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Renovations to former City Center II site and ban on hookah lounges to be discussed

Michael Koury
January 23, 2013

At Tuesday’s regular work session, the East Lansing City Council debated solutions to parking problems related to renovations to the property formerly known as Evergreen Arms and a proposed ordinance that would ban more hookah lounges from establishing in East Lansing. The abandoned buildings at 341 and 345 Evergreen Ave. are owned by City Center Two Project, LLC, which is the same group that owns the property on 124-140 W. Grand River Ave, formerly the project site for City Center II.

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Cold weather to continue

Michael Koury
January 22, 2013

As temperatures drop and snow falls in the city, there’s little relief in sight for students dressed more for an arctic expedition than a walk to Brody Hall. Temperatures will rise throughout the rest of the week, reaching a high of 27 degrees Sunday. But with brisk winds, it will feel like temperatures are dipping below zero, National Weather Service in Grand Rapids meteorologist Brandon Hoving said.

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Design sets Sigma Phi Epsilon apart as no. 16 best house nationally

Simon Schuster
January 22, 2013

Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity was nationally recognized Monday as the No. 16 best fraternity house in the country for its historic architecture and luxurious amenities, including a “full-size stripper pole,” according to brobible.com, a men’s lifestyle site. Brobible.com associate editor Andy Moore said the top 30 houses were chosen from a pool of 60-70 self-submitted entries.

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Transgender activist Rebecca Kling helps educate MSU community with visit

Christine LaRouere
January 22, 2013

Some MSU students reconsidered gender and personal identity in art Tuesday by attending a workshop hosted by transgender activist and performer Rebecca Kling. With an extensive educational background in theater and performing arts, Kling was able to use her education to develop her identity, and when she visited MSU to run the workshop and perform for students, she encouraged her audience to do the same. “I used the tools as an artist to explore for the first time my experience as a transgender person on stage,” Kling said. “The reason we make art is to see ourselves. I used storytelling to share and fully understand who I was as a person.” Kling used what she has learned as a performer and a transgender person by talking to students and community members Tuesday in Snyder Hall about how to act and adapt to transgender people, and allow those people themselves to become comfortable in their own skin.

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What fiscal cliff bill means for students

Kellie Rowe
January 21, 2013

To many students, the term “fiscal cliff” means a whole lot of nothing. But buried in the jargon and minute details of the bill Congress passed early this month to “avoid an economic disaster are some positive signs for Michigan industries ­— and for students looking for jobs in those industries.

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Alpha Gamma Rho hosts Beef Preview Show

Isabella Shaya
January 21, 2013

The fraternity held the AGR Beef Preview Show on Friday through Sunday at the Ingham County Fairgrounds, 700 E. Ash St., in Mason, for the first time. The event benefitted Michigan AgrAbility, which provides injured or disabled farmers with equipment and resources to continue working. The event raised about $4,000 for the charity, said David Stutzman, chair of the AGR Beef Preview Show, member of AGR and beef cattle management junior.

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Students celebrate Yalda during coffee hour

Lilly Keyes
January 21, 2013

Among all of the tables set out for the Office for International Students and Scholars, or OISS, weekly Coffee Hour, one table stuck out vividly among the rest. While other tables offered different coffee varieties on simple black tablecloths, the Yalda table was festively decorated to reflect Persian traditions with purple and gold candles, and traditional food and drink such as pomegranate seeds, a specially-carved watermelon and Persian tea — all set on decorative red, blue and gold fabrics. “The difficult part was designing the watermelon, you see,” Persian Student Association president Fariborz Daneshvar said, who skyped with his family on the actual holiday — the Persian equivalent of Thanksgiving — which took place Dec. 21. Daneshvar, along with roughly 70 other Iranian students at MSU, celebrated the holiday away from his family. While it was disheartening for Daneshvar to be so far from home, he said he was happy the OISS helped him celebrate his Iranian culture on campus.

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Jazz studies receives $1m gift

Robert Bondy
January 21, 2013

The MSU College of Music received a $1 million gift from MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, on Sunday to help create a new jazz studies artist in residence program as soon as next year.

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German program receives award of excellence

Robert Bondy
January 21, 2013

MSU’s German Program, which is part of the MSU College of Arts and Letters, received one of the highest marks in program history, now considered a “German Center of Excellence” by the American Association of Teachers of German, or AATG, for 2013

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Just dance

Danyelle Morrow
January 17, 2013

Psychology junior Thomas Bond has been dancing his whole life. After experimenting in many different forms of art, including painting and sculpture, Bond said the only thing that makes him “feel embodied in art is dance.”

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Face time: Xiaobo Tan

Alex McClung
January 17, 2013

Xiaobo Tan, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, created a robotic fish, or robofish, named Grace that can glide long distances and collect data for research.