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Olin Health Center to host open house Wednesday
The Student Health Advisory Council and MSU Student Health Services are trying to make learning about their services a fun experience.
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Notable MSU alumni find success after college
Many people have graduated from MSU since it was established in 1855. As Spartan fans and alumni from around the U.S.
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Spartan Sprint kicks off Homecoming
Cloudy skies and a slight drizzle didn’t keep Michelle Triantaflos and Valerie Long away from the second annual Spartan Sprint 5K on Sunday morning, the first in a series of Homecoming Week events held on campus. Local residents Long and Triantaflos braved the elements to walk in memory of Triantaflos’ husband, who recently passed away.
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Police, fire officials prepare for Homecoming Weekend
As the Michigan-Michigan State weekend has drawn to a close, East Lansing officials already have shifted their focus to the football season’s next big weekend — Homecoming. With an 8 p.m.
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Delta Chi smashes car to raise money for cancer research
Students climbed on top of a maize and blue painted car on Saturday morning at Delta Chi Fraternity and dented the hood, shattered the headlights and knocked in the doors.
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Occupy movement comes to Lansing
While campus was thriving with tailgate parties and Spartan spirit wear on Saturday morning, five miles away, protestors clad in green and white dotted the lawn of the Capitol.
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CATA receives $4M grant for bus repairs
Student bus riders could be riding new or rehabilitated busses in about a year because of a $4 million federal grant awarded to the Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA.
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Online course offerings continue to grow
In an age where full-length movies can be streamed directly to a phone the size of a deck of cards, online classes might not seem as cutting-edge as they once did.
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Game weekend busy for police, fire department
The East Lansing Fire Department responded to calls almost non-stop beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday on through the early hours of Sunday and had paramedics on hand at Spartan Stadium during MSU’s football game against the University of Michigan.
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MSU students foster relationship between university, community
On Sunday, the Community Relations Coalition, or CRC, a nonprofit organization that seeks to build relationships between MSU and permanent residents of East Lansing, hosted its second neighborhood cleanup of the semester.
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Obama focuses on Michigan for 2012 election
During his ninth visit to Michigan on Friday, President Barack Obama defended his decision to approve a government bail out of the Detroit automakers almost three years ago, giving voters a reminder of his record at a time when Michigan is increasingly being pegged as a key swing state for next year’s election.
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Do Ask, Do Tell dance honors law repeal
With the lights turned down, music blaring and balloons in the air, Williams Great Hall was ready to party on Friday as National Coming Out Week came to a close.
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COGS works to strengthen partnerships with students outside of East Lansing
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, is working to strengthen its relationship with MSU’s medical campuses across the state by holding events and fundraisers to unite graduate students from all the sites.
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Candlelight vigil held to honor domestic violence awareness
Penny Gardner is a survivor. Nearly 50 years after an abusive marriage, the mother of three is a self-proclaimed feminist, determined to help victims of domestic violence in the community by spreading awareness. And Gardner, an assistant professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures, is not alone.
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New vice presidents hired for office of governmental affairs
MSU’s Office of the Vice President for Governmental Affairs has appointed two new assistant vice presidents for governmental affairs, according to a press release.
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Renovations, updates to Union expected to start, finish in 2012
Shops on the Union’s first floor are set to relocate if about $2.25 million worth of construction progresses as expected in spring and summer of 2012, the project’s design representative said.
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Gov. Rick Snyder surprised by Sparty
Gov. Rick Snyder got an unexpected surprise Thursday — one he likely wasn’t happy about. Sparty, a rival of Snyder’s University of Michigan Wolverines, paid an unannounced visit to the governor’s office when he was between meetings Thursday.
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Confession stands valid in student murder
Benjamin French’s confession of involvement in the murder of MSU student Darren Brown and his roommate Owen Goodenow in March 2010 will stand as valid evidence, according to a ruling from Lansing’s 30th Circuit Court.
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Falling into place
In 1981, Linda Stevens enrolled in a stained glass class at Lansing Community College, a decision that would change the course of her life. Motivated by a desire to produce Victorian windows, Stevens began to learn the art of glass cutting.
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Event held in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Valerie Fraser woke up on New Year’s Day of 2007 with a slight swelling in one of her breasts. Right away, she knew something was wrong.