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Study shows high volumes of students texting during class

Summer Ballentine
December 8, 2010

Texting during class is an everyday experience for no-preference freshman Kathlyn McQuillan and many other students, according to a recent survey released by Wilkes University administrators in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. About 91 percent of 269 students surveyed at Wilkes University said they have texted during class, and almost half said it was easy to do without their instructor noticing.

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E.L. community celebrates Chanukah on Ice

Ashley Brown
December 6, 2010

Celebrating the sixth night in the Festival of Lights with food, family and ice skating, about 100 people attended Chanukah on Ice at Munn Ice Arena on Monday. Sponsored by the Greater Lansing Jewish Welfare Federation with an unspecified grant from the Ravitz Foundation, the event brought together three Lansing-area Jewish congregations to host and support the evening’s festivities, said Susan Herman, director of the Michigan Jewish Conference and coordinator of the Statewide Jewish Outreach.

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Olin, RHA prep students to fight flu

Laura Fosmire
December 6, 2010

Luke Moreland knows it’s important to stay healthy with finals just around the corner. Officials at Olin Health Center and the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, wish to keep students such as Moreland in mind. The organizations are working together this week to continue their annual effort to distribute cold and flu packs to students living in the residence halls.

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Muslim community prepares for new year

Ashley Brown
December 5, 2010

For Muslim students across campus, the new year rings in with reflections of personal growth and prayer instead of noise-makers and kisses at midnight. The local Islamic community is preparing for the Islamic New Year on Tuesday.

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Gospel choir sings at church event

Summer Ballentine
December 5, 2010

Swaying back and forth and clapping their hands in time, members of the MSU Gospel Choir moved to the music they sang Friday evening. The choir was among several groups that performed at Worship 2010 at St. Paul Lutheran Church and Worship International Church, 3383 Lake Lansing Road.

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Author gives lecture on feminism, meat

Summer Ballentine
December 2, 2010

After Carol J. Adams’ pony was shot and killed, she had a realization that shaped her life. More than 150 students and community members attended Adams’ Sexual Politics of Meat Slideshow and Lecture Thursday evening in South Kedzie Hall, where Adams spoke of her philosophies.

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Graduate students combat exam stress with rest

Megan Durisin
December 1, 2010

Yolanda Brooks was one of at least 30 graduate students who attended a Graduate Student Late Night Breakfast on Wednesday night, sponsored by Graduate Student Life and Wellness and the Council of Graduate Students in an effort to help relieve stress before finals week.

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E.L. woman gets ATHENA award

Lauren Gibbons
December 1, 2010

When East Lansing resident Nell Kuhnmuench found out she was getting an award for her life’s work as a woman who’s made groundbreaking achievements, she was at a momentary loss for words.