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Friends, family fondly remember Tim Knight
Tim Knight was known to be the life of the party. He could bring a smile to a friend on even their worst day.
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Architectural design on St. Anne's Luxury Lofts causes controversy
A new addition to the St. Anne’s Luxury Lofts development project featuring stonework in the shape of a cross has caused the city some distress.
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R. E. Olds' personal vehicle leaves Spartan Stadium
Almost everyone present seemed to collectively anxiously hold their breath as Ransom E. Olds’ own 1903 Curved Dash Oldsmobile creaked down a Spartan Stadium ramp on Tuesday.
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International students visit MSU for food security program
Master’s degree and doctorate students from Asia and Africa will travel to MSU and other universities in the U.S. to learn methods for enhancing food security in their home country as part of the Borlaug Higher Education Agricultural Research and Development, or BHEARD, program.
NEWS
Haslett Road bank robbery causes temporary street closure
The Citizens Bank, 1602 Haslett Road, in Haslett, Mich., was robbed at about 9:30 a.m. today, Meridian Township Police said in press release.
NEWS
East Lansing businesses evacuated due to bomb threat
The Douglas J Aveda Institute, 331 E. Grand River Ave., and other business in the building were evacuated around noon after a letter threatening to damage the building was found in a bathroom stall of the salon.
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Uncommon laws entrenched in Mich. history
How did you celebrate Log Cabin Day this year? Did you observe the holiday, the last Sunday in June, with a rustic feast? Or did you visit the Log Cabin Society, which celebrates Michigan’s history?
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Incoming freshmen reading highlights cultural similarities
When choosing the 2012 One Book, One Community novel, “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” by Katherine Boo just made sense.
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Japanese students visit, learn culture
Ayano Ishida’s first impression of the U.S. from visiting MSU’s campus was that everything is bigger — the food, the cars and even the toilets.
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Albert Avenue construction comes to end
After construction rendered Albert Avenue off-limits to residents for three months, the highly used road was fully opened today.
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Democratic party votes to support same-sex marriage
The national Democratic Party unanimously voted Saturday to support gay marriage in its party platform, asking for a repeal to the controversial Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, and recognition of marriage equality.
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Firefighters trained in tight spaces
More than 20 firefighters flocked to a sewer opening Thursday afternoon near the MSU Museum, lowering at least four firefighters into a narrow sewer hole to rescue “victims.”
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Clarence “Lee” Winder remembered
Former Provost Clarence “Lee” Winder was known for his words of wisdom, his hard work and his dedication to his family, both at home and at MSU.
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Disc golf open attracts locals, pros
The sound of Frisbee discs hitting chain baskets could be heard throughout the woods on Sunday morning at the 2012 Capital City Renegades Open.
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LON-CAPA outlasts other online learning systems
MSU’s mainstream online learning management systems have come and gone, from ANGEL to Moodle and now Desire2Learn, but for about 20 years, LearningOnline Network with Computer-Assisted Personalized Approach, or LON-CAPA, has remained almost untouched and is used by professors and students across campus.
MICHIGAN
Home brewing store opens in Frandor
Many Spartans have an appreciation for beer, but not as many have actually created their own brews. Since That’s How We Brew, a home-brewing supply store, opened in early August at 3000 Vine St., in Lansing, they can.
MICHIGAN
Face time: Polygraph detective Anne Stahl
From fidgety movements, a spike of a heart rate and a high-tech instrument, MSU Police Detective Anne Stahl can tell when someone is lying to her face. Stahl is one of very few women in Michigan to operate a polygraph, or a diagnostic instrument with components that help her diagnose whether someone is being truthful or not by reading the examinee’s physiological responses to different types of questions.
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MICHIGAN
Raise a glass
It has been more than 125 years since Frank Beck, a farmer from Ohio, came to Michigan and started a small farm. And today, his great-great-grandchildren play on that same small farm, now known as Uncle John’s Cider Mill.
MICHIGAN
Republican party candidates focus on November election
The Michigan Republican Party, fresh off primary victories Tuesday, united Wednesday morning for a press conference to rev up the conservative base from now until the general election on Nov. 6.
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MSU works to get students voting
Although the East Lansing city clerk’s office saw more absentee ballots this year than in years past, that number still was low; therefore, MSU is working to raise voter awareness. Many MSU students think they have to take a special trip to vote in the precinct in their hometown come election time, but that isn’t always the case.