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New job search feature on site
A new job posting feature, NACElink Network, is now available through MySpartanCareer, according to the Career Services Network.
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MSU Dubai melds different cultural values on new campus
As MSU is venturing overseas with the opening of the MSU Dubai in the fall, the university is making adjustments that are needed to fit into a different set of cultural values — values Muslim Students’ Association members understand well.
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Kids search for clues at CSI camp
David McKinley’s research in forensic science helped him dig up bullets and gloves at a crime scene Wednesday — and he’s only 11 years old.
MSU
Dorm mentors face tough scrutiny for online activity
Being a role model is one of the most important parts of being a resident mentor. The Department of Residence Life makes sure its resident mentors are held to the highest standard, both in the halls and on the World Wide Web.
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Research associate faces charges for chatting online with undercover cop
A visiting MSU research associate from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center faces a court hearing at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the Hamtramck 31st District Court and possible deportation after allegedly planning a sexual meeting online with whom he believed was a teenage girl, according to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.
NEWS
Resident acquitted in one-day Cedar Fest trial
Robert Kensicki was acquitted of three misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges on Tuesday in relation to the Cedar Fest riots.
MICHIGAN
Council votes to approve components of City Center II
The East Lansing City Council took the first step toward making City Center II a reality at its meeting Tuesday.
NEWS
Council moves City Center II unit location
Keeping access to Valley Court Park has been a concern with many residents since the initial proposal of City Center II, and the site plan the East Lansing City Council approved Tuesday reflected that.
NEWS
Eyes on the skies
MSU offers a variety of opportunities for affiliates and members of the surrounding community to learn the basics of astronomy, simply stargaze or conduct astronomical research.
NEWS
MSU's fundraising department earns award for improvement
MSU University Development, the university’s fundraising office, was honored last week for overall fundraising improvement in the last three years, the fourth time they received the award given to the top 10 percent of collegiate fundraising programs in the last 10 years.
MICHIGAN
County swimming beach closed for weed treatment
In order to control aquatic vegetation, the swimming beach at Hawk Island County Park, 1601 E. Cavanaugh Road in Lansing, will be closed today to allow for treatment of the lake’s weeds.
MICHIGAN
Olympic plates to support teams
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and the U.S. Olympic Educational Center, or USOEC, at Northern Michigan University, are reminding motorists that they can show their support for the USA Olympic team by purchasing an Olympic license plate.
MICHIGAN
Iowa floods likely to raise food costs
For local residents already facing the lofty combined costs of groceries and high gas prices, the loss of millions of acres of Iowan crops due to floods may bring an unwelcome jump in food prices.
MSU
MSU police train K-9 unit dogs
The MSU police K-9 units worked on tracking scents as part of a bimonthly routine training program Tuesday.
MICHIGAN
3,900 Mich. jobs to be created, retained with new tax incentives
State tax credits approved for 11 Michigan businesses and cities by the Michigan Economic Growth Authority, or MEGA, on Tuesday may keep and create more than 3,900 jobs for Michigan residents, including university students.
MICHIGAN
Council could decide on revised land use plans for City Center II
After months of discussion and public hearings, the East Lansing City Council could come to a decision on the land use plans for City Center II at its meeting tonight.
MICHIGAN
What it all boils down to...
When East Lansing businesses and residents think of items to protect from thieves, they may be missing one big thing — the inside of their air conditioning units.
NEWS
Flooding disrupts summer classes at University of Iowa
Adam Kirschbaum is going home this weekend to his family in Davenport, Iowa, but instead of relaxing, the visit may include sandbagging and preventing further water damage.
MSU
Professors weigh disadvantages of laptop use by students in class
They can be a useful way to take and organize notes, or they can be a distraction used to surf the Internet, but many professors are split on how to deal with laptops in the classroom.