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Students celebrate Lunar New Year with dancing, singing

Darcie Moran
February 19, 2012

Red lights and bumping music welcomed hundreds of MSU community members of all ages and ethnicities to the Asian Pacific American Student Organization’s, or APASO, biennial Lunar New Year Show on Sunday evening at the Auditorium. The variety show, celebrating the Asian culture on campus and ringing in the Year of the Dragon, showcased eleven different groups with talents ranging from modern dancing and singing to traditional Asian cultural dances and instruments.

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Siblings of MSU students visit campus

Rachel Jackson
February 19, 2012

On Friday evening in the Union, a small but excited crowd gathered around an owl — a special visitor from the Potter Park Zoo, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing — as it flapped its wings on the arm of its attendant. Among the spectators clamoring around the bird was 13-year-old Zuri Snyder of Detroit, who observed the owl and other zoo animals with special interest.

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MSU Federal Credit Union updates old online system

Andrew Krietz
February 19, 2012

MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, member Alyssa Landis has found the credit union’s current online banking system outdated when she looks at her account online. But changes coming to the credit union aim to make it easier for customers to check their finances.

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Stride for Pride celebrates all body types

Rebecca Ryan
February 19, 2012

On Friday, kinesiology senior Teilia Rutherford confidently walked down the sidewalk in South Neighborhood wearing a sports bra, shorts and UGG boots and shouting inspirational messages about positive self-image. But five years ago, Rutherford would not have been able to show off her body with such confidence, especially in such a public place.

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Izzo participates in Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge

Stephen Brooks
February 19, 2012

While the MSU men’s basketball team is gaining momentum on the court — having won seven of its last eight games — head coach Tom Izzo could use some of that momentum off the court. Izzo is one of 48 coaches across the country competing in the Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge, a competition in which fans vote online for their favorite coaches with the winning coach earning $100,000 for their chosen charity.

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Greek Week fundraising continues with MTV Night

Rebecca Ryan
February 16, 2012

Kinesiology freshman Lindsay Parker smiled as she kicked her leg up in the air on Wednesday night. She seemed to sparkle as the stage lights reflected off of her gold sequined shorts, and the bass from the music she danced to was so loud, it shook the walls of the Auditorium.

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National Geographic photographer comes to MSU

Stephen Brooks
February 16, 2012

Being chased by an enraged rhinoceros while riding on the back of an elephant as it tries to escape to safety in a jungle in northeast India might sound like a nightmare for some. For Steve Winter, that nightmare is his career. “That’s the most scared I’ve ever been,” Winter said.

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Living with less

Aaron Snyder
February 16, 2012

Rather than living the cliché life of a college student, media arts and technology senior Josh Michels has decided to take a different path.

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MSU student gains 2M YouTube views for ‘Skyrim’ game parody

Katie Harrington
February 16, 2012

Justin Grosjean is proof it takes less than 24 hours to change a life. In January, the media arts and technology senior and his twin brother John, who attends Oakland University, posted a video on YouTube at 3 a.m. When they woke up the next morning, the video had more than 300,000 views, and today it has almost 2 million views.

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MSU considers changing dual enrollment policy

Stephen Brooks
February 15, 2012

MSU officials are looking into changing the university’s policy on students who dual enroll in graduate programs as an undergraduate student. The proposal, which currently is making its way through various Academic Governance committees for approval and review, would update the nearly 50-year-old dual enrollment policy to allow undergraduate students to have nine credits applied toward a master’s degree, said Linda Stanford, associate provost for academic services.

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E.L., MSU workout facilities see increased use

Rebecca Ryan
February 14, 2012

Students have been swarming the gym during the past month, with more than 2,000 gym memberships to the IM Sports facilities sold since the beginning of January. January and February are the two busiest months of the year for recreational facilities on campus, which is partly attributed to students preparing for spring break and participating in a campus fitness challenge, Recreational Sports and Fitness Services Director Rick McNeil said.