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Light at end of tunnel for campus construction
At the Construction Junction meeting Thursday morning, project leaders reviewed some of MSU’s construction projects and their progress.
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ASMSU passes slew of 10 bills Thursday night
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, passed a slew of 10 bills Thursday night, ranging from plans to help student communication with professors, to a bill to increase the student tax by $0.50 to provide safe evening transportation.
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Student reports sexual assault in dorms
A student was sexually assaulted early Monday in West Holmes Hall, according to MSU police. A 19-year-old female was meeting with friends at about 1:30 a.m.
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Breaking Down the MSU Budget
Let’s state the obvious. MSU might not be the cheapest place to get an education — at least that’s how media arts and technology senior Briana Booker feels. In hindsight, when Booker knows she’ll be more than $40,000 in debt after graduation next December, she’s not convinced the schooling will have been worth the high cost. As tuition costs steadily have increased throughout the past 10 years, totaling 69.8 percent of MSU’s general fund budget in the 2012-13 fiscal year, some students are left wondering exactly where their tuition dollars are going.
MICHIGAN
Argentinian cardinal named Pope Francis
Not long after the white smoke lifted from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio greeted Rome and the world as Pope Francis on Wednesday on the balcony of St.
MICHIGAN
E.L. crackdown on drunken driving
Students can expect an increase in police officers around East Lansing for the next three weeks, which encompass St.
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Prof. could face lesser charges
College of Veterinary Medicine assistant professor Patricia Schenck, charged with felony neglect of 10 or more animals, could plead guilty to a lesser charge Friday, Clinton County Prosecutor Charles Sherman said.
MSU
COGS president re-elected for historic fourth term
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, welcomed in a new batch of executive board members last night with a familiar face remaining at the top of the organization.
MICHIGAN
Bill could prohibit indoor tanning under age 18
“Many young people — boys and men too — will go … tanning so they can get their ‘base tan’ — all that is a base jolt of radiation that will burn your skin,” said State Rep. Jim Townsend, D-Royal Oak, one of five legislators who introduced the bill.
MICHIGAN
Temporary liquor license bill reviewed
A faster option might be available for business owners in Michigan trying to gain a liquor license.
MICHIGAN
Discrimination complaint at Red Cedar spurs investigation
The East Lansing School District is being investigated again by the U.S. Department of Education for claims that the November 2012 decision to close Red Cedar Elementary School, 1110 Narcissus Drive, discriminated against the school’s large percentage of minority students.
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New apartments and liquor at former 24/7 store might come to E.L.
A project to tear down a gas station and replace it with an apartment complex, along with one of two parking ordinances meant to help alleviate parking downtown, were approved during the Planning Commission’s bi-weekly meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
MICHIGAN
Biggby Coffee could be torn down, rebuilt under project plans
The original Biggby coffee shop, located at 270 W. Grand River Ave., might be torn down and rebuilt as part of a new project developed by DTN Management Co.
MICHIGAN
Simon, Singh, push for better funding from state
Tuesday morning in the Michigan Capitol, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon testified to House committee members about educating under a new financial reality next fiscal year while facing down a further stunting of funding growth.
MSU
D.O.D. ends military’s tuition assistance
The sequester has begun to take its toll. One of the first casualties: education funding for the students fighting for our country.
MSU
Info database proposed for class outline, schedules
With a recently proposed policy by ASMSU, students might have a one-stop shop to find their course syllabi, book lists and professor contact information when determining their class schedules.
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Graduate school programs rank No. 1 in latest report
“This is a good day for Michigan State,” MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said Tuesday during her testimony at the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, commenting on MSU’s 2014 graduate school rankings from U.S. News and World Report released Tuesday.
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HopCat, taxis and doggy day care discussed by city council
A new bar on the first floor of The Residences, 211 Ann St., clarifying city ordinance to ensure cab drivers are “of good moral character,” and restrictions to a pet day care were discussed at the East Lansing City Council’s regular Tuesday work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
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Top 7 myths about life after graduation
The State News compiled a list of common myths and misconceptions seniors are faced with to ease the minds and prepare many of those graduating this semester.
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Expert weighs in on possible ways to recover from hangovers
After a week of throwing back shots and drinking perhaps one too many Long Islands, students might be feeling the aftermath of their spring break adventures this week.