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Precautions to protect empty student homes over holidays
Erik Meath never imagined that as a college student he would have to fear thieves breaking into his near-campus house.
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Police Brief 12/04/04
The windshield of a 20-year-old male’s 2000 Ford Explorer was struck by a blunt object sometime between 11:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday, causing an estimated $500 in damage, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
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Hanukkah: Students reflect on Festival of Lights
The last time business sophomore Ilana Ostro was given a Hanukkah present, it was a bicycle helmet she received in the eighth grade.
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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.
MICHIGAN
Easy carts could replace trash bins at East Lansing homes
Garbage day could look different for some East Lansing residents next year under a proposal being considered by the East Lansing City Council.
MSU
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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MSU alumnus donates Rosa Parks' letters to MSU Museum
History won’t let us forget what Rosa Parks did on a bus 52 years ago in Montgomery, Ala. But Gregory Reed doesn’t want anyone to forget what she did with the rest of her life, either.
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Primary battle leads to Mich. being stripped of Democratic delegates
Democratic leaders voted Saturday to strip Michigan of its delegates to the national convention next year as punishment for scheduling an early presidential primary in violation of party rules.
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Service tax replaced by surcharge to business tax
Steve Mitchell saw this coming. Mitchell, chairman of Washington- and East Lansing-based Mitchell Research and Communications Inc., said he predicted the 6 percent service tax would be repealed.
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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.
MICHIGAN
MSU honors World AIDS Day
For Domonique Baul, the numbers don’t illustrate the problem. People aren’t likely to grasp the devastating toll AIDS takes on society unless they move beyond statistics and feel the emotional toll AIDS takes on individuals carrying the disease and families who have lost loved ones, the telecommunication junior said.
MICHIGAN
Grim weather fails to deter visitors from Winter Bowl
Slippery roads and rainy weather loomed Sunday morning, but they couldn’t keep Sally Birkmeier from driving to East Lansing for Winter Bowl.
MICHIGAN
Tour gives students glimpse into local IT job market
Kevin Healey didn’t know of all of the different places to find jobs in Information Technology. But after visiting four Lansing companies as part of a tour sponsored by the Capital Area IT Council Friday, the telecommunication senior felt a boost of confidence in landing a job after college.
MICHIGAN
Mich. House repeals service tax, introduces surcharge
The 6 percent service tax was repealed by the Michigan House of Representatives on Saturday, two months after legislators introduced the tax to alleviate the state budget deficit.
MSU
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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Springing for spruces
Holt residents Penny Downer and Bernard Dabney have been going to the same Christmas tree lot since the 1980s. It comes as no surprise, then, that tree salesman John Schneider noticed the pair immediately after they stepped out of their vehicle.
MSU
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.
MSU
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.
MICHIGAN
Mich. Legislature delays compromise on service-tax substitute
Michigan’s Legislature is leaving businesses in limbo as to whether the service tax will be repealed by Saturday’s deadline.
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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.