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Students react to campout cancellation
The Spartans have conquered numerous opponents in the past years, but this weekend, they couldn’t beat the elements.
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Medical students ‘operate’ on unique patients
On Saturday, medical graduate students Ian McKeag and Syeeda Alam put on their white coats, broke out their needles and bandages and put their skills to the test on ailing teddy bears.
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Cancer awareness group has chance at $1M prize
Members of Camp Kesem MSU dressed in yellow Sunday as part of National LIVESTRONG Day at the Union, selling baked goods and giving out yellow ribbons to raise awareness for cancer.
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Surplus Store to host Community ReUse Days
This year, spring cleaning has become Homecoming week cleaning.
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RHA to host 5K sprint for Ele’s Place
The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, is hosting the second annual Spartan Sprint 5K race Oct. 16. Registration is $17 until Oct. 15 and $25 on race day.
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Students stand by farm-grown produce, promote on campus
Huddled underneath a tent to protect himself from a heavy downpour, Lansing resident Nate Baldwin seemed unfazed as he stood and continued to sell produce for the MSU Student Organic Farm on Thursday afternoon by the rock on Farm Lane.
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Local convenience store owes thousands in taxes
Although local convenience store 24/7 officially has reopened its doors to the public, delinquent personal property taxes, unpredictable hours of operation and other issues continue to shroud the business in mystery.
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New law to limit assistance for unemployed to go into effect
A recent law putting a 48-month limit on need assistance could have long-lasting repercussions on Michigan families, including those in the East Lansing and Lansing area.
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Baking with heart
For the past six years, Reem Hanna and her husband Mike Zeineh have been baking bread with pride and tough love.
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Statute of limitations legislation to be introduced in House this week
Every year, the weeks surrounding Oct. 1 are hell for Shawn D’Annunzio. Eleven years ago this Saturday, her son’s head split open on an East Lansing sidewalk after falling backward from a punch to the face.
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ASMSU discusses illegal immigration, national advocacy
At their first committee meeting of the year, ASMSU representatives discussed a controversial illegal immigration bill and student government advocacy at a national level, among other agenda items.
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Professor to host talk on women in sciences
Although Jessica Ray said her science classes at MSU have fairly equal enrollment between men and women, the career field she’s pursuing continues to be male-dominated.
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ASMSU to offer blue book, tailgate pass orders online
Students soon will not have to leave their beds to request services from student government groups, as ASMSU has launched its new website to make online ordering of student services possible.
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MSU updates, maintains Flint park
The first time Thom Nikolai tried to mow the lawn during an MSU study at Ramona Park in Flint, Mich., in spring 2010, a dead dog got in the way.
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Demolitions proceed on time at Faculty Bricks and Cherry Lane apartments
Demolition is almost complete at the Cherry Lane and Faculty Bricks apartment complexes on Trowbridge and Harrison roads, which once housed numerous MSU graduate students.
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Chinese Students and Scholars Association to celebrate National Day of China
The Chinese Students and Scholars Association of MSU is set to host a celebration party starting at 7 p.m. on Sept. 30 in honor of the National Day of China and the country’s 62nd birthday .
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General Motors Foundation donates $170,000 to MSU
The General Motors Foundation has donated a total of $170,000 in gifts to MSU during the past year to help students and strengthen university programs.
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Closures on I-96 between U.S. 127 and Okemos Road
Shoulder closures will be seen on westbound Interstate 96 between U.S. 127 and Okemos Road, starting the week of Oct. 3, for installation of median cable guardrails, according to a release from the Michigan Department of Transportation.
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College of Arts and Letters prepares to celebrate 50 years in 2012
The College of Arts and Letters is celebrating its 50th anniversary as part of the MSU community in 2012.
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College of Music launches Music at the Museum series
Student groups from the MSU College of Music have announced the dates of the “Music at the Museum” concert series, which marks the fourth year of partnership between the college and the Michigan Historical Museum, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., in Lansing.