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Farm Lane project results may justify traffic delays
Charlotte Wilks knows firsthand that railroad crossings can be dangerous. She once saw a fellow employee climb between the cars of a stopped train near her laboratory in the Life Sciences Building. The employee’s daughter had gotten sick while in day care on the other side of the tracks.
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MSU employees learn active-shooter safety
Housing and Food Services has begun a training program to educate employees on how to respond if there is an active shooter in their work place, one that could soon spread to the rest of campus.
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Pride Week strong despite anti-gay slurs
Members of MSU’s lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community wouldn’t let the anti-gay slurs marked on 10 buildings last week in Lansing’s Old Town affect the 36th annual Pride Week festivities.
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ASMSU looks to prevent tassel hassles
While ASMSU members want university officials to differentiate tassel colors shared by two colleges, it’s too late to change what color will hang from graduation caps this year.
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ASMSU officers to be elected today
Members of ASMSU Student Assembly’s 45th session will elect the group’s officers during its meeting at 6:30 p.m. today.
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New Diagnostic Center director named
MSU named Carole Bolin director of MSU’s Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, or DCPAH, effective Tuesday.
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Simulations help in medical field
About two minutes before giving birth, things got complicated for the “woman” lying on a table in the LaSalle Bank Club Room at Spartan Stadium.
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MSU to host education conference
MSU will host a conference Friday for educators and students to address incorporating international learning at all levels of education.
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Tragic turning point
For then-MSU senior Derek Gessert, April 16, 2007, was already a gloomy day. And it turned into a nightmare. Gessert, a Virginia native and MSU alumnus, was at a funeral reception for his ex-girlfriend when he first heard the news of the campus shootings that left 33 dead at Virginia Tech University one year ago.
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E.L. City Council gears up for City Center II public hearings
With public hearings set, East Lansing residents and East Lansing City Council members are set to begin debating a $117 million proposal that could substantially revamp East Lansing.
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Northwest-Delta merger could increase airfare
Flights to and from Lansing could be more expensive if a proposed merger between Northwest Airlines Corp. and Delta Air Lines Inc. is approved. The merger would create the world’s largest airline carrier and the Delta name would be retained.
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Lacrosse supports MSU Stars
For their final home game, seniors on the MSU club lacrosse team have more decisions to make than which plays to run.
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Hazy air surrounds possible smoke-free ban
A report released Tuesday attempted to clear the air about the economic impact from a potential statewide smoking ban in restaurants and bars, but mixed opinions resulted.
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Last day to register for MSU Take Your Child to Work Day
Today is the last day to register for MSU’s Take Your Child to Work Day, set for April 24.
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MSU alumnus honored for service during Desert Storm
Col. Roy Bierwirth has made a life out of being a hero, from his days as Sparty through his career in the U.S. Army.
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City looks to help injured students
Members of the East Lansing community are coming together to raise money for medical treatment for an East Lansing High School student who was injured on a spring break trip in Mexico.
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Clinic teaches suturing tips
After dissecting cow eyes, two fetal pigs, a shark and a sheep heart, cutting and stitching a pig’s foot didn’t phase human biology junior Kirsten LaFrance.
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Study: Cancer media coverage falls short
Breast cancer prevention begins with healthy lifestyle practices before puberty, a point that MSU researchers said fails to appear frequently enough in the media.