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Greek week runs through Sunday
MSU’s annual Greek Week will run Monday through Sunday with events in East Lansing and on campus.
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Food writer to speak next week
Author and food writer Michael Pollan will discuss the challenges facing the American food system with MSU students from 3-4 p.m. Monday in Room C-102 in Wilson Hall. Pollan is the featured speaker at the World View Series presented by Wharton Center. He is the Knight Professor of Journalism at the University of California-Berkeley.
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Clean Energy Forum to be held Saturday
Focus the Nation, Global Exchange and the Will Steger Foundation will hold the Michigan Clean Energy Forum from 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday in Wonders Hall Kiva. A professional environmental panel will discuss the state of Michigan’s energy policies, focusing on job creation.
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Health up for debate on campus
Representatives on the Student Health Alliance Board created the One Health Symposium to bring students together with faculty and experts in fields from public health policy to business in medicine. The event will begin at 9:15 a.m. Saturday in Room 184 of the Radiology Building.
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Festive horse show offers family fun
MSU hosted the Michigan Quarter Horse Association’s, or MQHA, Easter Eggstravaganza show from Thursday to Sunday in the Pavilion’s arena, exhibit area and auditorium. More than 300 competitors and a total of about 1,500 people, including family members and trainers, attended this year’s event.
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MSU students protest canceled prom
MSU students participated in a nationwide event Friday by wearing formal clothing to protest a Mississippi high school canceling prom because Constance McMillen, a lesbian student at the school, requested to bring her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
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College of nursing gets grant to expand
U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Carl Levin, D-Mich., announced the MSU College of Nursing was awarded about $7 million Wednesday to expand research facilities.
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MSU, E.L. urge students to celebrate safely
MSU and East Lansing officials are urging students and their guests to celebrate responsibly during Final Four weekend, and have set up several events and safety tip Web sites to help.
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MSU to launch new design for home page
As part of a yearlong, universitywide effort, MSU is preparing to launch a new design for its home page Friday at MSU.edu.
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Professors preparing contingency plans in case of Final Four win
Many professors are expecting fewer students in class after the Final Four game. Some say they are considering postponing exams or canceling class altogether.
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Keynote speaker to kick off event
The MSU Department of Psychology will host the first Psychology Multicultural Student Conference this month.
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Honors College hosts activities
The MSU Honors College is sponsoring Geek Week 2010 next week by hosting daily activities for students.
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New physics research begins
The world’s largest particle accelerator made history Tuesday when two beams of energy collided with one another at levels never before seen by scientists — and a team of MSU researchers had a front row seat as it happened.
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Student judiciary discusses COGS
A student judiciary board hearing involving two former student government officials was held Tuesday evening, although the meeting was closed to the public and its outcome will not be known until the end of the week. The hearing occurred a year after a report leveling allegations against Manish Madan, former president of the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, surfaced during a meeting to elect the group’s executive board.
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Discussion to focus on CAS curriculum
The MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences will hold group sessions to discuss curriculum changes within the journalism school each day this week from either 9-10 a.m.
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MSU alum launches clothing company
A new clothing line started by an MSU alumnus and Western Michigan University student is set to launch Thursday in what the pair hopes will be a positive showing of innovation in a state whose livelihood has been underscored by economic despair.
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Spring arrives early, brings fire hazards
Temperatures will continue to hold in the 70s this week and might break a record high of 81 degrees Friday. Meteorologists warn conditions this weekend are prime for fire outbreaks.
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Conference to be held on Saturday
A conference, Why it Matters: Addressing Myths and Realities of the Relationship Among Mental Health, Violence and Muslims, will take place from 8:45 a.m.
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Spartans fans gather to send off basketball team
A dedicated group of Spartan fans took advantage of the good weather to bid the No. 5-seed MSU men’s basketball team adieu as they head to the Final Four in Indianapolis. More than 100 people from MSU and the surrounding community cheered on head coach Tom Izzo and his players as they embarked from Breslin on a trip through Lansing and East Lansing that would give the Spartan faithful a chance to cheer for the team as they left town.