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MSU aims to improve wireless services
MSU Computing officials will flip the “on” switch on an enhanced MSUnet Wireless network, should all go as planned early today.
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E.L. sees above average temperatures, storms
Although the sky was overcast with sporadic thunderstorms, Monday’s low 60s temperature was just right for Genevieve Beaulieu.
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LBGT potluck provides group unity
Brian Middleton decided to join Spectrum, the LBGT caucus for the East Neighborhood, as a way to meet other people in the LBGT community. In his hometown, there weren’t the type of resources and groups for LBGT people he’s seen so far at MSU.
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Group rallies at Simon's office
Representatives from the Coalition Against Sexual Violence will meet with university administrators in the next few weeks after about 40 members rallied in President Lou Anna K. Simon’s office Friday.
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MSU groups share tailgate
About 40 MSU students munched on hummus and pita bread before Saturday’s football game at Sparty’s Middle Eastern Tailgate, an event sponsored by the Jewish Student Union and Arab Cultural Society in an effort to highlight Middle Eastern culture at MSU. “We wanted to collaborate and incorporate all of the Middle Eastern culture that we know and love,” Jewish Student Union President Sam Appel said.
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Conference for suicide survivors held at MSU
For Kathy Davis, the sorrow she felt after her brother committed suicide has never left her. “It’s a sadness that’s just part of my life,” Davis said.
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New website offers new college 'rules'
According to Brett Nantau, there are some things in college you learn only through experience. His website, rulesofcollege.com, founded by Nantau and his friends, chronicles these unofficial rules and guidelines to surviving the undergraduate experience. Nantau, a packaging junior, said the website is a place where users can submit guidelines for college not learned in class or at orientation.
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MSU Fencing Club wins tournament against U-M
Foils, épées and sabres clashed Sunday afternoon as the MSU Fencing Club took on members of the University of Michigan Fencing Club in a series of duels to attain fencing glory and to involve new members of the club.
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Cultural event helps break down barriers
As the drums echoed throughout the ballroom of the Union, biochemistry sophomore Aakif Mdjalil took the stage along with a group Malaysian international students to perform a dance that once used to be performed in front of kings. Mdjalil and his friends were performing a traditional Malaysian dance called Dikir Barat at the Global Festival on Sunday at the Union.
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MSU to host book drive to benefit Liberia
E. Victor Helb Jr. left his home in Liberia in 1991. Nineteen years later, he’s working to improve basic literacy in his native country and he’s hoping to use books donated by MSU students to benefit his mission.
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ASMSU discusses picket, branding campaign
ASMSU’s Student Assembly unanimously passed a bill Thursday night to condemn the actions of the Westboro Baptist Church’s presence in Michigan, including the group’s protest at East Lansing High School on Thursday afternoon.
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Alternative Spring Break kicks off with event
Posters decorated with locations in and outside the country filled the Erickson Hall Kiva for the Alternative Spring Break party on Thursday evening.
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Panel discusses rights with Westboro
A member of the Westboro Baptist Church and a mother whose son died in the Iraq War were among five people who sat on a panel about the First Amendment held at the Law College Building on Thursday.
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MSU study finds job market on the rise for students
Lauren Kotlarczyk is planning to spend her Christmas break perusing marketing and communication company websites for job openings.
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Vigil marks the end of transgender awareness week
In honor of Transgender Awareness Week, which began last Saturday, students and community members attended events throughout the week to remember victims of transgender violence.
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MSU Fencing club hosts U-M on Sunday
The MSU Fencing Club will host a scrimmage against the University of Michigan at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at IM Sports-West.
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Group to hold "lights out" event Friday
The streets of East Lansing might be significantly darker Friday night as some students and residents plan to turn off unnecessary lighting to raise awareness about light pollution and energy conservation.
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Career networking event to focus on sports
Spartan LINKS and Future Leaders in Sports and Entertainment are holding a Career Exposure Series: Sports event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday from at Breslin Center’s meeting rooms A-D.
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Students rally for clean energy on campus
About 500 small paper pinwheels were mounted on the tops of pencils and scattered in the grass behind Wells Hall and the International Center on Wednesday afternoon.
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MSU: Legal possession will not lead to jail
As East Lansing City Council works toward an ordinance to finalize the city’s stance on medical marijuana, the rules for having medical marijuana on campus have become hazy to some. Despite various media reports that students will be arrested for being in legal possession of the substance on campus, university spokesman Kent Cassella said these reports are untrue. “They’ve got the story wrong,” Cassella said. Although patients in possession of the allowable amount of medical marijuana on campus are subject to disciplinary action under the MSU student judicial process according to the MSU Drug and Alcohol Policy, Cassella said the university won’t have anyone arrested for possession.