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MSU Comics Forum begins on Friday
The MSU Comics Forum will take place this Friday and Saturday to celebrate comics and graphic storytelling.
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Community takes time to remember Gandhi’s death
With a few moments of silence, students plan to remember the 64th anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of peaceful protests and nonviolent resistance in India. The MSU Indian Students Organization, ISO, plan to pay homage in remembrance of his life and ideologies at about 6 p.m. tonight in the Spartan Village Community Center, graduate student Sivaram Murthy, ISO’s web coordinator, said.
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New acceptable use policy released
MSU Information Technology Resources released a revised Acceptable Use Policy, or AUP, on Friday. The AUP, which was last revised in 1992, governs the use of MSU’s IT resources.
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Paranormal talk today at East Lansing library
The Michigan Paranormal Research Association, or MPRA, will host a presentation today from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road.
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TFA rally promotes student involvement
MSU alumna Ariadna Ginez, a Spanish teacher for Teach for America, or TFA, spoke to more than 200 people Saturday afternoon in Wells Hall at the Now More Than Ever Rally for Educational Equity, presented by TFA and ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government.
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ASMSU officer resigns citing conflicting schedules
ASMSU Vice Chairperson for Student Programming Emmanuel Williams has resigned from his post in the organization because of overwork and conflicting schedules, ASMSU General Assembly Steve Marino announced at the group’s Thursday night meeting. An interim vice chairperson will be appointed for two weeks until an election can be held to determine a replacement, Marino said.
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Tuning his teaching
For music education and music performance senior Matt Nix, music is what he has been devoted to for the past 13 years. But teaching it to young students still stirs a small identity issue within him.
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Students propose a smoke-free campus
After some students raised concern about the amount of smokers near MSU buildings, student government groups are working to develop an enforcable solution. Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, President Stefan Fletcher said the issue of potentially creating a smoke-free campus likely will come up at next month’s COGS meeting after medical students raised the issue, and the council will discuss creating a concept for the proposed policy.
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Students, faculty take part in fitness challenge
For the past 12 years, kinesiology senior Eric Loveland has been no stranger to exercise. He runs, cycles and makes walking to class across campus a priority.
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City manager finalists meet for interviews with officials, residents
The search for a new East Lansing city manager now likely is one day from completion following a day of public candidate interviews conducted by the city council. The five finalists met with the council in front of residents and other city administrators throughout the day at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, answering questions dealing with everything from East Lansing’s relationship with MSU to the city’s environmental sustainability policies.
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Most MSU students continue to graduate in four years
Although college students nationwide are taking longer to graduate, MSU students are consistently earning degrees in close to the four-year standard.
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MSU moves up in college Peace Corps rankings
While Elizabeth Hunt prepared for dinner one night with her host family in Niger, Africa, the children mimicked an action she thought was second nature — washing their hands.
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Speaker recounts experience of gender transition
When she was 4 years old, Deirdre McCloskey — then Donald — prayed for two things each night: that she would no longer stutter when she woke up the next morning and that she would be a girl.
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Michigan Flyer creates new luxury, near-zero emission buses
Shuttle service company Michigan Flyer is introducing four new luxury motor coaches to its fleet, according to a company announcement. The new fleet of buses are equipped with selective catalytic reduction, which will allow the buses to produce near-zero emissions.
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New E.L. Great Clips location brings competition downtown
Students will have a new place to get their hair cut when Great Clips opens a new store on the corner of Grand River Avenue and M.A.C. Avenue in February. The new store will add to the company’s approximately 3,000 salons in the U.S. and Canada, including their 2843 E. Grand River Ave. location in East Oak Square, which opened in 2003.
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Word on the street: What do you think of the weather so far this winter?
“I thought my hand was frostbitten when I got to class the other day — I guess I gotta get some gloves.” Matt Smith Premedical freshman
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Professor to aid children with grant
With the help of a substantial research grant, an MSU professor is hoping to increase health care opportunities for children in Africa. Professor of pediatrics Stephen Obaro received a $5.8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to lead a research team to study the causes of bacterial diseases, such as pneumonia and meningitis, in children in Nigeria.
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Judge: alleged dog killer to face trial
No trial date has been set for alleged dog killer and former MSU student Andrew Thompson. During his pretrial at Lansing’s 30th Circuit Court on Wednesday, Judge Paula Manderfield decided the case will not go to a preliminary hearing and move right to trial, though she gave no time frame as to when that might occur.
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AT&T improves cell service on campus with five new antennas
Last semester, receiving phone service from AT&T was a daily battle for Danny Doroh.
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Union hosts environmental career fair
Students interested in the environment and natural resources can attend an internship and career fair today to meet with potential employers in the field. A number of corporations, governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations will be present to talk with students about opportunities within their organizations. The fair will take place today from 3-6 p.m.