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Hip-hop duo Dead Prez raps, talks politics on Saturday
Dead Prez holds a special place in Cletissa Haynes-Hogue’s heart.
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Students sell bracelets to help charities
Students might soon be noticing a pop of color on the wrists of classmates who are part of one organization’s mission to raise awareness for various issues currently facing society. The bracelets, made by the California-based company Pura Vida, are beginning to gain popularity on college campuses throughout the nation with the help of students, said psychology sophomore and MSU Pura Vida campus representative Gia Georgiades.
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MSU band Audio Monarch opens UAB show
When MSU alternative band Audio Monarch hit the stage at the International Center Friday night, it was clear the group came out to have a good time.
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Groups gather to confront campus discrimination
Several years ago, West Circle Complex Director Kate Burdick said she had a Mexican resident who was a star student and one of the most popular people on his floor.
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Unbuttoned: Button business closes shop
Lansing resident Dave Cripe and his father, Al, began making buttons for car shows as a hobby. Little did they know a business would develop into what is now known as Betty’s Buttons & T-Shirts, 1135 S. Washington Ave., in Lansing, named after Cripe’s mother, Betty.
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MSU community organizes bone marrow drive for student with cancer
MSU students and officials are working to help an MSU student from Korea who has been diagnosed with a severe form of cancer.
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ASMSU amps up election efforts
With the student election season fast approaching this spring, ASMSU officials are preparing to raise visibility and voter turnout with a new level of student engagement.
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MSU considers new online plagiarism detection software
When the Internet was invented, it opened up a gateway for students of all ages and education levels to cheat, share information and plagiarize — leaving instructors to develop countermeasures.
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Students discuss impact of race on health
Racism could be the source of premature births in black women, according to a documentary shown in Brody Auditorium on Thursday.
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ASMSU committee narrowly passes bill to advocate for smoke-free campus
ASMSU’s committees discussed several controversial bills concerning student safety and security at their Thursday night meeting in Student Services.
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SAT score inflation case raises question about university reporting policies
In an attempt to increase the school’s national academic ranking, an admissions official at Claremont McKenna College in California exaggerated students SAT scores, an issue which has raised concerns from MSU students and administrators. “The problem with rankings is that they can have a negative effect on many colleges’ perceived status,” said Jeff Olson, Kaplan Test Prep vice president of data science.
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Eli Broad College of Business earns high rankings in MBA graduate placement
MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business ranked No. 1 nationally and No. 2 worldwide in placement success for graduates, according to a Financial Times MBA ranking released Monday.
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MSU competes in RecycleMania
On Sunday, MSU will participate for the second year in the RecycleMania Tournament — a competition that runs from Feb. 5 to March 31. More than 600 colleges from across the country compete to collect the largest amount of recyclable products, and MSU officials aim to collect more than 1 million pounds of recyclables during the competition.
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MSU endowment budget increases
MSU’s 2011 endowment funds rank No. 5 of the 12 institutions in the Big Ten in terms of percentage increase, according to the initial results of a national survey. The survey, released Tuesday by the National Association of College and University Business Officers, or NACUBO, shows the percentage change in the market value of an endowment from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2011, MSU chief financial officer Mark Haas said in an email.
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Foreign companies, governments pay tuition for future employees
Before supply chain management junior Hashim Alsadah arrived in East Lansing from Saudi Arabia, he signed a contract with oil company Saudi Aramco guaranteeing him a job after graduation. In exchange, the company is paying for his tuition and fees at MSU.
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RHA works to improve condom accessibility, fix movie office problems
The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, continues to work toward fixing the campus movie offices, and new computers will be available next week to aid the group with movie rentals.
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Professor’s technology leads to new company
When biosystems and agricultural engineering professor Evangelyn Alocilja began research in 2000 to create nanoparticle-based biosensors that could detect diseases, she never imagined she would one day become the founder of a company.
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U-M students get pied to support foreign aid
The whipped cream was flying Tuesday at the rock on Farm Lane, where ONE MSU and the University of Michigan’s chapter of ONE — a national organization that campaigns to end poverty in countries across the globe — joined forces for a cause.
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MSU celebrates Black History Month with notable speakers
Frederick D. Haynes believes Black History Month, which begins today, helps Americans appreciate the beauty of diversity.
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ASMSU to fill board openings
After the loss of five members and a vice chair position on ASMSU’s programming board, ASMSU is looking for replacements while transferring duties to the group’s finance committee to ensure student events and groups can get funded. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government.