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Student studies rainforest insects
Can insects’ eating habits teach scientists about sustaining tropical rain forests? Jiri Hulcr, an MSU entomology graduate student, thinks so.
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Lansing group aims to help local business owners, grow area economy
Adrien Vlach can remember when most of the businesses in the Lansing area were locally owned — almost a decade ago.
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Students to learn fire safety 'firsthand'
East Lansing Fire Marshal Bob Pratt will set a dorm room on fire to make sure students know what to do in case of an emergency.
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Innovations: MSU professor studies epilepsy, HIV in Africa
As Gretchen Birbeck visits the homes of her patients in the African nation of Zambia, the truck she uses to travel between the homes becomes increasingly crowded — with livestock.
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Former theatre chairwoman, dance professor dies, age 67
Tamara Gibbs remembers her cousin Dixie Durr always encouraging her dance students, or “little birds,” to soar.
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Lansing rallies to fight high insurance
For some students, like applied engineering sciences sophomore Steven Moyers, it’s a benefit to have his car insurance registered in his hometown of Ludington, Mich., instead of in MSU’s Commuter Lot.
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Council meeting in review
Possible land development and patriotism were among the topics featured at Tuesday night’s East Lansing City Council meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbott Road. The Council’s next gathering will be a work session Sept. 11 at City Hall. Here are four highlights from the meeting…
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Convicted killer's family wants case to be reopened
When Claude McCollum was convicted of the 2005 murder of a Lansing Community College professor, his family steadfastly maintained his innocence. Now, with the suspect in a series of Lansing murders possibly dating back to 2004 under arrest, McCollum’s family wants his case reopened.
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New store brings fair trade trend to heart of E.L.
Wind chimes made of shells and carved pieces of wood, baskets woven from pine needles and coasters made with recycled tea bags adorn fair trade store Kirabo, 215 Ann St.
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MSU students bring new men's lacrosse league to Lansing area
Whipping down a lacrosse field and attacking the goal is nothing new to business management sophomore Ben Burland and international relations and Spanish senior Brian Baines. But starting a business for the sport is something they aren’t familiar with.
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MSU alums' hobby becomes more than a game
A couple of times a semester, roughly 25 MSU students get together to play computer games in a local area network, or LAN, gaming group on campus – allowing them to play with and against each other.
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Distinguished alumnus, art enthusiast dies
John T. Scott, an MSU alumnus and accomplished sculptor, died Saturday in New Orleans from a complication in two bilateral lung transplants. He was 67.
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LBGT hosts resource fair
Under an arch of balloons in every color of the rainbow, Mandi Rabe and Bridget Kelley, both sophomores, sat ready to answer questions and recruit potential members to the People Respecting Individuality of Students, or PRISM, on Tuesday at the MSU Union.
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Mich. to move up in presidential primary line
Michigan will be one of the first states in the country to hold its presidential primary in 2008 — for now. Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a bill on Tuesday approving a move to change Michigan’s primary date from Feb. 26 to Jan. 15, placing the vote behind Iowa and New Hampshire’s scheduled primaries.
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Cholesterol awareness remains low
Pop quiz: Are women aged 18-44 more likely to know how much they weighed in high school or their cholesterol level? If you said cholesterol level, your expectations of society’s health awareness may be too high.
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Shared ground
When Erin Degroote moved to MSU she became part of a student body of more than 45,000, but she had a smaller community to call her home. The Residential College in the Arts and Humanities freshman is one of about 120 students who will witness the beginning of the major and college housed in the new addition between Snyder and Phillips halls.
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Students willing to travel for dining at The Gallery
The aroma of sauces and spices emanating from the oriental dish chef Keric Fritzsching prepared Monday floated out into the hallways of Snyder Hall.
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Lansing serial killer to be arraigned
The suspect in the killing of five Lansing women since July 26 is expected to be arraigned today, officials said Monday.
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City council to address developments
The Virginia Avenue and West Village projects will be among the topics discussed at tonight’s East Lansing City Council meeting.
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MSU racing teams design student vehicles
When mechanical engineering junior Ken Maisonville begins applying for an automotive industry job later this month, he’ll be one step — and a few finished vehicles — ahead of the competition.