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Seeking the online bargain
Before most MSU students were in diapers, Kathy Ackerman was paging through the primitive ages of the Internet.
NEWS
New rhythm
For some students in the College of Music, the move from a school to a college shows a strong commitment from the university to the continued growth of the arts.
MICHIGAN
Two-group team fights Internet crime
As Internet fraud, identity theft and other computer-related crimes continue to grow in number, police are constantly trying to stay one step ahead of computer-savvy lawbreakers.
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MSU astronomers discover star-forming gas in inter-galactic space
For Megan Donahue, experimentation with homemade antennas at 12 years old led to a lifetime career in physics.
MICHIGAN
Students rally for funding
The sound of college fight songs from University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, Saginaw Valley State University and Wayne State University reverberated off the walls of the Capitol as about 200 students rallied for higher education funding.
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Web site gives lake lovers voice
In the fall of 2006, when Sarah Crespi and other MSU students were talking about using the power of a Wiki Web site to help protect the Great Lakes, she knew they were on to something.
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MSU mission statement to be revamped
After 25 years, MSU is asking faculty and students to help write a new mission statement for the university.
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GM, union leaders reach tentative agreement
As the ink dries on the new four-year contract General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers tentatively agreed to Wednesday, there are many mysteries on its historic pages.
NEWS
Police Briefs 09/26/07
A railing was bent and detached from a West Holden Hall stairwell sometime between 10 a.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Monday, causing $800 worth of damage, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. A 46-year-old male employee reported the railing was detached and part of the stairs crumbled at the site as a result, McGlothian-Taylor said. There are no suspects in the incident, she said.
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MSU to be first American university in Dubai
In an area of the world marred by conflict, Dubai is attempting to establish itself in the United Arab Emirates as the “stabilized factor.” MSU will be the first and only American university to have a presence in the city, after finalizing a partnership with TECOM Investments and the Dubai International Academic City on Tuesday morning.
NEWS
Breaking down Mich. shutdown
The state’s legislators have until Thursday night to finalize a budget that would go into effect Oct. 1 — the start of the new fiscal year.
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Parenting priorities
Three weeks before her 21st birthday, Lauren Ramsey found out she was pregnant — and she said she almost ran screaming from Olin Health Center. Ramsey said she thought her life was over, and she could never raise a child alone, but two years changed that outlook.
MSU
Insect department evolves
For Keali Chambers, learning how to control and manage certain invasive species drew her to a job in entomology. The fisheries and wildlife junior has been working with emerald ash borer beetles that kill millions of ash trees in Michigan alone.
MICHIGAN
Crime
Local investigators have reopened the 1970 murder case of a 19-year-old Lansing woman found dead on the outskirts of campus. Marie Ann Jackson disappeared from the Lansing area on November 13, 1970. Her body was discovered in a pine grove eight days later by a man looking for a hunting site.
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Quiet study only in library's east wing
A continuous battle cry from students for a quieter library persuaded MSU Main Library officials to reserve the entire east wing for quiet study only. The change in policy — effective at the beginning of this semester — asked cell phone users to take their calls to the stairwells and for study groups to use the west wing for their projects and discussions.
MICHIGAN
Budget crisis stalls health legislation
Because the state Legislature has struggled to reach a budget agreement, an issue important to many MSU students is falling through the cracks — health insurance. Proposals that would allow students and others to remain covered under their parents’ health insurance plan until the age of 26 have sat idle since May.
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MSU students suffer effects of UAW strike, await updates
While the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. continue to search for an agreement to end the strike, Jelissa Hardy will be staying within the safe confines of her East Shaw Hall dorm room.
MICHIGAN
Cafeterias impact businesses
Papa John’s Pizza is leaving its slice of East Lansing at 1105 E. Grand River Ave. With the closing, the chain store’s Lansing location at 1522 E. Michigan Ave. will deliver pizzas to East Lansing and campus residents beginning Oct. 1.
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ASMSU contemplates bringing presidential candidates to area
ASMSU will vote on a bill Thursday to decide whether the undergraduate student government should try to get candidates to Lansing before the presidential primary elections.
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Students respond positively to Main Library's new quiet wing policy
Students and staff said they are reacting positively to a policy change which designated the Main Library east wing for quiet study only.