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Simon hosts international students
Since coming to MSU, Dominic Nangea and Kuya Julius always wanted to personally meet MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon — a wish that came true this Sunday.
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MSU academics rank no. 72 nationally
For advertising junior Ryan Basso, naming the top university in the nation is easy — MSU.
Zachary Peña
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Student Baja racing team rookies head to racetrack
Doused with mud, mechanical engineering senior Brian Cheadle rounded a corner at top speed, and off snapped part of his vehicle’s wheel.
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E.L. City Council applicants go through interview process
Saturday morning, the four current East Lansing City Council members met at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, to interview the 14 residents who applied to fill the vacant city council spot left by Don Power on Aug.
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Volunteers clean up party litter
The morning after most home football games, East Lansing is comparable to a party war zone -— streets filled with broken glass, lawns littered with red solo cups and trash scattered throughout the city.
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Backpack stolen at MSU
A 19-year-old male student had his backpack stolen from outside East Akers Hall on Sept. 10. The student said he had left his backpack on a bench outside while he skateboarded, and he forgot his backpack when he re-entered East Akers Hall, MSU police Sgt.
Griffin Zotter
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Colorguard brings "pep" to Spartan Stadium
Alexandria Rose hurled her magenta flag into the air and couldn’t help but crack a smile.
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ASMSU plans election season viewing party
The election season was one of the primary topics discussed by ASMSU’s biweekly Policy Committee, which met Thursday to discuss plans to engage the student body in both local and national elections.
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DPO helps underrepresented students achieve success
From a small town in Northern Michigan, Michelle Samalik, who graduated from a high school with little diversity, is one of about 150 freshmen considered to be “underrepresented” in the College of Engineering.
Natalie Kolb
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From critters to crawlers
Preuss Pets is not your average pet store.The staff of niche hobbyists want to learn and teach everything they know about their animals.
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Teaching interns face Chicago strike
Graduate student Laurel Denay went to Chicago expecting to be teaching high school students at King College Prep High School on the city’s south side. But a citywide teacher strike has interrupted her plans — instead of teaching lessons, she’s stuck at home making bulletin boards.
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Study: More young adults insured after Affordable Care Act passage
Alice Hoffman knows what it’s like to live with a chronic disease.
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Construction team plans renovations for Akers Hall, filming tower
New construction plans could be coming to Akers Hall in the near future. Karen Zelt, communications manager for the Physical Plant, said during the Physical Plant’s monthly construction junction meeting Thursday morning, plant employees are working to submit an authorization plan to the MSU Board of Trustees during its October board meeting for an Akers Hall renovation.
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Secretary of State offers mobile voter registration
MSU students can register to vote Friday when Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s mobile office comes to campus.
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At MSU, fewer hispanics than U.S. average
According to Pew Research Center, in the U.S., Hispanic Americans compose the largest minority group of students between 18 and 24 years old enrolled in four-year colleges in 2011, topping off the year with a record number of 2.1 million students enrolled.
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New analysis shows High tax rates lessen teen smoking
On April 1, 2009, President Barack Obama signed a bill that raised federal taxes from 39 cents to $1.01 — the hike snuffed out teen smoking by 10 percent, lowering the rate to 13 percent, according to a USA Today analysis released earlier this week.
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RHA approves larger budget for fall semester
The fall budget was approved for a total of about $527,700 and the total summer expense report came to about $20,000.
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After 45 years, ombudsperson office still protects students
The goal of the Office of the Ombudsperson is to help protect student rights at MSU, and about 70-80 percent of issues he handles are “academic problems,” such as a wrong grade on a test or other assignments.
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Campus Archaeology searches for artifacts
Meyers led a team of MSU Campus Archaeology graduate students around North Neighborhood for the last two weeks digging shovel test pits, or “big holes,” in hopes of uncovering history that literally went unwritten.
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Absence policy to come before Academic Governance
Vice President for Academic Affairs Emily Bank will be presenting on the policy at the next University Committee on Undergraduate Education meeting on Sept. 20. The policy also will be discussed at ASMSU committee meetings on Thursday and their general assembly meeting.