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Keg law reaches one-year anniversary
A year ago today, a law removing the anonymity of keg buyers went into effect.
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Superstorm Sandy's intensity lessening
Hazardous weather conditions in Michigan from the remnants of Superstorm Sandy, including high wind speeds, freezing rain and some flooding along Michigan’s western coast were at their worst Tuesday, and will continue to taper off in the following days.
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Board of Trustees approve $6.8 million roads project
During its meeting last Friday, the MSU Board of Trustees approved an authorization to proceed for reconstruction of the Bogue Street and Shaw Lane intersection.
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Superstorm results in blood donation shortage
With the remains of Superstorm Sandy ravaging the East Coast, the need for blood currently is higher than normal.
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Halloween celebrations calmer than in years past
In most cities, Halloween involves cutely dressed small children and pillowcases full of candy.
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International students experience first Halloween
After witnessing last year’s Halloween celebrations and having seen pictures of students’ costumes, computer engineering sophomore Zaicheng Xu decided he would join this year’s festivities.
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Bailey Hall introduces year-round hoophouse
Armed with pruning shears instead of scissors, the creators of the Bailey GREENhouse snipped a vine to signify the opening of the sustainable hoophouse outside Bailey Hall Tuesday evening.
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Students, residents gather for Halloween events
Preveterinary freshman Madelayne Shammas has had acting experience in the past, but volunteering to be a zombie in the Mason and Abbot halls haunted house was a new experience for her.
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MSU staff works to prevent sexual abuse
MSU is taking more steps to ensure abuse does not go unnoticed at the university, as in the case of Penn State University.
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Study ranks Detroit as No. 13 worst city to find jobs
After a devastating loss from the Detroit Tigers and feeling the impact of a natural disaster Michigan rarely witnesses — the last thing Detroit needs is another piece of bad news.
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Desire2Learn launches for students, faculty Tuesday
Tuesday, MSU’s new online learning management system, Desire2Learn, or D2L, was launched and is now available for faculty to begin using, according to a news release from MSU Information Technology.
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City Center II developers propose plan to East Lansing
Although much of the former City Center II property’s fate still is uncertain, plans for roughly 25 percent of the property recently were proposed to the East Lansing Planning Commission.
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Reward offered for arrest of I-96 shootings suspect
Federal investigators now are offering a $102,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect involved in 25 shootings across Ingham, Oakland, Shiawassee and Livingston counties, police announced Monday.
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Artists repair project, forgive yarn vandals
For artist Lynn Hershberger, forgiving is a necessary part of the healing process.
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RHA hosts movie office grand reopening
Marketing freshman Addisen Carino and prenursing freshman Katie Justice carefully circled the shelves of movies in the basement of Gilchrist Hall on Monday night, trying to be certain they rented the best movies available.
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MSU ranks among top 100 in employability study, above U-M
As collegiate rankings remain a subject of discussion among many universities, MSU continues to appear on numerous lists in strong standing when compared to other Big Ten universities.
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Police form 911 task force
East Lansing and Lansing police departments recently have formed a task force to improve dispatch response for 911 calls in Ingham County.
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Family to host Art for Charlie art show
On Thursday evening at the Marriott at University Place, 300 M.A.C. Ave., paintings from all over the world will flood the hotel for Art for Charlie.
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Knitting project vandalized
MSU Police are investigating a vandalism incident that occurred at the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden this past weekend. MSU police Sgt.
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Students help clean up Red Cedar River
It’s not uncommon to find bikes, shopping carts and even drug paraphernalia in MSU’s Red Cedar River — just a few of the items the Fisheries and Wildlife Club came across Saturday as it hosted its fall Red Cedar River Cleanup at MSU Bikes Service Center.