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Murder Mystery event gives students chance to improvise

Milan Griffes

April 14, 2013

On stage, two men crashed their way through an improvised scene. They were basing the performance on cues written by the audience. Every thirty seconds, the men would pause, read off one of the cues, and the performance would veer in a wildly new direction. The setting: a clock tower. The plot: a fear of worms. And then the revelations: “You’re adopted!” “You’re also adopted!” The scene concluded with the actors embracing and the audience enthusiastically applauding.

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April snowfall, flooded Red Cedar River hit campus

Isabella Shaya

April 13, 2013

The light snowfall in East Lansing is expected to continue through the day and taper off this evening around 7-8 p.m., said Evan Webb, meteorologist with the the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids.

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Board of Trustees approves room and board rate increase

Samantha Radecki

April 12, 2013

At Friday morning’s Board of Trustees meeting, the trustees unanimously approved a 3.9 percent room and board rate increase, construction of a new Bio Engineering Facility and a 25-megawatt electrical duct bank to help power the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB.

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Zombieland: Students swarm campus for week of Spartans vs. Zombies

Katie Stiefel

April 11, 2013

Supply chain management junior Evan Spreng’s head popped out of the thick brush as his eyes scanned the horizon. Camouflaged among the pine shrubs, hiding was a matter of life or death.

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FRIB might get $55 million from federal government

Samantha Radecki

April 11, 2013

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama submitted his Fiscal Year 2014 budget proposal allocating increased funds for higher education.

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Trustees to vote on increasing room and board rates 3.9 percent

Samantha Radecki

April 11, 2013

At today’s Board of Trustees meeting, trustees will discuss and vote upon whether to increase room and board rates by 3.9 percent for the 2013-14 academic year.

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Students show little interest during ASMSU election week

Robert Bondy

April 11, 2013

It’s been a rough week, and even ASMSU can’t deny it. Between low turnout at a $25,500 carnival and the cancelation of the Ne-Yo concert, MSU’s undergraduate student government’s election week — meant to promote the group and engage students — didn’t go as planned.

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Civil rights unclear with taxi ordinance

Michael Koury

April 11, 2013

Whether coming home from a late night at the bar or from an evening studying at the library, for some students it can be tough to get around East Lansing without taxi and cab services.

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Students aim to redefine sexual consent in 'Yes means yes' campaign

Darcie Moran

April 11, 2013

A student-driven “Yes means Yes” campaign on campus, looking to redefine the meaning of consent, was started following a nationally publicized rape of a drunk high school girl by two football players in Steubenville, Ohio.

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Threats of North Korean missile attack personal for some students

Simon Schuster

April 11, 2013

For students planning to study abroad in South Korea or other neighboring states, or for the 614 South Korean international students currently at MSU, the more than 6,480 miles between North Korea’s capital and East Lansing might not feel so large.

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Precautions in place in case of severe weather

Christine LaRouere

April 11, 2013

April showers bring May flowers, but flowers are sparse on campus after Michigan had harsh storms during Severe Weather Awareness Week.

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Stricter abortion laws put in place

Kellie Rowe

April 10, 2013

Michigan abortion clinics will need to adhere to a stricter set of rules, including screening women to ensure they aren’t being forced into abortions, to stay in business under a controversial state law that recently took effect. “House Bill No.

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No dangerous flooding as of yet

Darcie Moran

April 10, 2013

Although flooding from the Red Cedar River is expected this week, MSU officials are not yet worried about the potential impact on university sports fields.

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MSU ranked low in faculty salary

Christine LaRouere

April 10, 2013

MSU ranked relatively low in terms of average faculty salary compared to other Big Ten universities, according to a survey by the 2013 American Association of University Professors Faculty Salary Survey.

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Hopeful downtown developers answer to officials, residents

Michael Koury

April 10, 2013

After the last meeting of the Park District Planning Area Review Team left members with more questions than answers, prospective developers of the Park District Area — a slot of vacant downtown properties including the site formerly planned for the City Center II project — were brought before the team to review their qualifications Wednesday at the meeting at City Hall.

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Simon speaks at COGS meeting, hears students' admin, parking concerns

Robert Bondy

April 10, 2013

At the last Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, meeting of the semester, students had the chance to voice concerns to MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon.

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AT&T to bring 4g lte to area

Simon Schuster

April 10, 2013

AT&T smartphone users in the Lansing area already enjoy fourth generation, or 4G, coverage, but according to the nation’s second-largest cellular service provider coverage will be upgraded by the end of this summer to Long Term Evolution, or LTE, infrastructure.

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Red Cedar River expected to flood, impact sports fields

Darcie Moran

April 10, 2013

Flooding is expected this week from the Red Cedar River as all of southern Michigan continues to see heavy rain.

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Labor of Love

Christine LaRouere  and  Milan Griffes

April 9, 2013

While many students now are feeling the stress of the semester, some manage the academic workload in combination of raising a child. For student-parents like Jessica Edwards, that challenge is an everyday reality.

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Emmy winner, author coming to campus for graduation

Samantha Radecki

April 9, 2013

Emmy Award-winning actor Tim Busfield and best-selling author Richard Ford will be MSU’s spring commencement speakers.