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Two juveniles arrested after carjacking on MSU's campus
MSU DPPS received a report of a carjacking that occurred along West Circle Drive near the Main Library around midnight on Friday.
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Anishinaabe community garden welcomes winter, provides space for Indigenous students
“Winterizing is just an important part of taking care of a garden traditionally and both in terms of horticultural and agricultural sciences,” Gliniecki said. “The Anishinaabe perspective of it is that the ground and all the creatures in the ground need time to do their magic, which will feed the plants, which also aligns really nicely with modern western science views on how to care for soil and to regenerative soil practices.”
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University looking to increase laundry room signage following East Akers fire
“We want to make sure residents have the best information on how to operate these machines because they are commercial laundry machines," Balks said. "Sometimes students may not realize they need to check a tag for if something can go in the dryer or they may be used to being able to fill up machines more at home than they can in here."
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12 bills passed at the last ASMSU general assembly of the year
From national-level advocacy to guidance for the presidential search, the ASMSU general assembly passed several bills at its Dec. 8 meeting.
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Farmers learn practices to improve Michigan's water quality
“Getting the education and outreach out there to educate farmers on how to appropriately apply fertilizer and best conserve their own land — that's literally the best thing that you can do,” Crank said. "It's better for the people who are eating their crops, and it's better for the people who want to be able to use our waterways for recreation.”
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Fall 2022: Semester in review
The fall 2022 semester included changes in Michigan State University leadership, midterm elections, women's soccer victories, Ticketmaster crashes and more. Read on for this semester’s biggest stories.
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Have a food-based startup idea? MSU has a kitchen for that
A bakery, a vegan sauce line, a portable soup company: At MSU, student-created food startups have found their place in the Venture Kitchen, a fully licensed professional kitchen space on the second floor of the Union.
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MSU shifts to centralized safety and security operations center
The MSU Operations Center will provide 24/7 monitoring capabilities, 2,000 campus-wide security cameras, electronic control access to buildings and more all under one roof.
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The end-of-the-semester class surveys are changing. Here's what students think of them.
"I don't have time to breathe, so how do I have time to fill out a 30-minute SIRS form?" Macksood said. Now the form is undergoing its first update since 1979.
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Board to host private ceremony unveiling former president Lou Anna K. Simon's portrait
Simon will be in attendance at the ceremony. Trustee Melanie Foster said she will also be attending, while trustee Renee Knake Jefferson said she will not be present. The rest of the trustees did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Black students in politics inspired by Bolden's appointment to Michigan Supreme Court
“I don’t see many people that look like me — that was actually something that discouraged me to go into politics because it wasn’t that prominent to see Black women in the political field, or if there were there weren't many of us,” Bender said. “Like OK, I can actually be prosperous in my field as well, like if she can do it, I know I can do it too.”
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Incoming students denied on-campus housing for spring semester due to lack of space
“When we found out that the spring incoming class was, like fall, unexpectedly large … we recognized that we would not be able to house that number of students, just based on what we knew about how many students were probably leaving after fall semester, and what spaces we'd have available,” Balks said.
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Student-run theater company Second Stage Productions brings Rocky Horror Show to MSU
In their first full production after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, student-run theater company Second Stage Productions will perform the Rocky Horror Show on Dec. 9 and 10 at MSU.
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What to expect at the last ASMSU general assembly of the semester
ASMSU prepares for a bill-filled last general assembly of the semester at the committee meetings. The last general assembly meeting of the semester will take place on Dec. 8 in the International Center room 115 at 7 p.m.
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Final defendant sentenced for fraudulent claims to the Healing Fund
The final defendant charged with making fraudulent claims to the Healing Fund has been sentenced to 365 days in jail and $191,000 in restitution.
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Office of Spartan Experiences to host "Countdown to Close-Out" week-long events
The Office of Spartan Experiences will be hosting “Countdown to Close-Out,” a campus-wide interactive and collaborative event to close out this fall semester. Students can participate in engaging activities between Dec. 4 - Dec. 9.
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Michigan State Trustee Pat O'Keefe resigns in letter to governor's office
"It is deeply important to Governor Whitmer, both as a Spartan and as governor, that students, staff, faculty, alumni, and the public have confidence in the board," Whitmer's communications director Bobby Leddy said in a statement. "That begins with having great partners and great leadership in these positions. We will begin our search to appoint someone who will stand up for those values and move the university forward."
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MSU to recognize off-campus, commuter, transfer students with appreciation event
A special event to celebrate off-campus and transfer students will be held in the Student Services Building on Dec. 1.
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Campus groups keep inclusion in mind this holiday season
"I think indigenous voices are starting to be heard a little bit more and supported in the sense of acknowledging Indigenous Peoples Day and acknowledging our Native Heritage Month and being a little bit more visible when we are acknowledging Native Heritage Month as well," Sorroche said.
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Going home for break told by the out-of-state student at MSU
The university's official fall break is on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, which allows little time for out-of-state students to travel back home.