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New York Times reporter details experiences covering the White House

Rachel Jackson
March 14, 2012

The first thing New York Times Washington Correspondent Sheryl Stolberg did when she took the stage in the Kellogg Center Auditorium on Wednesday night was show everyone how to ride a hovercraft. Pulling up a video, she shared her experience touring a factory with President Barack Obama, who personally called her out to ride a hovercraft in front of other members of the press.

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Students rally for nurse rights

Katie Harrington
March 14, 2012

“Protect our jobs! Protect our voice!” and similar chants filled Michigan Avenue in Lansing Wednesday as close to 500 registered nurses, students and activists from across Michigan flooded the streets with signs and flags. “I think with health care really being in the forefront of politics today and nurses being the most trusted profession in the country, we can make a difference,” said Debra Nault, a registered nurse and clinical faculty member at MSU. The campaigners gathered at the Lansing Center, 333 E.

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RHA presents country singer Easton Corbin

Rachel Jackson
March 14, 2012

When marketing sophomore Nick Kurtenbach saw country music singer Easton Corbin in concert two years ago, he wasn’t familiar with the musician, who was the opening act at the show. But the rising star’s performance stuck with Kurtenbach, and when he heard Corbin would be performing at MSU next week, he couldn’t pass it up.

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Council of Graduate Students elects new leaders

Becca Guajardo
March 14, 2012

Representatives from the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, voted to elect next year’s executive board at their council meeting Wednesday night. All candidates won unanimously, and COGS President Stefan Fletcher was elected as a third-term president.

MICHIGAN

Judge discounts recent lawsuit

Beau Hayhoe
March 14, 2012

A lawsuit filed against the city of East Lansing accusing the city council of violating a law that mandates all governing bodies hold open meetings has been thrown out by Judge Clinton Canady of Ingham County’s 30th Circuit Court. The lawsuit — filed by East Lansing resident Phil Bellfy and his attorney, Jeffrey Hank — said the city council violated the Open Meetings Act, or OMA, and made a secret decision not to investigate Bellfy’s claims of misconduct by the city attorney’s office.

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Corporate partnerships help start careers

Stephen Brooks
March 14, 2012

Continuing an increasing trend of interaction between academic programs at MSU and outside companies, the game design and development specialization — which recently was ranked as one of the best programs in the country by the Princeton Review for the second consecutive time — has added a new corporate partner.

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Developer says City Center II ready to advance

Beau Hayhoe
March 14, 2012

In response to the article “E.L. extends City Center II’s financial plans to April,” (SN, 3/14), Strathmore Development Company President Scott Chappelle said in an email he is confident the City Center II project has all the necessary components in place to move the project forward to completion.

MICHIGAN

Pie lovers celebrate math on Pi Day at Grand Traverse Pie Co.

Alex McClung
March 14, 2012

Mathematicians and dessert enthusiasts united Wednesday afternoon to celebrate Pi Day at Grand Traverse Pie Company, 1403 E. Grand River Ave. At 3:14 p.m., Grand Traverse Pie Company began giving away free slices of pie for 31.4 minutes to celebrate the irrational number, which begins with the digits 3.14.

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Debate team’s young talent prepares for tournament

Rachel Jackson
March 13, 2012

With a slew of successful sophomores and freshmen, the MSU Debate Team has a shot at a national title later this month, after earning a top-16 ranking in the country and garnering wins at other national competitions. MSU Director of Debate Casey Harrigan said the team’s successes this year have earned members a spot in the upcoming National Debate Tournament, or NDT, to begin March 29 at Emory University in Atlanta.

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Professor researches black market for organs, shares information

Rebecca Ryan
March 13, 2012

Monir Moniruzzaman spent a year overseas searching for people who had sold their kidneys on the black market and what he found left him shocked. In his research on the organ market in Bangladesh, which was recently published by the Medical Anthropology Quarterly, the assistant professor of anthropology and faculty member of the Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences said organ brokers and the media take advantage of the people in desperate need of money and manipulate them into selling their organs to local or overseas residents.

MICHIGAN

Mich. prepares for sale, use of newly legal fireworks

Ian Kullgren
March 13, 2012

Fourth of July will have more of a spark this year thanks to a new Michigan law allowing consumers to access more powerful fireworks, and although no stores in the state currently are carrying rockets or firecrackers, police are warning residents about potential noise violations using the explosives could bring with the approaching St. Patrick’s Day weekend and NCAA Tournament.

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Muslim Students' Association hosts Islam awareness week

Kellie Rowe
March 13, 2012

For international relations sophomore Kanza Khan, Thursday won’t be the first time she has worn a head scarf. But it will be the first time she wears it for an entire day. “I’m kind of nervous to see reactions in classes,” she said. “Obviously, people are going to ask questions. I hope to give them the proper answers.”

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Record highs raise spirits at MSU

Lauren Gibbons
March 13, 2012

Trading in coats and scarves for shorts and T-shirts, many students in East Lansing were celebrating Tuesday after a spell of potentially record-breaking warm weather hit Michigan, experts said.