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MSU fills human resources position
Brent Bowditch has been appointed MSU’s assistant vice president for human resources, university officials announced in a press release Wednesday.
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Use of Facebook to prosecute unlikely
Experts say East Lansing police could successfully press charges against the creator of the Facebook.com Web page that sparked last month’s Cedar Fest, but it won’t be easy.
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Latino students protest border issues
Students of the Latino community gathered Wednesday at the bridge between Wells Hall and the Computer Center to simulate border control between the United States and Mexico.
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Simon testifies for increased funds
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon testified Wednesday before the state House Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee to push for funding increases for public universities.
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Students split on interfaith dating
For many students, religion has joined “bad breath” and “no sense of style” on a mental list of relationship deal breakers. Marisa Saltzman, a social work graduate student, polled 100 Jewish students this semester to sample how interfaith dating is viewed by the MSU community.
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ASMSU to make second budget approval attempt
Members of the MSU yearbook staff hope a presentation informing student government representatives about its production process will result in more funding when ASMSU approves its 2008-09 budget today.
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New group unites comic book fans
Balloon swords, seltzer guns and throwing flowers aren’t typical elements of a comic book. But in a quest to create something new, two MSU students and a group of comic book fans have been meeting weekly to create a comic book group that brings these elements to the page.
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GEU works to finalize contract negotiations
The Graduate Employees Union and university administrators are taking the next step to finalize contract negotiations following Tuesday’s tentative agreement on a new three-year contract.
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Religious organizations recognize Earth Day
The way people interpret passages in the Bible can affect the way they treat the environment, said Joel Geffen, an assistant professor specializing in religion and the environment.
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Residence Halls Association finalizes summer budget details
Members of Residence Halls Association will vote to approve the organization’s proposed summer budget during today’s meeting.
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Student seeks seat on MSU Board of Trustees
A fresh new face might be among those seeking votes in this fall’s MSU Board of Trustees election. Human resources sophomore Jasmine Ford is running for a seat.
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Class debuts exhibit for students
Students in associate horticulture professor Norm Lownds’ “Learning in Museums” class typically spend their semester creating an exhibit geared toward middle school students or younger audiences. But this year, they decided to create something new — a museum exhibit designed for the college crowd.
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Medical move-in
While attending the groundbreaking of the building that will bear his name, Peter Secchia appeared casual, almost like an observer. It was his $10 million lead gift that jump-started the fundraising for MSU’s medical school in Grand Rapids, but he deflected attention to the groundbreaking ceremony for the center on Monday.
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Mandela to get honorary degree
Nobel Peace Prize-winner Nelson Mandela will be recognized with an honorary degree during commencement ceremonies May 2 at Breslin Center. Mandela, former president of South Africa, will present a videotaped response during the ceremony, according to a university press release.
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MSU sitcom celebrates 20th year
Suroosh Marzban listened for laughs while delivering his final lines as Travis D’Amico, a character on the MSU Telecasters’ sitcom, “The Show.” Marzban, a psychology senior, said his roommates came to watch him perform in a live taping of the hourlong show — the longest-running college situation comedy in the U.S.
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Coalition calls for more athlete data
Although some universities are taking heat for their expectations of athletes in the classroom, MSU officials said many of the practices in question aren’t an issue here.
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Graduate union approves 1-day walkout
MSU students could see their teaching assistants deliver a different kind of lecture today — one led not from podiums and chalkboards, but from bullhorns and banners. Following a 24-hour online vote, about 81 percent of the Graduate Employees Union’s nearly 900 eligible members voted in favor of staging a one-day walkout if a contract was not reached early this morning.
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Relay funds cancer awareness
With Breslin Center’s outdoor thermometer reading 75 degrees before 6 p.m. Friday night, the stage was set for the 2008 MSU Relay for Life. The event raised $63,000 and will be combined with Greek Week’s Relay for Life activities, setting MSU’s total at $274,000.
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Small Animals Day brings families to MSU farms
Painted horses and newly hatched chicks were highlights of Saturday’s Small Animals Day, an educational event sponsored by the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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Interim VP for development named
Marti Heil was appointed interim vice president for university development at the MSU Board of Trustees meeting Friday.