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Keying on safety

Kyle Feldscher
January 28, 2009

Crimes in residence halls during the past two weeks have led to increased safety concerns among students and are forcing university officials to consider different ways of keeping residents safe. An electronic key card system, requiring students to scan their student ID to enter living wings, was installed in Holden Hall days after two on-campus sexual assaults were reported in two days, and a week after police shut down an alleged scam that preyed on students living in residence halls.

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RHA approves spring semester budget

Chris Vannini
January 25, 2009

With more than $100,000 left over from last semester’s budget, the MSU Residence Halls Association hopes to present more concerts and improve existing programs. The surplus, which is not uncommon, was due to some projects falling through, RHA President Mark Dobson said.

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MSU police win traffic safety prize

Kyle Feldscher
January 22, 2009

By working with community groups and cracking down on traffic violations, MSU police earned the 2008 Excellence in Traffic Safety Award from the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, or MACP.

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Campus safety concerns students, officers after 2 assaults

Kyle Feldscher
January 22, 2009

Two sexual assaults in two days are causing concern among law enforcement officers and students as police search for suspects in the crimes. After a student reported being sexually assaulted Tuesday afternoon while walking along Hagadorn Road near Hubbard Hall, another assault was reported to MSU police Wednesday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

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ANGEL upgrade in testing stage, will be ready by mid-May

Kayla Habermehl
January 20, 2009

MSU wants to avoid problems that plagued the last upgrade of the ANGEL system by helping to test the new version early. The university is set to upgrade either to version 7.4 or 7.3 of ANGEL in mid-May. The last time ANGEL was upgraded in 2007, the system presented numerous technical bugs, causing serious problems for faculty using ANGEL, said David Gift, vice-provost of Libraries, Computing and Technology.

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Foreign students reflect on inauguration

Krystle Wagner
January 20, 2009

Americans weren’t the only ones to witness history Tuesday. International students also stopped to reflect on the impact the change in presidential leadership might have on them and their home countries abroad.

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Nursing gets $1.5M to study child obesity

Chris Vannini
January 20, 2009

The College of Nursing was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study childhood obesity during the next three years. Nursing professor Mildred Horodynski will use the funding for a three-year infant feeding program called “Healthy Babies Through Infant-Centered Feeding” in Michigan and Colorado, according to an MSU release.

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MSU community gathers to watch, react to inauguration

Justin Harris  and  Brittany Shammas
January 20, 2009

As President Obama was sworn in and millions around the world witnessed history, members of the MSU community celebrated the event around campus. Students gathered and watched the events on TV in the International Center and hundreds of MSU faculty, staff and students crowded the MSU Union Ballroom to view the inauguration on a projection screen.

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MSU teams with Detroit schools

Justin Harris
January 19, 2009

MSU’s education researchers will help improve achievement at schools across Detroit this year. A $1.9 million grant will team MSU faculty with teachers, administrators and parents in Detroit with the goal of increasing the performance of public, private and charter schools in the city.