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OK Go, Ben Folds to rock MSU

Joey Nowak
February 22, 2007

Mark your calendars now. Ben Folds, Matt Wertz and OK Go are coming to campus in the next few months. The artists are coming to campus after being invited by RHA. RHA Director of Special Events Grant Lyman said the spring lineup of artists was one of the best possible that RHA could bring to campus to satisfy the diverse interests of students with the budget he has to work with. This semester, Special Events receives $92,500 of RHA's $252,217.76 budgeted funds. "We feel that it's a great lineup," Lyman said.

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MSU's clear creations shine

Jacob Carpenter
February 21, 2007

You can't blame Scott Bankroff for working up a sweat at his job. The MSU master glassblower spends 20 to 30 hours a week with his face a few feet from a natural gas torch where temperatures can reach up to 1,700 degrees Celsius.

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Speaker to highlight civil-rights struggle

Tara Thoel
February 21, 2007

The final speaker in the lecture series — Slavery to Freedom: An American Odyssey — comes to campus Thursday. Taylor Branch is an author and chronicler who recently finished a three-volume narrative history, "America in the King Years." The narrative discusses the fight for civil rights in the United States during 1954-68.

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Council votes secure academic programs

Sarah Harbison
February 21, 2007

The College of Engineering's "Admit When Ready" policy and the Academic Scholars Program — two programs that have been running on a trial basis — now have permanent statuses within MSU. Approved unanimously by Academic Council at Tuesday's meeting, both programs will remain unchanged.

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Speaker to focus on role of federal government

Jacob Carpenter
February 21, 2007

Ashland University Professor John Lewis says he's blind to the red and blue political world of conservative and liberal, Republican and Democrat. Lewis will present his alternative political views, focusing on individual rights, for MSU community members at 7:30 p.m.

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Board may remodel MSU school

Sarah Harbison
February 20, 2007

This may be the MSU School of Music's final week of existence. If approved at the MSU Board of Trustees meeting Friday, the school will become the College of Music. "My hope would be that the board will view this as a positive move forward to celebrate the strength that the School of Music has accumulated over the last period of time," said Jim Forger, director of the school.

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MSU department seeks faculty, funds

Sarah Harbison
February 20, 2007

For Saulo Gouveia, MSU's only full-time Portuguese faculty member, the development of the Spanish and Portuguese department is crucial. "Having someone to share the responsibilities and ideas for the program will help me tremendously," he said in an e-mail.

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Students join Chinese New Year celebrations

Jacob Carpenter
February 19, 2007

As millions celebrated the Chinese New Year halfway around the world, a small group of MSU students prepared to salsa their way into the New Year on Friday at the Union Ballroom. The MSU Social Dancing Club gathered for a pre-New Year's Eve meal and a night of dancing in celebration of the new year — marked by the new moon of the first day of the new year on the lunar calendar.

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Sparty's raises funds to fight dystrophy

By Dave Bartkowiak For The State News Sparty's convenience stores will again offer the MSU community a chance to aid in the fight against neuromuscular diseases in partnership with the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America, or MDA. Spartan-green paper shamrocks can be purchased for about the same price as a cup of coffee.

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Diverse ministry shares vision

By Summi Gambhir For The State News It was an evening that brought believers closer to the Almighty. And by the time the Vision Christian Campus Ministry's Winter Worship program ended Friday evening, people said they felt the presence of Jesus Christ among them.

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Hall hosts NBA party

Julie Baker
February 16, 2007

An NBA All-Star Game party at 8 p.m. Sunday in Rather Hall's lounge will provide funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Attendees can purchase $1 raffle tickets to benefit the foundation at the event, which is sponsored by the Rather Hall Government and the Rather Hall Black Caucus.

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Grad students to present research

Brendan Bouffard
February 16, 2007

The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife will hold its second annual Graduate Student Research Symposium today at the Union. The event will showcase a wide range of research projects, from the effects of land cover change on bird communities to population dynamics of fish and reptile species. The symposium is intended to share knowledge between researchers about fish and wildlife species.

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MSU program to teach land-use strategies

Brendan Bouffard
February 16, 2007

Some MSU researchers say effective land use can be the difference between life or death for a small community. To help address this problem, organizers at the fourth annual MSU Land Use Summit will try to help Michigan communities plan for the future.

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Play addresses violence

Tara Thoel
February 15, 2007

In the 11 years that "The Vagina Monologues" has been a sensation, its focus has never changed — to educate audiences on violence against women. "Women are often taught to think that words relating to the vagina are offense and they shouldn't say them out loud," said Julia Dillard, the play's co-director.

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Student organizations embrace multiculturalism

Tara Thoel
February 15, 2007

They grew up in tight-knit families with strong ethnic and cultural traditions from countries such as India, Iraq and Vietnam. When freshman year at MSU arrived, it was their first time away from home, and the students had to decide how to incorporate their culture into their new surroundings. To cope with the changes, some students join multicultural greek organizations on campus that are focused on easing this transition. "We wanted to be part of an organization that fit us, our personalities and personal beliefs," said Bethanie Akins, a member of Delta Xi Phi. One way her sorority attempts to address multicultural issues is by sponsoring events such as panel discussions about interracial dating, which also allow members to meet. "It will help to educate and to make interracial dating more acceptable in society," said Sharon Khousakoun, who also is a member of Delta Xi Phi and an advertising senior.