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Police warn community after string of break-ins
A string of home invasions has put Meridian Township on the lookout for suspects. Meridian Township police Sgt.
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Festival rocks Metrospace
Sam Corbin and Jen Sygit chatted with the crowd while preparing for their performances Saturday night at (SCENE) Metrospace.Corbin and Sygit were the first to take the stage Saturday night as part of the third annual (SCENE) Metrospace Folk Festival, a two-day concert series spotlighting local folk artists. The event, held Friday and Saturday night, featured artists sponsored by Michigan-based companies Fox on a Hill Productions and Earthwork Music.
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Amtrak stations to be renovated
Weekend trips to the Windy City might someday be quicker for students traveling from Battle Creek, Dearborn and Troy.
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City of E.L. receives LED light grant
The city of East Lansing will be just as bright when it installs new LED street lights it received from a state grant, and it will help the MSU community go greener, too.
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'101' stars visit MSU clinic
Who let the dogs out in MSU’s veterinary clinic? The cast of “The 101 Dalmatians Musical,” that’s who.
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Mich. might up gas tax to fund road projects
Students filling up their gas tanks might have to empty their wallets as soon as March 1 if measures in the Michigan House to increas gas taxes passes.
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Utility bill cost set to increase $8 on March 1
Area residents soon will have to pay about $8 more per month for their water and electricity, as the Lansing Board of Water and Light, or LBWL, approved rate increases Tuesday, effective March 1.
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Students speak out against deaf education cuts
The inboxes of university administrators could soon be filled with thousands of e-mails containing one sentence, “Please keep MSU’s Deaf Education Program for our deaf children who use ASL in Michigan.”
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Residence halls to be profiled in tour
Campus Living Services will hold an event from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday for students to learn more about the campus dorm neighborhoods.
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Business interest still high at MSU
Although the number of freshman business majors might be decreasing across the country, the demand for business education at MSU is increasing, school officials said.
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Group aims to convince MSU to go anti-coal
A new MSU student group hopes to fuel a university commitment to move away from coal energy.
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Group founder to speak on Friday
The founder of Doctors United for Haiti, Sidney Coupet, will speak at noon on Friday at the College of Osteopathic Medicine in Room E4 of Fee Hall.
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Kellogg center to host conference
The Kellogg Center is slated to hold the Choices Conference on March 10 and 11.
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MSU professor discusses job opportunities in bioeconomy
Gov. Jennifer Granholm calls it the green economy. MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon calls it bioeconomy. David Skole calls it the future.
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ASMSU worried update to bylaws limits student voice
As MSU seeks to update its academic governance bylaws, ASMSU officials are expressing concern about potential changes that could limit student input in the governance process.
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Cunningham, Dell plead guilty for role in Rather Hall fight
MSU football players B.J. Cunningham and Mark Dell pleaded guilty Wednesday to assault and battery stemming from a Nov. 22, 2009, fight in Rather Hall, according to court records. A single charge of conspiracy to commit assault and battery was dropped for both players as part of the plea deal.
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Duchess of York set to speak at event
Best-selling author, charity advocate and Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson will be in East Lansing on April 16 for Kaleidoscope 2010 — A Day for Women.
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Village summit to host breakfast
Village Summit, a Lansing nonprofit child care and family resource center, will host a pancake breakfast from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday at Gone Wired Cafe, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing.
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New crops to boost biofuel
Corn is about to get some competition in the biofuel industry. A team of professors from MSU’s Department of Entomology examined several biofuel crops to see how many beneficial insects were attracted to the plants and found several other potential biofuel crop candidates.
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Open mic night to be held at the Union
MSU’s University Activities Board will host an open mic night in the main lounge of the Union.