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Faculty committee discuss wages, SIRS
Some faculty might have a bigger pay check next academic year if proposed merit and market pool increases are passed by the university.
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Bash brings fair trade, green economy to MSU
When Alyssa Meyer traveled to Mexico for spring break her sophomore year, she visited a coffee plantation and saw the unsuitable labor conditions the workers experienced.
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Pride Week’s Cookie Crunch contest brings LBGT students together
Competing for a year’s worth of bragging rights by attempting to bake the best chocolate chip cookie, MSU lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender student groups gathered at the first “Cookie Crunch” on Monday.
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Student awarded for policy research
Since she was young, Rebecca Farnum displayed a passion and dedication to the environment.
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Religion groups hold awareness events all week
The Campus Interfaith Council, in partnership with the Department of Religious Studies, is sponsoring Religious Awareness Week through the rest of the week.
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MSU, E.L. to host Pack Up, Pitch In
Students living in residential halls and off-campus housing will have the opportunity to get rid of their waste free of charge in an environmentally conscious manner in the Pack Up, Pitch In, Help Out program sponsored by the university and East Lansing.
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Sororites, fraternities bond during Greek Week activity
Trash bags in hand, fraternities and sororities gathered together to kick off one of the first events of MSU’s annual Greek Week.
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MSU Indian students perform annual Sargam
The MSU Indian Student Organization, or ISO, turned an Indian folktale into a show filled with drama, dancing and humor Saturday at East Lansing High School, 509 Burcham Drive.
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Backpacks, stories raise awareness about college student suicides
In a sea of backpacks, psychology sophomore Tiana Barrios wrote on a square of cloth the words she could not say to her friend — “You’re amazing just the way you are.” She then hung it in the center of the room.
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UAB hosts Neon Night Club dance party as alternative Saturday night fun for students
With a glow stick as a makeshift headband and a black T-shirt drenched in sweat, engineering sophomore Andrew Smith embodied the spirit of the Neon Night Club dance party Saturday night in the International Center food court.
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Professor to serve on board to promote American health
An MSU professor will help shape federal policy about how to get Americans to hit the gym and eat right.
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ASMSU representatives go to D.C. to advocate for Big Ten
Representatives from ASMSU joined other Big Ten students in Washington, D.C., this week for the inaugural Big Ten on the Hill Student Government Advocacy Conference.
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All-nighters decrease student productivity
With a cup of coffee and final exams appraoching, marketing freshman Kelly Moran studied through the night without a wink of sleep. Moran did well on her exam the next morning, but at the end of the day, she wouldn’t recommend a sleepless night.
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MSU educates on safer drinking
Before communication and public relations freshman Kyle McGuire took his first class at MSU, he was aware of the party mentality in East Lansing.
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Virtual career fair benefits Big Ten students
As technology increases with each generation, employers are looking for new ways to reach students.
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Pride Week to celebrate community at MSU
Celebrating the culture and tradition of the MSU Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender and Ally, or LBGTA community, student organizations are preparing for MSU Pride Week 2011.
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Grad panel provides advice for MSU Students
With graduation around the corner, students who might be panicking about graduate school or finding a career had the chance Wednesday to hear advice from MSU alumni.
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SAF T-shirt exchange to benefit salvation army
With warmer weather approaching, members of the Student Alumni Foundation, or SAF, hope students dust off their old T-shirts and exchange them for a new MSU one to benefit a cause.
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Area groups team up to help Haiti
When Reza Nassiri traveled to Haiti last year after an earthquake’s devastation swept the country, he discovered a small hospital without electricity.
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MSU wins bike friendly award
When Thomas Baumann moved off campus from his residence in Cherry Lane Apartments, he decided against renewing his MSU parking pass. Now, he uses his bike to travel the two miles from his home to his job as a beam physicist in the Cyclotron every day.