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Lamafest draws diverse participants

Raising llamas has been an addiction for Lauren Puma ever since she competed in her first llama show more than 20 years ago. This weekend, the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education hosted the Lamafest 2010.

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Company launches online food service

Students have now a new option when looking to stave off hunger. The Campus Special, a company that works with local businesses to provide coupons to students, launched a free online food ordering service for area restaurants, on Aug 25.

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Council to discuss overlay district

A proposal to expand a neighborhood’s overlay district to prevent permanent residences from becoming rental houses will be presented to the East Lansing City Council at its Tuesday night meeting at East Lansing’s 54-B District Court.

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New program to help nursing students

Once a disadvantaged nursing student, Regina Traylor knows the struggles of gaining support in higher education. Now an academic specialist in the MSU College of Nursing, Traylor is helping students in similar situations overcome the odds with the Nursing Workforce Diversity Program.

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Former MSU professor fights to end high illiteracy

A retired MSU professor is looking to put an end to high illiteracy numbers. Lois Bader, who also is the executive director of the Capital Area Literacy Coalition, is recruiting MSU students to become tutors for Read to Succeed, a program that focuses on the literacy of children and teens in the area.

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Mounted units help local law enforcement

When Capt. Bryan Miller is involved in a police chase, he begins not by flooring the gas of a cop car, but by urging his horse into a gallop. Miller is one of 18 members of the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Unit.

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MSU ranks last in Big Ten college rankings

Finance sophomore Shelley Karlins chose where she would spend the next four years of her undergraduate education, the sprawling campus and a solid business program trumped college rankings in her decision to study at MSU.

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New office to facilitate global research

Faculty from across campus are coming together in an effort to solve some of the world’s most “wicked” problems with the help of the newly established MSU Office of International Research Collaboration.

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New federal grant bridges digital divide

MSU will work to cure the digital gap in Michigan’s urban areas through a $6 million federal grant. The grant will be used to create more public computer centers in Michigan’s urban areas, including Detroit, Flint, Pontiac and Saginaw, as well as some rural communities.

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Sparticipation gives clubs chance to recruit

Cheerleaders, Marine Corps recruiters and underwater hockey club members sporting swimsuits and sunglasses gathered Tuesday with other student group representatives to give new and returning students a feel for about 350 registered campus student organizations during Sparticipation. The event was part of the Fall Welcome Spartan Spectacular, which ran from 4-10 p.m.