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MSU granted $1.2 million to teach less-common languages

MSU has been granted $1.2 million to develop new less commonly taught language courses. Center for Language Teaching Advancement, or CeLTA, faculty have been awarded funding by the Mellon Foundation for 38 months to create new language programs through a partnership with the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Though MSU already offers 29 less-commonly taught languages, or LCTLs, CeLTA faculty hope to add many more, including Armenian, Burmese, Gaelic, Hmong, Serbo-Croatian and Sinhala, according to the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages’ website.

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Milo Yiannopoulos tickets on sale for students and faculty

Tickets for journalist and conservative speaker Milo Yiannopoulos’ Dec 7 appearance at MSU are now available on Eventbrite.com. Yiannopoulos, currently tech editor at Breitbart News, has become a controversial figure among many for his views on feminism, free speech and campus culture.

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Number of women in STEM increases at MSU

The number of women enrolled in MSU’s College of Engineering reach 21 percent this year, up from 18 percent last year. This increase is part of an ongoing trend at MSU and other universities of more women showing interest in STEM fields. MSU Women in Engineering Director of Student Success Judy Cordes called this trend “fantastic”.

MICHIGAN

Newly-introduced senate bill would change first MIP offense

A bill that would reclassify the first minor in possession, or MIP, offense by an underage individual from a misdemeanor to a civil infraction passed the Michigan House Criminal Justice Committee unanimously on Tuesday. Senate Bill 332, if enacted, would remove the possibility of jail time for first-time offenders, instead conferring a $100 fine. The bill was passed near-unanimously by the state Senate in March.