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New MSU bike garages offer repair tools, added security

Simon Schuster
August 28, 2013

To combat the all too common sight of weather-beaten, and rusty bikes on campus, the university is offering an alternative option to exposing bicycles to the elements. This year, MSU Bikes installed bicycle garages in parking Ramp 5, near Trowbridge Road, and Ramp 6, near Grand River Avenue. The garages offer improved bicycle racks, higher security and repair stands containing a host of tools for repairs on the fly.

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MIPs lead Welcome Weekend crime, but citations down overall

Katie Abdilla
August 28, 2013

With more than 20 years of patrolling East Lansing during Welcome Weekend under his belt, East Lansing police Capt. Jeff Murphy said there aren’t many more surprises left in store for him. What he does find surprising, however, is an overall decrease in the number of alcohol-related citations issued in East Lansing during the students’ first weekend back at school.

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MSU study shows trend of STEM fields raising world university rankings

Justine McGuire
August 28, 2013

Most students probably don’t pay attention to world rankings of universities, but they can be important to international students. Important enough that one MSU faculty member spent years researching these rankings. Yixuan “Shirley” Shi, an accounting graduate student from China, said she looked at world rankings as part of the decision process to come to MSU. She searched for a school ranked in the top 100 worldwide for her major.

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Rolling back to the Red Cedar

Celeste Bott
August 28, 2013

The fall semester is underway, and with the start of a new semester comes a host of challenges for students and professors with new class schedules and a packed campus.

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Chandler Crossings not so welcome first week

The main office of The Village at Chandler Crossings is spotless. Polished hardwood floors reflect the summer sunlight flooding in from the large windows that line the walls, and light bounces up towards its high triangular ceilings.

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Snyder, legislators react to controversial Medicaid expansion bill passed in Senate

At first it failed, but then it passed. In a monumental vote, the plan that would extend healthcare to hundreds of thousands of uninsured Michigan residents passed the Senate after being initially shot down. “Healthy Michigan is an opportunity for all of Michigan to benefit (from),” Gov. Rick Snyder said in a press conference after the vote. “It’s about helping 470,000 Michiganders have a better life. Now we’re gonna have an opportunity, hopefully, with the House passage, to move forward in terms of taking care of many hundreds of thousands of Michiganders,” Snyder continued. But it’s not over yet.

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Ride 2 Recovery helps veterans in need

Katie Abdilla
August 27, 2013

?Led by the East Lansing Police Department, Wermuth and 200 other injured veterans passed through East Lansing on Tuesday afternoon as a part of Ride 2 Recovery, a nationwide program for veterans that has offered rehabilitation through long-distance biking since 2008.? Ride 2 Recovery accommodates veterans suffering from many kinds of injuries, including those with missing limbs and paraplegics. The group was a part of the Great Lakes Challenge, a route reaching from Chicago to Detroit.?

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Sparticipation includes snakes, Speedos

Geoff Preston
August 27, 2013

There are only a few events during the academic year at MSU where someone can be approached by men in Speedos and pet a live snake all at the same time. Sparticipation, the annual freshmen showcase of clubs on campus, is one of them. Student Activities Assistant Amanda Scharnweber said about 360 clubs participated in Sparticipation, and while she said she hoped for a 100 percent turnout, she estimated 80 percent freshmen attended.

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Construction brings about campus changes

Simon Schuster
August 27, 2013

MSU’s campus might look a little different to students as they fall back into the routines of academic life. Several construction-related changes have been made in and around MSU since the conclusion of spring semester, affecting the way students get around campus.

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Local businesses look to offer free benefits through welcome week

Justine McGuire
August 27, 2013

Grand River Avenue was swarmed with students doing back-to-school shopping during Welcome Week while businesses tried to get their names in students’ heads with giveaways and deals. MSU Federal Credit Union had a booth outside for free water bottles, tote bags, coolers and $10 cash. The booth was there for about a week and a half Tuesday was the final day. Passers-by spun a wheel to win prizes.a different prize or one that was listed?