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Costs could change Park District Project plan
The Park District project could be seeing changes in size and economic scope, according to city officials and DTN Management Co.
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Proposed higher ed bill to increase MSU funding by 5.9 percent
LANSING- A Senate committee approved a higher education budget bill that, if signed into law, would cap tuition rises and increase state funding to MSU by 5.9 percent.
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Salsa Club bids seniors adios in last spring dance
The MSU Salsa Club said their final farewell to their senior dancers on Wednesday night during their Senior Night Celebration which included food, drinks, awards and dancing.
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Former University of Iowa dean with checkered past hired at MSU
Margaret Crocco, a former dean at the University of Iowa who resigned after being deemed by her staff to be an unfit leader, was appointed as a tenured MSU professor on Tuesday.
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After tough year, ASMSU hopes to engage students in new ways
ASMSU survived a rocky academic year, which surrounded the undergraduate student government with controversy.
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Miracle makers
Miracles do happen. Just ask Brett Kast, one of the founders of the Jenna Kast Believe in Miracles Foundation.
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Seniors given chance to tour Beaumont Tower for senior week
Seniors and other guests were invited to climb all the way to the top of Beaumont Tower before the senior class bids MSU farewell.
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Olin offering massage through this week
With finals around the corner, many students might find themselves overwhelmed with stress.
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Farmers in Training
lthough most students apply what they have learned in lectures by writing term papers and filling out multiple-choice exams, some students display their knowledge out in the field with dirt-caked hands.For those studying at the MSU Student Organic Farm, the coursework is dictated by each growing season, and failing an assignment means less food on the table.
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Appropriations subcommittee to vote on funding
On Wednesday, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee is expected to vote on a higher education funding recommendation that could increase MSU’s funding by 6.1 percent, but also fine the university $500,000 for its involvement with union-building workshops.
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University Council reviews freedoms report at meeting
The Academic Freedoms Report drafted by ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, stirred up some controversy at the University Council meeting on Tuesday.
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U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Michigan's affirmative action ban
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Michigan’s affirmative action ban, preventing MSU and the state’s 14 ?other public universities from using race as a factor in their admissions processes.
MICHIGAN
Major road construction to take place late spring, summer
Road closings and detours are in the near future for East Lansing with three major road construction projects planned for later this spring and summer.
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Michigan's Attorney General supportive of Supreme Court affirmative action decision
Attorney General Bill Schuette had a press conference addressing the 6-2 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or the voter-approved ban on affirmative action in college admissions.
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Room and board price hikes on the horizon for most students
Students will have to pay $344 more in food and housing fees next year after the MSU Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to approve a 3.95 percent hike to double room and silver meal plan packages. Overall, the rate for room and board will rise to $9,154 in the 2014-15 year. The board approved the hike unanimously and with no public comment.
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Board of Trustees approves 3.95 percent hike of room and board fees
The MSU Board of Trustees approved a hike of 3.95 percent to a double room and a silver meal plan, increasing the overall rate to $9,154.
NEWS
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Michigan's affirmative action ban
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Michigan's affirmative action ban in a 6-2 vote, CNN reports.
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Lacey Holsworth memorial painted over
Students are accustomed to seeing the rock on Farm Lane painted over and over again by different organizations.
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MSU Students United petition Simon to freeze tuition rates
MSU Students United sent a letter to President Lou Anna K. Simon on Monday afternoon, petitioning to freeze tuition rates for next year.
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RCAH freshmen showcase projects at open house
The Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, celebrated its annual open house on Monday in Snyder and Phillips halls.