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Information sessions to take place
A session that will provide information about gender-neutral housing will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Room C3 in Wilson Hall.
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Conference highlights Latina achievements
Many gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of Latina women across the Midwest during the 18th annual Día de la Mujer Conference on Saturday at Kellogg Center.
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Student Organic Farm hails spring
Although spring officially begins Sunday, for Brian Allnutt, an assistant instructor at the Student Organic Farm, it came in January when he began growing plants to transplant outside in April.
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Med students receive residency matches
When Inna Lobeck opened the envelope with her name on it Thursday afternoon in the University Club ballroom, she wasn’t just finding out which hospital she would be doing her surgery residency. She was finding the city she will be calling “home” for the next seven years.
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MSU Hillel to revive Purim celebrations of childhood
Members of MSU Hillel will try to take students back to childhood fun with the holiday celebration of the Purim Palooza!
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Website brings voice to Facebook
MSU social media users now have the chance to make their statuses sound even more personal. On a newly developed website called ShoutOmatic, people now will be able to record 30-second “shouts” and post them to their Facebook or Twitter accounts rather than using just text.
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Faculty member owns first Chevy Volt at MSU
When Matt Stehouwer walks to the parking lot next to the Natural Sciences Building at the end of the day, he never has a hard time picking out his car.
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Facebook application organizes social events
This St. Patrick’s Day likely will be a flurry of students trying to make festive plans amid confusion of whos, wheres and whens. Several MSU students think there’s an app for that.
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MSU receives EPA grant for air pollution research
Scientists have been studying individual air pollutants for years, but for MSU professor Jack Harkema — it’s all in the mix.
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New study shows students look to parents for advice
Psychology senior Kris Amos talks on the phone or texts with his mom several times weekly. She’s been a source of advice and support for Amos during his time at MSU, he said.
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Magazine’s second issue now out
It wasn’t a catwalk, but members of the student-run fashion magazine VIM strutted their stuff by the rock on Farm Lane to pass out the newest edition of VIM.
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Exhibit to feature Israeli culture
The Main Library is featuring an exhibit until May 31 to help expose the community to Israeli culture and the Hebrew language. The exhibit will feature work by Etgar Keret, a popular Israeli writer of short stories, who also will be speaking at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, on March 31, said Jewish studies librarian Deborah Margolis.
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Faculty present research at Union
Researchers from MSU had the opportunity to showcase their findings and inventions — among them a new vaccine and a new variety of blueberry — Tuesday afternoon at the Union.
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Committee meeting develops task force to study student assessment
Members of the Executive Committee of Academic Council, or ECAC, met during a special meeting Tuesday to begin developing a task force that would examine the fairness of student assessment at MSU.
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MSU business college ranks 44th in nation by Bloomberg
As a freshman in the Broad Freshman Program, Bretton Johnson has been pushed to do things he thinks all freshmen should work on — his résumé is set, he has a LinkedIn account set up and he’s already done a mock interview.
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MSU computing site updated to offer technology resources
MSU recently launched a renamed and redesigned website aiming to collect all of the university’s technology help and resources in one place.
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Robotics teams to compete in championship
The first MSU college robotics team is looking to win its first trophy while strengthening its relationships with student teams it mentors at the 2011 VEX Robotics World Championship next month in Kissimmee, Fla.
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MSU students create new social media website
To an MSU student, it never can hurt to earn a little extra cash — especially if it’s made through one’s own original media.
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MSU celebrates 95th annual agricultural week
The hubbub of activity normally caused by students who leave East Lansing for spring break temporarily was replaced by people interested in farming, agriculture and similar areas in celebration of MSU’s 95th Agriculture and Natural Resources, or ANR, Week.