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Students fast for 30 hours
After fasting for more than an entire day for charity, kinesiology freshman Rachel Osborn recovered the best way she knew how.
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Budget cuts limit residency programs at MSU, nationwide
As Congress sets out to begin cutting the nation’s deficit by more than a trillion dollars this week, looming slashes in medical education funding have experts at MSU and nationwide worrying for aspiring doctors.
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School closing to be investigated
The East Lansing school district currently is subject to a federal investigation in response to a complaint against the recent decision to close Red Cedar Elementary School. The complaint alleges that the move to close the school discriminates against the minority population at the school. At the East Lansing School Board’s Sept.
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Railroad Club Train Show and Sale attracts large family audience
Inside a room of the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education on Sunday morning, train whistles blew and children cheered as model trains barrelled around handmade tracks. In another room, families crowded around vendors’ stands, eager to purchase their own model train sets.
Josh Mansour
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Indian Fall Festival features dancing, fashion
Growing up in the U.S., graduate student Deepa Iyer learned a number of American dances but wanted to learn more about the dances of her native culture.
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Medical students display creative side of medical field
Students from the College of Human Medicine traded their stethoscopes for sketchbooks Friday afternoon in a display showcasing the creative side of the medical field.
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Union celebration replicates pilgrimage to Mecca
On Thursday, the second floor ballroom of the Union was transformed as students had the opportunity to experience a little bit of Mecca at MSU.
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ASMSU advocates for students to carry pepper spray on campus
Following incidents of sexual assaults on campus this fall, ASMSU representatives passed a resolution advocating for the ability to carry mace or pepper spray on campus for protection and self-defense.
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Companies hire college graduates at higher rate
Hiring for college graduates across the country is projected to increase about 4 percent next year for all degree levels, according to a report released today by MSU’s Collegiate Employment Research Institute, or CERI.
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Students help refugee center
When Khalika Kaba was relocated to the U.S. in 2008 from the Democratic Republic of Congo, he spoke little English, he knew no one and he didn’t know where to turn.
Justin Wan
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Thrill of the hunt
For Mason, Mich., resident Doug Smith and Lansing resident Jessie Treat, November is all about hunting.
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Dietetics students throw Michigan-themed dinner party
Thursday night the beers were flowing and the food was hot, but it wasn’t at a local bar or house party.
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Campus groups hold Hate Speech vs. Free Speech town hall
In light of racial events on campus this semester, a handful of MSU groups put on a Hate Speech vs. Free Speech town hall meeting on Thursday evening in the Wilson Hall auditorium to discuss First Amendment issues.
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RHA discusses smoking, campus movie office rental glitches
Representatives in the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, discussed making changes to TVs in residence hall laundry rooms and campus movie offices at its weekly general assembly meeting Wednesday night in 135 Holden Hall.
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International students enroll at continuously higher rate
Two days after the Institute of International Education ranked MSU in the nation’s top 10 for study abroad participation and international student enrollment, statistics released by the Office for International Students and Scholars — or OISS — show international students continue to flock to East Lansing.
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Food bank prepping for larger holiday crowd
With the holiday season just around the corner, the MSU Food Bank has begun preparing for an increased need for food.
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Snowboard film premieres today
Red Bull Media House and the University Activities Board, or UAB, are showcasing a film about a day in the life of professional snowboarders.
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Broad Art Museum accepting applications for student representatives
The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is accepting applications for four student representatives to serve on its Founding Leadership Team.
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Charlie finds support, friends at school
Three-year-old Charlie Waller’s face broke into a grin as he listened to his teacher read a story about a hairy monster family during class Thursday.
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Residence halls upgrade winter break security
This upcoming winter break, students living on campus will be able to leave their dorm rooms with an extra sense of security.