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University Council discusses Academic Program Review
The Faculty Senate and University Council met in back-to-back meetings Tuesday to discuss issues affecting the university.
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CATA preps buses for winter conditions
As the leaves continue to fall and the temperature begins to drop, Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, officials have begun preparing for winter driving conditions and jam-packed buses.
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ASMSU visits Capitol, meets with legislators
Washington, D.C., became a little bit greener last week as MSU student representatives visited the nation’s Capitol to meet with Michigan legislators.
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Professor gets grant for breast cancer research
An MSU associate professor received $450,000 in funding from The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation to conduct animal research in an attempt to battle breast cancer.
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Ground broken for new East Lansing homes
Members of East Lansing’s Hometown Housing Partnership, city officials and others witnessed the ground-breaking ceremony for a new project at 1321 Wolf Court on Tuesday
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Poll finds dissatisfaction with msu.edu
Slightly less than half of MSU students, faculty and staff reported they were more than satisfied with the university’s official website, according to the 2011 MSU Internet Use and Opinion Survey results released last week.
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LBGT goes overseas with new program
For the first time this summer, MSU will be offering study abroad dealing with issues of sexual orientation and gender identity, the first study abroad to focus on these issues in the university’s history.
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Dodgeball team preps for MSU tournament
The type of dodgeball the MSU Club Dodgeball team competes in isn’t quite the same game many remember playing in elementary school at recess.
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3 MSU agriculture professors given more than $5 million in grants
Three MSU researchers have secured separate grants totaling more than $5 million to study specialty crops and plants in Michigan and across the country.
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Honors College hosts dinner to connect students
As a new international student, psychology freshman Yuzhu Liu has become friends with fellow Chinese students, but connecting with domestic students has been a bigger challenge.
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MSU greeks take pledge to party safely
When former Ohio State University student Erica Upshaw woke up one morning after a night of drinking, she heard the worst news of her life.
MICHIGAN
Recall petitions denied for area politicians
Recall campaigns for three Lansing area politicians were put to a temporary halt Monday, when Ingham County denied the language of the petitions.
MICHIGAN
East Lansing High School football field catches fire
As Mason, Mich., resident Charles DeRoover was mowing the lawn around East Lansing High School’s, 509 Burcham Drive, he noticed something wasn’t quite right.
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Gov. Snyder to speak at Kellogg Center about Canadian trade
Gov. Rick Snyder will speak at the Kellogg Center Tuesday morning, addressing a group of U.S. and Canadian leaders on ways to increase trade between the two countries.
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Flags hidden for homecoming week
Through Friday, MSU students have an opportunity to win gift cards and iPod Shuffles by finding the Sparty flags the Student Alumni Foundation, or SAF, have hidden around campus for Homecoming week.
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City council to look at sidewalk reports
Council will look at sidewalk reports from the city’s engineering staff to determine the necessity of reconstructing sidewalks in the city during its 7:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
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Fairchild Theatre slated for remodel
Designers with the MSU Physical Plant are working to finalize plans for a $2.5 million renovation to Fairchild Theatre in the Auditorium, including removing the theater’s plaster ceiling and upgrading sound quality.
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Amtrak reports increased ridership among students in East Lansing
When going home to Chicago, James Madison College freshman Matt Veksler sometimes takes the train.
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Amtrak reports increased ridership among students in East Lansing
When going home to Chicago, James Madison College freshman Matt Veksler sometimes takes the train.
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Nobel Prize winner to speak about Big Bang on campus
World-renowned physicist John Mather will pay a visit to MSU next week for a discussion about the history of the universe.