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Campus to obtain new hydraulic press
The value of a mechanical engineering degree from MSU could increase after a cutting-edge, 250-ton hydraulic press is delivered to campus in July.
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Clarification
Clarification: The Oct. 17, 2006 letter mentioned in the page Page One article “Law school dean involved in possible conflict of interest” (SN 2/19), Page One article “College of Law seeks stable, reliable dean in new search” (SN 10/8/07), page 4a editorial “Stability, longevity needed for college of law” (SN 10/10/07) and Page One article “Move to strike” (SN 10/27/06) from the president of the law college to then-Dean Terence Blackburn said “the office of Provost has investigated the oral charges made against you by certain faculty members and found such charges to be unsubstantiated and without merit.”
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Student group leaves for service trips
Although some students choose to don bathing suits and relax on the beach during spring break, others are exchanging swimwear for shovels and paint brushes. Fifty-one congregates from Martin Luther Chapel will leave for mission trips to one of four sites today and Saturday: El Paso, Texas, Phoenix, Haiti and Nicaragua.
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MSU to release endowment report
MSU is expected to issue a report to Congress today detailing MSU’s use of its $1.2 billion endowment, MSU spokesman Terry Denbow said.
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Student groups might join ASMSU if referendum passes
Students will decide if two organizations join ASMSU’s Programming Board during this spring’s student referendum.
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GEU looks to waive fees
Just what do the College of Engineering’s program fees pay for? That was the question Art Covert and a group of other graduate students from both the Graduate Employees Union, or GEU, and the Computer Science and Engineering Graduate Association asked. The answer they discovered, they didn’t like.
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Underage drinking in dorms tops 300
The sound of friends cracking cans open and the thump of ping-pong balls hitting party cups echoed off the dorm room walls when journalism sophomore Dan Schmidt heard a knock on the door.
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Tour spreads awareness of Iraqi people and American soldiers
March will mark the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq. Since it began, thousands of lives have been affected by the war, including the lives of Raed Jarrar, an Iraqi political analyst, and Patricia McCann, a U.S. veteran of the Iraq war.
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Mugabe degree debate
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is, in his own words, a “Hitler of the time.” “This Hitler has only one objective: justice for his own people, sovereignty for his people, recognition of the independence of his people and their right to their resources,” Mugabe said in a 2003 speech at the state funeral of one of his cabinet ministers.
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Mentors train to recognize danger signs in student health
In the aftermath of two mass university shootings in the past year, the responsibility of identifying and treating troubled campus residents falls to MSU residence halls and Counseling Center staff.
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MSU research focuses on life after child foster care system
Angelique Day said she never imagined that the 18 months she spent in foster care would make her an asset to the child welfare system. But they have. Day, a social work researcher, said she was embarrassed of her foster care history when she began her journey as an MSU student.
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MSU assistant professor wins prestigious award
Alexandra Gade, an assistant professor at MSU, was drawn to the university because of its rare premier isotope laboratory, the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory.
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MSU professor investigates students' scientific literacy development
Diane Ebert-May thinks all students at MSU should be scientifically literate. That’s why the plant biology professor, along with a team of faculty, began research to determine the impact of general science education courses on students’ quantitative and scientific reasoning skills.
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Iraq war veteran, analyst to speak Wednesday in Wells Hall
Both an Iraqi political analyst and a U.S. veteran of the Iraq war will share personal experiences of the war in Iraq at 7 p.m. tonight in B108 Wells Hall.
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Political pupil
Pancake House waitresses wearing maroon T-shirts – the color of choice for the restaurant’s carpeting, tables and booths – float around the dining room, taking orders and delivering food.
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E.L. officials hear criticisms, plan to reduce redevelopment
City officials said Monday they will examine ways to reduce the number of apartments, condominiums and parking spaces for the proposed City Center II project after receiving criticism from citizens and MSU.
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MSU Coffee Club gets insider tour
It was like a trip to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, but with coffee. That’s how members of the MSU Coffee Club described the group’s Monday tour of the roasting plant at Paramount Coffee Company, 130 N.
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Public briefing on Farm Lane closure to be held Tuesday
MSU and Michigan Department of Transportation officials are co-sponsoring informational meetings to notify the community about the best detours available during the 15-month-long closure of Farm Lane.
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ASMSU seeks concert update from absent representative
Representatives of ASMSU’s Student Assembly are concerned about the recent absence of one of its members planning a quarter-million-dollar concert since a bill funding the concert was passed Feb. 7.
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Police: woman reports being drugged, sexually assualted
MSU police are seeking a suspect in a sexual assault reported on campus Sunday morning. A 21-year-old woman with no university affiliation told police she believes an acquaintance drugged her at a Lansing bar, took her to an unknown MSU residence hall and sexually assaulted her sometime between 4:15 and 8 a.m. Sunday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.