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MSU

Music mixes past with present

With a surfboard-sized slab of wood in her lap, strumming chords with a bamboo stick in one hand and patting strings with the other, Jin Hi Kim used an ancient instrument to teach students about Korean culture Monday.

MSU

Graduate student's contract review

With a May 15 contract expiration date looming, the Graduate Employees Union and MSU began the bargaining process last week for their next three-year contract. Having started negotiations last week and entering another round Monday, the union has presented the university with a list of items they would like to see addressed or added to the contract.

MICHIGAN

Charges dropped, more awaits football players

A single charge of unarmed robbery against both sophomore MSU cornerback Jeremy Ware and former sophomore cornerback-wide receiver T.J. Williams was dismissed Monday due to lack of evidence, sparing them from the possibility of up to 15 years in prison.

MICHIGAN

Ceremony to honor council member

Beverly Baten, a former member of the East Lansing City Council, will be honored Wednesday for her contributions to the city. The ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road.

MICHIGAN

St. Patty's suffers from case of Mondays

While much of the city was still dark Monday morning, students dressed in green, toting Irish flags and singing songs lined up outside East Lansing bars to get a head start on St. Patrick’s Day.

MSU

Preschool reaches milestone

The sound of mandolins, pianos and playground equipment filled the East Lansing MSU Child Development Laboratory on Saturday as more than 300 current and former students and staff celebrated the school’s 80th anniversary.

MSU

ASMSU bill would continue paying official charged with sexual assault

An ASMSU official who was charged with third-degree sexual assault Wednesday could continue planning a quarter-million-dollar concert if a bill is approved by Student Assembly. ASMSU’s policy committee passed a bill Thursday that would allow Nigel Scarlett, Student Assembly vice chairperson for external affairs, to continue planning the iVote concert, which has been re-scheduled for next fall.

NEWS

Total disclosure

Trustee Colleen McNamara was on campus for at least six hours for informal meetings Feb. 21, the day before the MSU Board of Trustees monthly meeting.

MSU

MSU students register as potential bone marrow donors

Every day in the U.S., more than 6,000 patients who need a bone marrow transplant cannot find a potential donor. For patients who suffer from diseases such as leukemia and lymphoma, finding a donor can mean the difference between life and death.