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Professor to speak on quantum mechanics

Kyle Campbell
September 23, 2010

Wolfgang Bauer, an MSU professor of physics and astronomy, is giving a speech on quantum mechanics today in Anthony Hall titled “Quantum Computing, the Next Big Thing?” The speech will deal with recent advances in quantum mechanics that allow computers to process exponentially more information than conventional digital processors. Bauer, a native of Germany, has worked on the Cyclotron since 1988 and has been a professor at MSU since 1996. Bauer now works in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and in 2007 was named a University Distinguished Professor. The speech will take place at 11:30 a.m.

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COGS hopes to develop grad student center

Megan Durisin
September 23, 2010

The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, is working to develop more graduate wellness programs and create a graduate student center on campus, after a survey sent out last spring showed graduate students were concerned about those and other issues.

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Fraternity rush signs vandalized

Kyle Campbell
September 23, 2010

Passersby on Farm Lane on Thursday might have noticed the fraternity rush signs usually seen this time of year looked a bit different. The signs were vandalized and knocked over sometime during Wednesday or Thursday, Interfraternity Council President Bill Zajac said.

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Senator to visit MSU's campus

Megan Durisin
September 23, 2010

Government and university officials will be on campus today to celebrate the announcement of five federal grants awarded in Michigan under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

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Career fair draws hundreds

Josh Sidorowicz
September 22, 2010

Hundreds of students gathered at Spartan Stadium to take part in the largest law school fair ever at MSU, Thursday evening. The fair welcomed 94 law schools from across the country and was open to all students in all majors and colleges.

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Report: Work before grad school a plus

Lauren McKown
September 22, 2010

Gordon Jensen had a plan — to graduate with a degree in computer science, spend a few years in the workplace and return to MSU for a master’s degree in business administration. Not all students take Jensen’s approach.

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New computer system to save time, energy

Andrew Krietz
September 22, 2010

Sparty and the green splash screen will no longer welcome users to the World Wide Web — both will instead take a backseat to Microsoft Windows’ shade of blue. Employees at MSU Academic Technology Services, or ATS, implemented a new login system to 2,000 public university computers for the fall semester, creating a reduced system startup time, said Matt Kolb, assistant director of ATS. During a summer pilot program to compare the new and old systems, ATS employees noticed a 30 percent power reduction between the “green screen” and the new Windows login as energy-conserving settings could be enabled, he said. “The previous system was based on multiple-generations-ago technology,” Kolb said.

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Day of Peace celebrates different religions

Ellen Mitchell
September 21, 2010

Six different faiths came together Tuesday night for “Voices of Faith and Reason: Pathways to Peace,” an interfaith celebration of the International Day of Peace. The event, sponsored by the Shalom Center for Justice & Peace, 215 N. Capitol Ave., and the MSU Campus Interfaith Council, included speakers representing Baha’i, Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Muslims and secular humanists. Each representative spoke on their approach to peace and their traditions’ perspectives.

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Union kiosk provides laptop rental service

Kyle Campbell
September 21, 2010

Michael Nyika was depositing his paycheck at the Union last Monday when he spotted a man working on a gray machine Nyika had never seen before. His curiosity was piqued. The foreign machine was a Laptops Anytime kiosk, a station that holds eight 15.4 inch Dell laptops and six 10.1 inch Dell Netbooks that are available for students, staff or campus visitors to rent starting at $1 for the first half hour, and $3.95 for each additional hour for students and $7.95 for non-students.

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MSU profs develop sensor for physical activity data

Josh Sidorowicz
September 20, 2010

Professors in the departments of electrical engineering and kinesiology have partnered together in an effort to learn more about how the human body reacts to physical activity to better improve overall health. The research involves the development and testing of a new type of wearable multi-sensors, developed by MSU engineering professor Subir Biswas.

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Alumni connect through new site

Josh Sidorowicz
September 19, 2010

The rain Saturday afternoon couldn’t dampen the spirits of thousands of alumni and fans who gathered on campus to cheer on the Spartans or the opportunity to share their stories with the world.

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CATA encourages cleaner commute

Megan Durisin
September 19, 2010

The Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, is hosting its third annual Clean Commute Challenge today through Friday to encourage the public to participate actively in cleaner commuting and cleaner communities, said Edgerly, CATA’s Clean Commute Options coordinator.

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Wells Hall to receive upgrades and expansion

Josh Sidorowicz
September 16, 2010

MSU officials gathered in the Wells Hall east plaza Thursday to take part in a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the official beginning of an expansion at the building. The expansion will add three stories above the B-wing of Wells Hall, adding about 88,000 square feet of additional learning space.

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Heavy rains affect students' day-to-day

Andrew Krietz
September 16, 2010

What might have resulted in a field day for the ducks along the Red Cedar River turned out to be more of an inconvenience to many students and area businesses after heavy thunderstorms swept through the area Thursday.