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Students struggle to find time to study
There are 168 hours in a week, and economics junior Juan Ouyed spends about six studying for his 12-credit course load.
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MSU Bikes Service Center earns place, celebrates five years
The MSU Bikes Service Center staff broke out the birthday cake Friday for a celebration marking the center’s fifth anniversary.
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Policy allows students to repeat 20 credits
Changes made to MSU’s course repeat policy soon will allow students to retake classes to improve their overall grade and understanding of the course material.
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Lawsuit requests MSU’s timely response
The MSU College of Law has one month to respond to a employment discrimination complaint filed against it in U.S. District Court
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MSU researchers break ground in fingerprint technology
People who alter their fingerprints to avoid identification now might be caught red-handed thanks to new technology developed by MSU university distinguished professor of computer science and engineering Anil Jain.
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Computer Help and Repair expansion adds 5 new centers
Clicks, clacks and talk of routers and data are the sounds of the MSU Computer Help and Repair center, but with the service’s recent expansion, the sounds are being heard all across campus.
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Council to discuss illegal debris, hiring for city manager
During transitional move-in and move-out periods in East Lansing, it’s not uncommon for students and residents to see couches and other debris illegally thrown on the side of streets in city neighborhoods.
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Magazine ranks E.L. Art Festival 60th of 200
Of all the art shows Ohio painter Douglas Fiely travels to during the summer season, he ranks the East Lansing Art Festival among his favorites.
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Michigan affirmative action, ban to face appeal
Almost as soon as it was resurrected, affirmative action might soon be buried for good in Michigan. On Friday, Attorney General Bill Schuette announced the U.S.
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Candlelight vigil held at Capitol
More than 100 police officers, firefighters and local residents gathered on the front lawn of the Capitol on Sunday evening to solemnly pay their respects for the victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.
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MSU invites kids to explore music
Eight-year-old Okemos resident Easton Grace inched closer to a trumpet. His fingers traced the outside rim as he stared at the golden instrument. “Do you want to try it?” asked his father.
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MSU Greenpeace hosts funeral for Sparty
Dressed in formal black attire, students marched somberly into the lobby of the Administration Building on Friday afternoon, carrying a casket in which MSU’s beloved mascot, Sparty, was laid to rest.
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MSU Museum pays tribute to 9/11 anniversary with symbolic origami cranes
On a day marked by American pride and sentiment, students and members of the East Lansing community turned to a Japanese custom Sunday at the MSU Museum to pay tribute to the 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11.
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Marching band helps commemorate 9/11 with backyard concert
On Sunday, Tim Staudt’s backyard was filled with two kinds of pride – national and Spartan.
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MSU faculty, staff to remember Sept. 11 with two more events this week
Experts and MSU professors will host two additional events on the impact of Sept. 11on a national and international level later this week.
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Public can weigh in on master plan for campus
The Campus Master Plan is a blueprint for construction and development on campus as part of the university’s 2020 Vision Master Plan. Stations will be set up to discuss roadways, pedestrian and bike routes and future buildings.
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MSU releases 2011 enrollment stats
Preliminary admissions numbers presented to the MSU Board of Trustees last Friday indicate MSU’s overall enrollment is about 47,800 students this academic year, up about 2 percent from last year’s numbers.
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Red Cedar Elementary School could close after 2016-17 school year
If a motion made by East Lansing Public Schools Board of Education at its Sept. 8 meeting passes, Red Cedar Elementary School likely will be closed after the 2016-17 school year, a move that will affect MSU faculty and students.
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Meadows accused of violating House rules
East Lansing’s state representative is under fire by Michigan House officials for allegedly violating campaign finance laws late last month.
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Outdoor Spartan Remix celebrates diversity in fun, fresh way
Despite the drizzle, music blared, the crowd was abuzz and students were eating all the free hot dogs they could get at Spartan Remix 2011 — a welcome event to celebrate the diversity of the MSU student body.