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MICHIGAN

Student health care proposals seek balance

Meredith Skrzypczak
May 19, 2009

Some students might have easier access to health care because of a new health reform bill proposed by state Sen. Tom George, R-Kalamazoo, last week. “If you’re going to go to school, it’s hard to work many hours a week and keep up with your classes,” said Sherry Sofia, chief of staff for George. “It could be those people who have a part-time job and no benefits provided by their employer who are helped.”

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MSU researchers study link between cancer, obesity

Megan Hart
May 19, 2009

Extra inches around the waist might promote cancer growth, according to a study published last month by MSU researchers. Jenifer Fenton, a food science and human nutrition researcher at the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, studied the link between a hormone found in fat cells and colon cancer.

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Sign of the times

Sean Cook
May 19, 2009

Alma Gutierrez is making her version of the American dream work. At least for now. Gutierrez is the owner of El Oasis, two locations that serve Mexican food for customers at 1125 E.

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Campus construction under way

Brittany Shammas
May 18, 2009

Construction crews are hammering away on projects across campus this summer. University engineer Robert Nestle said road and utilities construction is typically planned for summer because there are fewer people on campus. Inconveniences to students are expected to be minimal this summer, he added.

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IM Circle to premiere new kinesiology research lab

Megan Hart
May 18, 2009

MSU researchers studying children’s exercise will have new labs this summer in what was once unused locker space. Renovations turned half of the women’s locker room in the basement of IM Sports-Circle into a new workspace and laboratory for the Department of Kinesiology’s Human Energy Research Laboratory, or HERL.

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FRIB expects to see a $2M boost in funds

Kayla Habermehl
May 18, 2009

MSU’s future Facility for Rare Isotope Beams might be getting a $2 million funding boost next year, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s budget request to Congress. The request is slated to raise the amount allotted to FRIB from $7 million in fiscal year 2009 to $9 million in 2010.

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Student to stand trial for accident

Brittany Shammas
May 17, 2009

MSU junior Melissa Rumrill will be tried for drunken driving causing one count of death and two counts of serious injury stemming from an accident that caused the death of MSU junior Joe Barton, Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III said.

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City of E.L. to approve expanded budget

Kate Jacobson
May 17, 2009

The city of East Lansing plans to approve its $95 million budget for 2009-10 fiscal year during its meeting Tuesday. And despite the downturn of Michigan’s economy, East Lansing Mayor Vic Loomis said the city has managed its budget well.

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New ANGEL update adds features for faculty use

Marissa Cumbers
May 17, 2009

MSU upgraded ANGEL late last week, enhancing grading and discussion functions, among others. Changes in ANGEL version 7.4 include grading rubrics that enhance student-faculty communication, updated discussion forums that allow more people to engage in a dialogue and an easier tracking system for instructors to monitor course participation, said Katherine Ball, a spokeswoman for the university’s Academic Technology Services.

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Court clears MSU, worker in 2005 death

Brittany Shammas
May 17, 2009

MSU and one of its employees were found to be not liable for a fatal 2005 traffic accident in which a man was struck and killed by a stolen MSU vehicle that was left unattended, a Michigan Court of Appeals decided May 8.

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Economic artistry

Kate Jacobson
May 17, 2009

The smell of barbecue and the sounds of celebration rose from downtown East Lansing as the streets were packed with people and white tents. East Lansing’s 46th annual Art Festival brought artists from across the country to the city. From photography, painting, pottery to piano, the community came out, with an estimated 70,000 in attendance despite the state’s economic slowdown.