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ASMSU formally proposes fall break calendar
The latest ASMSU meeting cemented a fall break proposal, sending it along to the Michigan State University administration.
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City Council voted 3-2 in favor of deer management program
Tensions were high at the Feb. 11 East Lansing City Council Meeting when the council voted 3-2 in favor of a deer management program.
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Snap Custom Pizza opens its doors on Grand River Avenue
Snap Custom Pizza, a build-your-own pizza restaurant chain, opened its doors at the corner of East Grand River Avenue and M.A.C. Avenue this Saturday.
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New 7-Eleven on Grand River Avenue opens its doors
The new 7-Eleven store located at 918 E. Grand River Ave, had its grand opening on Feb. 13. Owner Ali Haider believes the location underneath The Hub on Campus East Lansing is advanced.
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ELPD addresses teen's allegation of police assault
East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, released a statement Feb. 14 regarding an allegation of police misconduct during an incident that occurred last weekend.
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Former MSU gymnastics coach Kathie Klages found guilty of lying to police
Former Michigan State gymnastics coach Kathie Klages was found guilty of two counts of lying to police today in Veterans Memorial Courthouse. The jury deliberated for about three hours.
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Brian Quinn appointed MSU legal affairs VP
Brian Quinn is set to take over the position of Michigan State's legal affairs vice president and general counsel.
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Board of Trustees fires tenured professor for cause
Selman Akbulut — a former professor of mathematics in the College of Natural Resources at Michigan State University — was dismissed after he refused to teach a class.
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MSU students address diversity concerns during board meeting
MSU's Board of Trustees meeting centered around diversity concerns.
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Preparing for the primaries: How students get out the vote
The Michigan primary is less than a month away – MSU students are ramping up efforts to get out the vote for the March 10 election.
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Prosecution rests, former MSU gymnastics coach Kathie Klages' children testify
Children of former Michigan State University gymnastics coach Kathie Klages testified on the stand on Feb. 13. Among other witnesses providing testimony during Klages' criminal trial were former colleagues of Klages, specifically MSUs Associate Athletic Director Rick Atkinson.
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Q&A: MSU student talks misconceptions, benefits of having a sugar daddy
"I went on that website just hoping to see if I could make $5, $10, $15 at most — and I ended up finding a sugar daddy who helped me pay for the rest of my college."
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How dating apps changed the game for forming relationships
From hookups to marriages, how dating apps change what people want in relationships.
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'This is a family': Deja Vu Lansing employees battle stigma around erotic dancing
A look at Lansing's exotic dance club and the ties that bind it.
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‘Establishing their independence’: Experts, students weigh in on college dating culture
Experts and Michigan State students weigh in on how college relationships develop.
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First encounters: Stories about how MSU alumni couples first met
“She comes rolling in with her beautiful hair and what not ... she says, ‘Is anybody sitting here?’”
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Hannah Community Center hosts civil rights activist Joanne Bland for Black History Month
The city of East Lansing hosted "An Evening with Joanne Bland" starring the civil right activist who participated in Selma march led by Martin Luther King Jr.
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MSU holds 30th annual Excellence in Diversity Awards Ceremony
Michigan State's Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives held its 30th annual all-university excellence awards ceremony.
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Witness testifies she told Klages of Nassar abuse in '97
Larissa Boyce, a survivor of ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar's abuse, testified that she told Klages she was being sexually assaulted by Nassar in 1997. Boyce, 39, was a gymnast involved in the Spartan youth gymnastics program at the time. Klages is scheduled to return to court on Feb. 13 at 8:30 a.m.
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Michigan State awarded grant to develop a voice-mimicking A.I. prototype
The A.I. in question is DeepTalk, a conversational agent that would be taught to listen to and mimic a human voice. MSU researchers and WKAR Public Media pitched the concept to PILOT, NAB’s technology innovation initiative, and it won PILOT’s 2019 Innovation Challenge.