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Emily Wilkins ·
MSU

Fundraiser held for sick children

On Saturday, about 75 MSU students felt the pain of Ethan Fox. As a baby, Fox was diagnosed with epidermolysis bullosa, a disease that causes the skin to blister easily under friction or stress, which means an action as simple as walking can lead to pain.

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MSU waiting for recycling contest results

The music of Marvin Gaye might have helped MSU students bring national attention to their video submission to the RecycleMania video contest, part of the RecycleMania Tournament, a nationwide competition between colleges and universities to increase their recycling efforts.

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East Lansing business incubator opens

Student entrepreneurs, community members, city officials and university representatives gathered on Thursday to celebrate the Hatching, an event to commemorate the opening of a student business incubator in East Lansing.

MSU

First Fridays offer local entertainment

Starting today, the first Friday of every month could get more interesting in Greater Lansing as businesses, the Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, and downtown planning agencies collaborate to provide a fun, cheap way for residents to travel and entertain themselves throughout the area.

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Sustainability key goal for Brody Square

After serving about 4,000 students in a day, Brody Square only has one 40-gallon bag of trash to its name. About 11 percent of the waste made at Brody Square is sent to a landfill, said Robbia Pipper, marketplace dining services manager in Brody Neighborhood Culinary Services.

Beau Hayhoe ·
MSU

Students compete using rubbish

On Tuesday, about 20 mentors and residents of Hubbard Hall competed to create functional objects using recycled household items that otherwise would be thrown away.