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Film shot in E.L. set to premiere Sunday
A locally produced film will premiere at 7 p.m. Sunday at Celebration Cinema, 200 E. Edgewood Blvd., in Lansing.
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Korean Students Association shares its culture with MSU
On Saturday, the Korean Students Association, or KSA, will host K-Fest — an event the group hopes will become an annual occurrence promoting Korean culture within the MSU community — from 4-9 p.m. at Lake Lansing Park North, 6260 E. Lake Drive, in Haslett.
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Academic Council approves bylaws
MSU’s Academic Council approved updates to Academic Governance bylaws at its meeting Tuesday. About a half decade in the making, the changes include updates to names of university committees, clarifying roles for students and faculty in Academic Governance and redefining certain governance processes.
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Book author set to speak Saturday
Farm Sanctuary president and co-founder Gene Baur will promote his book, “Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food,” with a stop at MSU. He will speak at 10 a.m. Saturday in Room B102 in Wells Hall.
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Conan tickets on sale Wednesday
Former “Tonight Show” host Conan O’Brien is scheduled to perform at Breslin Center on May 21, ASMSU officials announced Tuesday. Tickets will be available in person for students starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Breslin Center box office. The student presale runs until Friday.
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ASMSU assemblies to hold officer elections
Beginning at Tuesday night’s Academic Assembly meeting, ASMSU will spend this week deciding who will lead the organization’s assemblies during the 2010-11 sessions. Academic Assembly will hold its officer elections Tuesday night and Student Assembly will hold its elections Thursday night.
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Students rally for women, LBGT rights
About 300 participants will march through campus, carrying signs and shouting chants, to East Lansing’s 54-B District Court on Tuesday. The rally is part of Take Back the Night, a nationwide event happening as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
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MSU Center for Poetry offers art to campus
When poet Ruelaine Stokes compares poetry to human expression, such as dancing and painting, she said it is all the same — each form speaks in relation to the human spirit. As a member of Lansing’s Old Town Poetry Series and an instructor at MSU’s English Language Center, Stokes said her variety of poems — from the silly to the serious — satisfies a wide range of audience members.
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MSU alumnus, author gives job market advice
Be on time. Dress professionally. Practice a strong, confident handshake. Send a post-interview tweet to a potential employer. MSU alumnus and Amazon bestselling author Erik Qualman has some new advice for those entering the job market, and it involves seizing the opportunity found in tools students use every day as a part of their social lives.
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Symposium to focus on climate change
The MSU Environmental Science and Policy Program will host the Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Opportunities: Michigan and Beyond symposium at 8 a.m. on April 26 and 27 at the Kellogg Center.
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WWF official will hold talk at MSU
Senior vice president of the World Wildlife Foundation Jason Clay will present on food production and maintaining biodiversity and ecosystems in the future at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 147 of the Communication Arts and Sciences Building.
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Group to show film on sex exploitation
MSU’s chapter of the International Justice Mission will show a documentary at 5 p.m. Thursday in Room 191 of the Communication Arts and Sciences Building.
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Haiti benefit show set for Thursday
MSU Interfaith Council and greek organizations from across campus are sponsoring the Unite 4 Haiti Talent Fest from 6-10:15 p.m. Thursday at the rock on Farm Lane.
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Drag queens and kings perform in annual show
On Saturday, the University Activities Board, RING and the Residence Halls Association hosted their eighth annual drag show in the International Center. Drag is the practice of impersonating a person of the opposite gender, but the impersonation is more of a parody, highlighting certain traits about the gender and exaggerating them to over-the-top proportions.
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Department of Residence Life hosts Iron Chef-inspired event
The Gallery in Snyder-Phillips Hall served as the site of an Iron Chef-inspired competition Saturday, a first-of-its-kind event produced by the MSU Department of Residence Life.
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ASMSU sets 2010-11 budget to address student needs
ASMSU’s 2010-11 budget reflects a re-evaluation of the services the organization offers — an effort aimed at getting the best price for undergraduate student dollars, officials said. Student Assembly finalized the more than $1.49 million budget on Thursday.
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Students spend weekend homeless
About 30 students left their cell phones and wallets behind Friday and Saturday as they participated in MSU’s first homeless simulation. The event, hosted by Students for Peace and Justice and Students for Social Work, took more than a year of planning.
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Drawing marathon event inspires artists
A nun peering down on a sumo wrestler holding a tuba made for an interesting scene Thursday afternoon outside of Kresge Art Museum, but it was all for fun and practice. The MSU Department of Art and Art History hosted its annual Drawing Marathon event outside on a warm afternoon, open to all curious MSU students heading to class.
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Study shows U.S. math education is falling behind
The U.S. must break a “vicious cycle” of inadequate middle and high school math teacher preparation in order to compete internationally, according to research released Thursday by an MSU professor.
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ASMSU approves 2010-11 operating budget
ASMSU unanimously passed the 2010-11 operating budget at its Student Assembly meeting Thursday night. Total tax revenue increased by nearly $300,000 from the 2009-10 ASMSU budget because of increased enrollment and money for the Readership Program, Student Assembly Chairperson Kyle Dysarz said. Dysarz said most of the changes to the budget were meant to streamline budget costs. “There were a couple of broad things we did in terms of consolidation,” Dysarz said.