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RHA discusses free laundry service, new Shaw Hall cafeteria at Wednesday meeting

Robert Bondy

January 9, 2013

Residence Halls Association, or RHA, kicked off the new year Wednesday night with their first general assembly meeting of the new semester. At the meeting, RHA members discussed MSU’s plans to offer free laundry on campus and the opening of The Vista at Shaw. RHA members were pleased about MSU’s announcement to allow free use of laundry machines for on-campus residents beginning in summer 2013. “It’s awesome,” RHA President Kelcey Gapske said.

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Seasonal depression likely to affect students

Lilly Keyes

January 9, 2013

When the days get shorter and sunlight is at a minimum, college students are especially prone to depression-like symptoms caused by the lack of sunlight, said Dennis Martell, Olin’s health education services coordinator.

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Anthony Hall going green after trustee vote

Samantha Radecki

January 9, 2013

As a part of fulfilling MSU’s campus-wide Energy Transition Plan, the MSU Board of Trustees unanimously passed a $7 million plan to retrofit Anthony Hall with sustainability renovations at its last meeting in December 2012.

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Professors phase out ANGEL, use Desire2Learn

Samantha Radecki

January 9, 2013

As of Jan. 7, professors across campus have been given the option of officially switching their classes from ANGEL to MSU’s newest online learning tool, D2L. But the switch, which is optional until 2015, already is being used by many classes.

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FACE TIME: Steven Wildman, Federal Communications Commission chief economist

Alex McClung

January 9, 2013

The government agency responsible for TV and radio censorship recently added a Spartan to its highest ranks.

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Poston ends 14-year term as VP to return as CANR dean

Samantha Radecki

January 8, 2013

In light of the new year, Fred Poston has returned to a college and field of academia he has grown up with, worked in and has previously ran — the field of agriculture.

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Army ROTC adds new defense minor for cadets

Lilly Keyes

January 8, 2013

In addition to the physical preparations for Army life, the Spartan Battalion is adding academic ones to its list. For the first time this semester, the Army ROTC program put a defense studies minor into place, which is meant to prepare students in a range of studies for a career affiliated with the military.

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College professor ranked least stressful career

Alex McClung

January 8, 2013

When music education professor Cynthia Taggart heard university professors have the least stressful jobs of any career; it made her laugh. “If professors do what the university expects of them, then the job is highly stressful,” Taggart said. “(Professors) are trying to balance our own creative scholarship with our commitment to students.”

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MSU officials talk provost vacancy during Steering Committee

Alex McClung

January 8, 2013

The Steering Committee, a group of administrators and campus and faculty committee leaders, met Tuesday to discuss procedural and academic happenings at MSU.

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MSU shows support for Sandy Hook School

Robert Bondy

January 8, 2013

Even though East Lansing is more than 700 miles away from Newtown, Conn., the location of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, MSU students and local organizations in East Lansing have been reflecting on the tragedy.

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Fishing now legal in the Red Cedar

Samantha Radecki

January 7, 2013

Within the hidden woodlands of MSU’s campus lies a virtually untouched resource: fishing. When the snow melts this spring, MSU students and community members finally will be able to let their fishing lines fly and cast away from the banks of the Red Cedar River— something the university had previously banned in a 1960s ordinance.

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New website to serve as Pres. Simon’s 2012 report

Lindsay Spagnuolo

January 7, 2013

With more than 10 sites across five continents, the crew of the new Spartans Will. 360 is setting out to show people across the globe what MSU is doing to make a difference in East Lansing.

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Private agencies, presentations help international students choose MSU

Lilly Keyes

January 7, 2013

While high school students in the U.S. attended college fairs and opened letters from interested universities, Winnie Huang, now a psychology senior, was listening to presentations about U.S. colleges from across the globe in China when she did her college hunt.

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Study shows brief interruptions can cause errors in work

Darcie Moran

January 7, 2013

MSU researchers found brief interruptions of even three seconds, such as the time to silence a ringing cellphone, can increase the potential for errors when completing a task. In the study led by Erik Altmann, associate professor of psychology at MSU, 300 people were asked to perform tasks on a computer, according to a university press release.

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Wilcox, MSU’s second-in-command, steps down

Samantha Radecki

January 6, 2013

What is a provost? Despite being second-in-command at MSU, many students are unaware of the impact of the role on their college education.

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Students to receive free laundry service on campus

Robert Bondy

January 6, 2013

MSU will offer another incentive for students to stay on campus — unlimited, free access to laundry machines.

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MSU ranked 46th for in-state education value

Alex McClung

January 6, 2013

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine recently released a list of the top 100 best values in public colleges. MSU placed 46th for in-state value and 66th for out-of-state value.

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Board of Trustees approves plans for FRIB, renovations

Sam Radecki

January 6, 2013

At the last MSU Board of Trustees meeting on Dec. 14, 2012, an array of issues were discussed and either approved to plan or proceed.

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Sexuality exhibit comes to museum

Alex McClung

January 6, 2013

A new exhibit soon will be on display at the MSU Museum highlighting a transgender community of individuals living in transition in Istanbul, Turkey. The exhibit will open on Jan. 21 and will be on display until April 14 in the museum’s Heritage Gallery.

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Community music school relocates facility

Kyna Garrett

January 6, 2013

The MSU Community Music School, or CMS, known for its music education and music therapy classes, has relocated to a newly renovated facility at 4930 S. Hagadorn Rd. and begins its classes Monday.