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Bocce ball a hit for charity
Bailey Park usually is used for soccer practices or baseball training, but once a year, it becomes the place for bocce ball.
MICHIGAN
Michigan Flyer to stop in Ann Arbor starting Oct. 1
Michigan Flyer, a shuttle bus company based in East Lansing, 333 Albert Ave., announced its bus routes to Detroit will now include a stop in Ann Arbor.
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Remember the U.S. Constitution at Beaumont Tower
A bell-ringing ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. Monday at Beaumont Tower to commemorate the 220th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution.
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Engineering freshmen get unique practice
Forty MSU freshmen raced pop cans down a track Thursday for MSU’s new engineering course geared toward hands-on learning.
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MSU student earns school's 15th Truman scholarship
MSU just can’t keep those pesky Truman Scholarship Foundation trustees away. With 15 students accepted in the 30-year history of the prestigious award, the university has finally received its due.
MICHIGAN
Mich. may raise income tax
In an effort to avoid a state government shutdown, Michigan’s House of Representatives could raise the state’s income tax by as much as .07 percent to improve Michigan’s budget woes.
MICHIGAN
LCC murder case reopened
The investigation into the 2005 murder of a Lansing Community College professor was reopened by the Ingham County prosecutor’s office Tuesday.
MICHIGAN
E.L. finally gets a piece of the pie
Forget sexy. Mike Busley is bringing pie back. “If it weren’t for grandmas, I don’t know that we would know what real pie tastes like,” said Busley, founder of Grand Traverse Pie Company. “Unless grandma makes you one, the pie you’re buying at Meijer or Kroger was probably mass-produced in California and shipped to you on a freezer truck.”
MSU
Marketing, supply chain management could split
MSU’s College of Business is requesting the university’s Academic Governance to approve a split within the Marketing and Supply Chain Management Department. If approved, the department would become two separate entities.
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Students honor Ramadan with fasting, prayer
Premedical junior Wazeur Rahman woke up at 5 a.m. Thursday before his biology exam to cram – not full of facts – but with the breakfast he had cooked himself before the sun rose. He had to begin fasting for Ramadan.
MICHIGAN
Grand Traverse Pie Company to open doors in Brookfield
Grand Traverse Pie Company, a bakery caf
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MSU to boost number of ushers, police working football games
Administrators are responding to issues at MSU football games this year with stricter ticket distribution, excess seating and the use of color-coded wristbands.
NEWS
Police Briefs 09/13/07
A routine traffic stop led to a wrecked motorcycle and a foot pursuit from the Main Library to North Kedzie Hall on Tuesday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Jackson calls on officials to act on Mich. housing crisis
Lansing — The Rev. Jesse Jackson called for “major, mass action” from state officials concerning housing foreclosures when they meet in Lansing in the next few weeks.
NEWS
In or out: struggles with tuition policy
Amitesh Devic works, eats and sleeps in Lansing, and even pays taxes to the state that go toward funding for MSU. So he wants to know: Why is he considered an out-of-state student? Devic, who moved to the area in 2004 to live with his girlfriend, Amanda, pays more than $400 in additional tuition fees per credit hour than a student the university considers to be in-state.
NEWS
New housing development will give city 'family feel'
City officials are looking forward to turning the Virginia Avenue area into a family-friendly haven, rather than the student-populated block it is now.
MICHIGAN
Voting changes recommended
Lansing — Changing absentee voting and improving polling areas were key parts of recommendations made Wednesday by Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land before the Senate Campaign and Election Oversight committee.
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Innovations: Mushroom DNA studied to rid wheat crop of fungi
Biology professor Jonathan Walton began teaching at MSU 20 years ago, but his fascination with science didn’t start there.
MICHIGAN
MSU alumnus returns from year-long cross-country journey
The days he spent on a ranch in Montana, milking cows and collecting chicken eggs, created a memorable experience for Justin Sailor.
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Business students benefit from looking sharp
Since the start of the year, sweat pants and T-shirts no longer fly at Illinois State University’s College of Business. Students have to show up to class in pressed polo shirts and khakis.