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Summer course teaches students wilderness skills

Jeff Kanan

May 11, 2008

Fake blood, simulated heart attacks and being lost in the woods are some of the potential pitfalls awaiting participants of Wilderness First Responder, a summer class that ran May 4-12. While most students might not be able to treat a poisonous snake bite, the nine-day class tested students’ decision-making abilities and increases students’ confidence in critical situations, said Joe Arvai, program coordinator and MSU associate professor who teaches risk, values and decision making. “It’s not really a class where students have to memorize a long list of protocol,” Arvai said.

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Students show design skills

Nich Wolak

May 11, 2008

Most high school, elementary and junior high students don’t typically get the chance to design a house for Tiger Woods, but those involved with the Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society, or MITES, convention got the once-in-a-lifetime chance with their projects. Students entered projects in fields including wrought metal, plastics, graphic arts, construction and woodworking.

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Man on stilts brings cause to Lansing

Joy Walter

May 9, 2008

Neil Sauter is walking tall through Lansing this weekend — literally.

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E.L. police use Web site to help find those involved in Cedar Fest

Marilyn King

May 9, 2008

Investigations are still underway for the East Lansing Police Department regarding last month’s Cedar Fest.

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Local jury finds suspected serial killer guilty on five counts

Marilyn King

May 8, 2008

Matthew Macon, 28-year-old Lansing resident and suspected serial killer, was found guilty on five counts, including two counts of first-degree murder and one count of assault with intent to commit murder this afternoon at the Veterans Memorial Courthouse, 313 W. Kalamazoo St. in Lansing.

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Look back and recap

It was an up-and-down year. The MSU men’s basketball team made it to the Sweet 16, only to be knocked out of the NCAA Tournament.

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'Jeopardy!' features MSU student

Justin Harris

April 24, 2008

he’s an MSU student who made history earlier this month by wearing a hat on one of America’s most famous game shows. Who is Tara Franey?

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Campus specialty coffeehouses to become convenient stores

Kerri Molitor

April 24, 2008

Two MSU specialty coffeehouses will close their doors this fall and both be replaced by Sparty’s Convenience Stores. Barista Cafe, open since 2000 in Case Hall, and Aroma Borealis, open since 2007 in Snyder-Phillips Hall, will become Sparty’s Convenience Store hybrids, Joe Garza said, manager of Sparty’s. Both will offer both coffeehouse and convenience store items.

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ASMSU plans budget for fall concert

Heather Guenther

April 24, 2008

Members of ASMSU’s Student Assembly will consider a bill during tonight’s meeting asking representatives to determine how much money to allocate for the iVote concert planned for this fall.

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Children of university employees gear up for potential futures at MSU

Justin Harris

April 24, 2008

Children and parents alike learned what it means to be a Spartan on Thursday as part of MSU’s Take Your Child to Work Day.

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Tourism investments to boost Mich. economy

Zack Colman

April 24, 2008

Although the Michigan Legislature signed a package of bills into law temporarily increasing tourism funding last Thursday, legislators are already thinking about making the boost more long-term.

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Murder, arson, assault trials continue into summer

Kelly House

April 24, 2008

While The State News will be on hiatus during the next couple weeks, the court system will not rest. Here is a look at the upcoming cases, as well as those that will take place in the next few months.

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Students 'show off' for Design Days

Whitney Gronski

April 24, 2008

Engineering seniors spent countless hours in the Engineering Building this week perfecting their final projects in preparation for Design Days, an event electrical engineering senior Nick Tram said is a chance “to show off” today.

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MSU advertising, public relations graduate students help Crime Stoppers

Kelly House

April 24, 2008

As a slumping economy leaves nonprofit organizations struggling to raise funds, one local organization has enlisted a group of MSU students to help devise a fundraising plan.

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Preliminary estimate projects 7 percent tuition increase

Mike Blasky

April 24, 2008

While a preliminary estimate from university figures project a 7 percent increase in tuition for the 2008-09 academic year, the tuition rate is not remotely close to being solidified, MSU officials said.

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Police Brief 04/24/08

Kelly House

April 23, 2008

About $1,000 worth of stereo equipment was stolen from the McDonel Hall weight room sometime between April 16 and 2 p.m. Monday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

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Commission votes for new hotel, fitness center

Brian McVicar

April 23, 2008

With approval from the East Lansing Planning Commission, the city is one step closer to seeing a new hotel and a fitness center.

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MSU students protest sexist, racist incidents on campus

Kelly House

April 23, 2008

About 35 protesters gathered Wednesday afternoon in the South Complex courtyard to protest what they say is an ongoing problem of racism and sexism on campus, specifically in Case Hall.

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He's a travelin' man

When Jeremaya Martinez-Boyd left East Lansing to study abroad in the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2006, he didn’t think he would set a record.

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International visa fees to double

Mike Blasky

April 23, 2008

Student-visa fees for international students could double this October, but some MSU students who could be affected said the increase won’t break their bank.