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Board of Trustees prioritizes Spartan Stadium repairs
The MSU Board of Trustees will vote Friday to authorize $2 million in repairs to Spartan Stadium to begin construction in April.
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Will Ferrell to come to Breslin Center
Will Ferrell’s Funny or Die Comedy Tour Presented by Semi-Pro Tour will make a stop on campus at 8 p.m. Feb. 5 at Breslin Center. It features Ferrell, Demetri Martin, Zach Galifianakis and Nick Swardson.
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ASMSU raises funding cap for student group
The International Student Association could see their spending capabilities triple thanks to a recently passed bill.
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Innovations: Air force study leads to new plastic discovery
What started as research for the Air Force eventually became state-of-the-art nanotechnology for professor Lawrence Drzal.
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Pet food contamination survey prompts need for better food distribution
Local pet store owners and MSU toxicologists involved in a survey about pet food contaminations are focusing on the positive implications of the study, despite the concerning data found.
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Horse riding program gives students with disabilities unique access to animals
Janet Gross recognizes the impact of a program that allows disabled students the recreational and educational opportunity of riding horses.
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Board of Trustees to discuss construction, safety
Improvements to residence halls, compensation for MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon and land donations to the university will highlight the MSU Board of Trustees meeting Friday.
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Engineering grants further students' skills
A $45,000 grant awarded to MSU is giving engineering students — as well as students at a local elementary school — the chance to advance their knowledge in engineering.
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Over compost bins, engineering students inspire fifth-graders
With the help of a $45,000 grant awarded to MSU, senior engineering students coordinated with a local elementary school to create awareness of environmentally-friendly energy.
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Dance-a-thon spreads African awareness
As an eighth grader, Alex Hill’s pastor taught him about Ugandan culture and lifestyle, including how to play African drum rhythms and the country’s lack of drinking water and medical supplies.
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MSU Museum to receive letters between Rosa Parks, children
MSU alumnus Gregory Reed, Rosa Parks’ attorney and friend, is donating a collection of letters exchanged between Parks and hundreds of children to the MSU Museum sometime next year.
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Local organizations observe AIDS day
The Art Museum at MSU and the MSU Museum will display pieces of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt on Saturday and Sunday to observe World AIDS Day.
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Simon addresses tuition increase
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon told a class of about 200 students Thursday that a lack of state funding explained the university’s tuition hike that confused some students and angered others.
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Labyrinths as spiritual healing
Denise Green said exploring all opportunities for healing is important — from meditation, hypnosis or using the ancient practice of labyrinths.
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Innovations: Professor studies educational technology
From music players in cell phones to the vast expanses of the Internet, technology has changed the way people go about their lives.
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MSU receives grant for GED program
Jesus Gonzales would still be doing back-breaking work cutting fresh produce if he hadn’t heard about the High School Equivalency Program.
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MSU officials return from Dubai with news of progress
MSU officials traveled to Dubai last week and returned with reports of progress in the plan to be the first American university in the area commonly regarded as a hot spot for Middle East development.
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Study shows Americans lack of understanding scientific issues
As more complex scientific issues arise on the ballot, an MSU professor has researched whether American citizens understand what they are voting on.
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Perles hopes for Spartan presence at Motor City Bowl
If former MSU football head coach George Perles could have his way, MSU’s football team would have been chosen to play in the Motor City Bowl the day it became bowl eligible.
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Student creates new e-mail service called 'State-Mail'
Since he figured nobody else was doing anything to change MSU’s e-mail system, mail.msu.edu, computer science senior Daniel Fiordalis stepped up and solved the problem himself.