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MSU Engineering advisor to receive national award
After nearly 20 years of "dedicated service to the nation’s community of academic advisors," has earned Dan King.
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Women's Resource Center finds new interim director
The MSU Women's Resource Center has seen a new interim director who began her tenure early in the summer semester. Lydia Weiss took over from Jayne Schuiteman, who has taken a position as the Senior Institutional Equity Investigator at MSU,
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Activists from multiple Michigan universities converge at MSU
Looking at strengthening bonds between campus groups and strategizing for the next few years, the MSPN picked MSU to hold its state-wide event, organizing to better fight the injustices they so strongly advocate against.
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Students weigh benefits of online summer courses
Although MSU is more relaxed in the summer, there are still professors teaching on campus and students doing homework and going to class. “One of the biggest differences with the summer course is it’s only seven weeks, opposed to 15 weeks in the other semesters, so everything is rushed,” doctoral student Julie Bell said.
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Wharton Center for Performing Arts hires new Director of Operations and Administration
Beginning in early July, the Wharton Center for Performing Arts will see a new leader.
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Machinery fire in Biochemistry building extinguished
A fire in the Biochemistry building was reported shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday, causing a brief road closure of Wilson Road between Farm Lane and Bogue Street, according to an MSU police tweet.
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Week in Review: May 29
This week's top stories, brought to you in one minute or less. Click to read more about the Engineering Library project petition, campus bike impoundment, the retrial of alumnus Meng Long Li and Brandon McLittle's guilty plea.
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Zombie survival course kicks off this summer
MSU has a variety of elective courses for students to take, everything from wine tasting to scuba-diving. One online summer class available to students is “Surviving the Coming Zombie Apocalypse – Disasters, Catastrophes, and Human Behavior”.
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Statewide student activism organization to hold series of discussions, skill sessions on campus over the weekend
The statewide grassroots activism organization, the Michigan Student Power Network, will be hosting a series of strategy and issues events this Friday to Sunday in Berkey Hall. The event, Michigan Student Power Convergence 2015, already has around 70 expected attendees who have registered, state organizer Ian Matchett said, though more than twice that have joined the event on Facebook. Convergence was chosen to be in East Lansing by a vote from the organization, who has affiliates on campus including MSU Students United and the Black Student Alliance.
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W.J. Beal Botanical Garden to revive Music in the Garden program after 18 years
The W.J. Beal Botanical Garden will see music once again, as garden administrators and staff are reviving a Music in the Garden program that has not been active for 18 years. Starting Friday, June 5, the garden will have music during the lunch hours, with acts being primarily from the Michigan State College of Music.
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Crews have begun impounding bikes in violation of university ordinances
With many students gone for the summer and some leaving their bikes behind, crews have begun cutting locks of bikes in violation of university ordinances before impounding them and, if not claimed, selling them off to the public, officials said.
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International student enrollment expected to decrease, in-state to increase upcoming academic year
Going against previous trends of increasing international enrollment at MSU, the Office of Admissions expects a decrease in international student enrollment, mainly from China, for the 2015-2016 school year, and though in-state enrollment has fluctuated greatly in the past few years, it will increase for 2015.
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Plans to repurpose the Engineering Library draw student outcry
Plans to repurpose the Engineering Library have moved ahead despite student protests.
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Bug House prepares for opening next week
MSU Bug House will open in the following week and is free for all visitors.
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Angel out, D2L is in: Students and professors reflect on the switch
It's been counting down to its own end for a year. And now, Angel, the once primary learning management system at MSU, is retired and being fully replaced with D2L, or Desire2Learn.
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Students utilize less-crowded summer campus to explore without usual traffic
Students were able to move into their on-campus summer residence halls May 14 with classes for summer session one beginning on the 18.
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Humans of East Lansing
Employees at Student Book Store (SBS) enjoy working there for many years and are deeply rooted to the community around campus.
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Student a cappella group releases single off upcoming album
Last night, the Spartan Sur a capella group released a single off of their first album, “Surround Sound.” Neuroscience junior Bhavya Thaaman said the group has been working on the album for three months.
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Local zoo hosting Wine and Stein event Thursday
This Thursday, May 21, Potter Park Zoo is holding its Wine & Stein event, from 6 p.m.