Fair on Thursday in the Union to educate women and increase knowledge about personal health.

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Liebler sworn in as chief of police

Kyle Campbell

March 24, 2011

Police officers, firefighters, city officials and members of the East Lansing and MSU communities filled the seats and lined the walls of Courtroom 2 in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court Thursday afternoon to witness the formal swearing-in of Juli Liebler as East Lansing’s new police chief.

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Model UN connects college, high schools

Emily Wilkins

March 24, 2011

This weekend, about 500 high schoolers from multiple states will come to MSU for one main purpose: saving the world through compromise.

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MSU ROTC cadets to join others in off-campus training exercises

Alethia Kasben

March 24, 2011

This weekend, 140 cadets in MSU’s ROTC program will train outside the classroom at Fort Custer in Battle Creek, Mich., to conduct drills on problem solving, land navigation and weapons training before taking on larger tasks. The training event, called the Michigan Cluster Field Exercise, will take place alongside more than 600 cadets attending universities including Central Michigan University, Western Michigan University and the University of Michigan, said Bill Lukaskiewicz, a retired lieutenant colonel who is an instructor with ROTC.

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Conference to showcase student research

Laura Fosmire

March 24, 2011

When it comes to research happening on campus, doctoral student Christina Campbell knows all about the research being done in the psychology department.

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Kosher options adds variety to meals

Alethia Kasben

March 24, 2011

Adding to the variety of dining options, students have yet another choice. On March 21, a new kosher option was made available at Wilson Hall, said Samuel Appel, president of the Jewish Student Union.

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RHA members elect vice president for upcoming academic year

Laura Fosmire

March 24, 2011

Members of RHA, the Residence Halls Association, elected Kelcey Gapske to serve as vice president for the 2011-2012 academic year.

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Fraternity hosts hot dog eating contest

Stephen Brooks

March 23, 2011

Wednesday’s cold and rainy weather notwithstanding, the newly opened restaurant What Up Dawg?, 317 M.A.C. Ave., served as the host to Sigma Chi’s Pre-Derby Days Coney Contest.

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The Record Lounge moves to new location

Lauren Gibbons

March 23, 2011

Heather Frarey began dreaming of owning her own record store in high school. After three and a half years of business, her dream will be realized fully as she makes plans to move her store, The Record Lounge, to a main-level location in downtown East Lansing.

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Panel educates about disasters in Japan

Megan Durisin

March 23, 2011

About 50 people packed into Room 303 International Center on Wednesday evening took a moment of silence to remember the more than 9,000 victims of the March 11 earthquake and the following tsunami off the coast of northeastern Japan.

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Students raise money for Cambodian town

Emily Wilkins

March 23, 2011

A few weeks ago, Eda Uong stood before a room of about 30 MSU students and repeated words first spoken to him by a U.S. solider in his home country of Cambodia.

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Four Loko returns to store shelves without caffeine

Zane McMillin

March 23, 2011

Brightly colored camouflage cans are back on Michigan stores’ shelves after a state entity OK’d the restocking of Four Loko and other controversial malt beverages.

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Spring weather might distract students’ work

Summer Ballentine

March 23, 2011

For marketing sophomore Josh Davidson, pushing through the second half of the semester has been difficult, especially with the coming of warmer weather.

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Universities discuss higher education

Laura Fosmire

March 23, 2011

MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon was in Lansing on Wednesday to give her take on the university’s role in the state’s economy before the House higher education appropriations subcommittee.

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RHA elects new president, VP

Laura Fosmire

March 23, 2011

After electing Sarah Pomeroy as president March 2 and Wednesday’s scheduled vice-presidential election, representatives from RHA, the Residence Halls Association, are preparing for the upcoming school year.

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Study: Many students suffer hearing loss

Summer Ballentine

March 22, 2011

Whether she’s walking to class or falling asleep at night, Sharmaine Ingram listens to music “all the time.”

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Study abroad continues in some unstable nations

Emily Wilkins

March 22, 2011

Going to study in a new country can be daunting. Going to study in a country that has a travel warning placed on it by the Department of State is even more so.

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Gender Neutral MSU holds information sessions

Summer Ballentine

March 22, 2011

At an informational meeting on Tuesday, students asked representatives from Gender Neutral MSU for details about the proposed gender-neutral housing option at MSU.