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Robin Williams coming Thursday to MSU
Comedian Robin Williams is scheduled to take the stage at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Auditorium as part of his Weapons of Self Destruction tour.
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Speaker to discuss globalization
William Davis, director of the United Nations Information Office in Washington, D.C., will be on campus today to discuss the relationship between the U.S. and the U.N. with university officials and students.
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Chess members host tournament
Even though he’s the vice president of the MSU Chess Club, Alex Delgado admits he doesn’t know everything about the game.
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Arab Cultural Society hosts successful Aladdin Night
As Arabic music filled Auditorium field Friday night, a line of people waited for a chance to sample some fine cuisine, indulge in hookah and, if they weren’t too full, dance to the live DJ.
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ASMSU considers alternative health care
As the national debate over health care continues, ASMSU officials said they are considering giving MSU students more health insurance options and hope to implement a low-cost plan that would rival the one currently offered by the university.
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ISO celebrates Diwali, brings students together
As soon as students and faculty walked into the Indian Student Organization’s Diwali celebration Sunday, the group made sure to make them feel that they were a part of the Indian culture.
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Sec. of Education urges better teacher prep
Despite MSU’s top rankings for its education programs with U.S. News and World Report, reforms are necessary at all education colleges, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a speech Thursday at Columbia University.
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Students discuss growing up without a father
Jazmyne Cheese never got to say goodbye to her dad before she moved out. Cheese grew up in a divided household. Her parents fought, her dad was accused of cheating with another woman and even though she refers to herself as a daddy’s girl, when the time came, she left with her mother.
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ASMSU to look at low-cost student health care
ASMSU is looking into creating a low-cost student health-care plan in light of possibilities that the university will make health care mandatory for all MSU students in the future. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government.
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MSU Muslim group takes part in No Impact Week
Starting Monday, several Muslim students at MSU took small steps to help solve a global problem one day at a time.
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Study cites Internet as major force of sex trade
A virtual world where information about sex trade openly is shared by prostitution customers on the Internet is being studied by an MSU criminologist to understand the subculture.
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MSU to create scholarship initiative
MSU will announce the Spartan Scholarship Challenge this weekend in hopes of raising millions for students in need of scholarships sparked by an anonymous gift of $10 million to the university in April.
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ASMSU's Academic Assembly reviews students' rights
A revised version of a students’ rights and responsibilities document that was last changed 25 years ago was submitted to ASMSU’s Academic Assembly for further consideration.
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Caution urged on networking sites
Students who spend countless hours on Facebook staying in touch with friends and keeping up with the latest applications might need to be more cautious in what they click, according to a statement released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Students find internship opportunities outside U.S.
For international relations senior Desiree Tucker, interning in her home country wasn’t an appealing option.
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Spartan Idol and Last Spartan Standing auditions end
Although journalism senior Mollie Rehner was an active member in her high school music department, it didn’t ease her nervousness as she auditioned for Spartan Idol.
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Community Music School hosts jam sessions
Sounds of folk melodies radiated through the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities lobby in Snyder Hall on Tuesday night as passers-by applauded a circle of musicians, each contributing to the tunes with their own instrument.
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MSU professor helps rediscover crow once thought to be extinct
In hiding since 1900, an endangered crow was rediscovered on an Indonesian island with the help of an MSU assistant professor who aided researchers in the finding.
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Professor completes 21-year evolution project
It took Richard Lenski more than 20 years and help from overseas to examine 40,000 generations of bacteria, but the impact left by the project’s results will last a lifetime.
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MSU Fishing Club takes 1st place in Big Ten
For eight hours Oct. 11, about 36 boats filled Lake St. Clair as Big Ten anglers battled heavy winds and 35-degree weather to catch the most bass and claim the Collegiate Bass Anglers Association Big Ten Championship title.