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Behaviorist hired by MSU vet hospital

Alyssa Zandi
August 14, 2011

Amanda Rigterink has always had an interest in behavior when it comes to animals and a passion to share her knowledge with others. Rigterink, MSU’s first veterinary behavior resident, started seeing exclusively behavior cases at the MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital, or VTH, in June. “My overall goal with the behavior service is to enhance the human/animal bond and to teach students about behavior,” she said. Chairperson of the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences Charles DeCamp said having an animal behaviorist resident is significant.

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Starbucks to be built in Wells Hall

Beau Hayhoe
August 11, 2011

Starbucks Coffee Co. will open a new franchise location in late September or early October on the first floor of Wells Hall, Sparty’s Convenience Stores service manager Joe Garza said today.

NEWS

Police Brief 8/12/11:

Summer Ballentine
August 11, 2011

A 21-year-old male student reported his passenger’s side rear window shattered at Lot 75, off Kalamazoo Street, between Aug. 6 at 9:30 p.m. and Aug. 7 at 9:30 p.m., MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

FEATURES

E.L. brings unique blend of sounds for Folk Festival

Jesse O'Brien
August 10, 2011

On Friday, the Great Lakes Folk Festival will invade East Lansing, bringing music and different cultures together for the three-day event. The festival, — entering its 10th year of existence — will feature 17 musical groups and artists, a variety of food vendors and a Green Arts marketplace, which will showcase goods made by vendors who reuse and recycle materials.

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Campus gardens prepare for plant tour

Alyssa Zandi
August 10, 2011

Benjamin Cuddeback started visiting the MSU Horticulture Gardens on the corner of Bogue Street and Wilson Avenue during his breaks from classes. Cuddeback, a horticulture senior, said he liked the gardens so much he decided he wanted to become a summer intern.

MICHIGAN

Researchers develop real estate system

Beau Hayhoe
August 9, 2011

A team of MSU researchers in the School of Hospitality Business has worked with hotel industry experts to develop a system that ranks top real estate markets around the country in terms of financial viability. Arjun Singh, an associate professor of international lodging, finance and real estate, and Raymond Schmidgall, the Hilton Hotels Professor of Hospitality Financial Management, worked jointly with about 30 industry members to implement the Lodging Market Potential Index, a system that ranks potential land investment hot spots. Using the opinions and insight of industry experts, the two researchers devised a system based on 10 different dimensions and 30 different indicating factors, all of which are used to rank the top 25 major hotel markets in the country. Singh and Schmidgall presented their findings at the Midwest Lodging Investors Summit this past July, something they’ve done for roughly the past three years, Singh said. The system’s rankings then can be used to determine the financial solvency of long-term investment in specific cities.

MICHIGAN

Library helps E.L. with e-book technology

Alyssa Zandi
August 8, 2011

After being a member of the East Lansing Public Library, or ELPL, for the past 20 years, Elise Harvey was delighted to be able to learn how to read books on her computer at the monthly e-book clinic held at the library Monday night.