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LON-CAPA outlasts other online learning systems

MSU’s mainstream online learning management systems have come and gone, from ANGEL to Moodle and now Desire2Learn, but for about 20 years, LearningOnline Network with Computer-Assisted Personalized Approach, or LON-CAPA, has remained almost untouched and is used by professors and students across campus.

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MSU works to get students voting

Although the East Lansing city clerk’s office saw more absentee ballots this year than in years past, that number still was low; therefore, MSU is working to raise voter awareness. Many MSU students think they have to take a special trip to vote in the precinct in their hometown come election time, but that isn’t always the case.

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Camp Monet offer children outlet for creativity

For 24 children who love nature and art, Camp Monet, hosted at the 4-H Children’s Garden at MSU, is the perfect combination of creativity and fun. Jessica Wright, education coordinator for the 4-H Children’s Garden, has been in charge of Camp Monet for the past six years and said the three-day camp is for ages 7 and up. “The goal of the camp is to get the children to appreciate art,” Wright said.

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Cigarette sales decrease as tobacco sales increase

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released statistics on Thursday that show a decrease in cigarette sales and an increase in other types of tobacco sales since 2000. The report said cigarette sales decreased by 33 percent, and other kinds of tobacco increased by 123 percent over that time.

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Enthusiasts enjoy MSU's Garden Day

More than 270 garden enthusiasts traveled from all around Michigan and a few surrounding states to attend the 19th annual Garden Day on Friday, organized by the MSU Horticulture Gardens.

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MSU study finds people don't read prescription warnings

Prescription bottles are covered with warnings and directions meant to inform the customer how to take the drug properly, but a recent MSU study looked at 32 prescription users and found 22 percent did not bother to examine any of the labels shown to them. The younger and older populations were both represented in the 32 people studied.

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Conrad's to open new location

After opening its first location in 2007, Conrad’s College Town Grill, 101 E. Grand River Ave., is expanding its horizons. The restaurant is opening another location on the other side of town in the former location of Papa’s Pizza and BBQ, 1219 E.

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Video game helps cancer patients

Patients recovering from lung cancer surgery and participating in a recent study conducted by a researcher in the MSU College of Nursing are being given video games to help with the recovery.

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MSU professor steps down from CATA board

Less than a year after his appointment by the Meridian Charter Township board of trustees, Thomas Maleck is resigning from his position on the Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, board of directors and dealing with the controversy surrounding why.