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Students skate at throwback event
Visitors to Munn Ice Arena normally are greeted by the sights and sounds of MSU hockey on a typical Saturday night.
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Extension, AgBioResearch brace for more cuts
It has been years of change in the making for two MSU-led research initiatives.
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Numerous accidents reported across East Lansing
Since the first snowfall at about 2 p.m. there have been 18 reported accidents because of the snow accumulation, East Lansing police Sgt. Mark VandeWouer said.
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ASMSU passes bills to promote professionalism, support LGBT
Representatives from ASMSU’s Student Assembly’s Policy Committee passed a bill Thursday to create individual e-mails for each representative within the organization.
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Sherrod speaks about racism despite troubles
The MSU community welcomed Shirley Sherrod on Thursday as she pushed the notion that racism, injustice and stagnant progression of civil rights no longer can be taken out of context.
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Crossing Place Apartments receives new management
As of Feb. 9, Crossing Place Apartments, 3636 Coleman Road, is under new management. Crossing Place Apartments property manager James Tracy said the complex now is being managed by Asset Campus Housing.
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Students host fundraiser for transplants
The basement of Rick’s American Cafe, 224 Abbot Road, was covered in leftover red paper hearts as members of Jews in Greek Life, or JIGL, gathered with two goals — to have fun and save a child’s heart.
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Professor-led survey finds depression, recruitment common reasons to dropout
For psychology senior Rebecca Reid, pursuing a college degree is a priority. But when her parents’ health was struggling, she wasn’t sure if school still was an option.
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Food bank conference encourages residents to rethink community food systems
Residents of Greater Lansing interested in alternative methods of growing, distributing, processing, selling and consuming food were offered the opportunity to listen to speakers and discuss issues at a citywide conference Thursday.
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Report: Capitol Villa Apartment fire accidental
The cause of the fire at apartment 48 Capitol Villa Apartments, 1708 E. Grand River Ave., was confirmed as an accident by East Lansing Fire Inspector Gerald Rodabaugh. Rodabaugh said the electric stove was left on in the apartment, and an unidentified object was left on the stove and caught fire.
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Gov. Snyder to release budget proposal
“Pain” has been a prominent word in state legislators’ vocabularies since they took office last month.
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FRIB project included in Obama’s budget
With the inclusion of a $30 million award from the Department of Energy in President Barack Obama’s budget, the construction of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, moves one step closer to its expected completion in 2020. Although the budget still needs approval from Congress, officials from MSU remain confident that the importance of the facility will be conveyed to legislators. The money was specified in earlier negotiations and was used to shape the project’s budget, said Alex Parsons, FRIB’s Project Communications Manager.
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Item-pricing bill advances through House
Opponents of Michigan’s law mandating all retail items be labeled clearly with a price scored a victory after a reform bill passed the state House on Wednesday.
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Iconic MSC smokestack to be fixed, dismantled or removed
What will directionally challenged freshmen do now? After 63 years towering above MSU’s campus, the 230-foot MSC smokestack might be taken down this summer.
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Prosecutor says party throwers legally responsible for incidents
Following the Jan. 30 car crash that killed three teenagers from Holt, Mich., and the felony charges against the three men who hosted the party the teens attended that night, many students and community members have questioned the legal responsibilities of someone hosting a party.
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Students gain world exposure in Peace Corps
MSU and the Peace Corps are giving students the opportunity to gain peace at heart by helping others across the world.
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On-campus events to spotlight body image
Next week, students will have the chance to throw away their physical insecurities — literally.
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Holiday T-Shirts sold for charity
When it comes time to find the right green shirt to wear this St. Patrick’s Day, Patrick Johnson has students covered.
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US house proposal could cut MSU research funding
An air of uncertainty clouds the outlook for federally funded research, and some MSU professors involved in multimillion-dollar projects said they are cautiously optimistic for the future.
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Fire Department releases cause of Capitol Villa Apartment fire
The cause of the fire at Capitol Villa Apartments, 1708 E. Grand River Ave., was determined to be an accident by East Lansing Fire Inspector Gerald Rodabaugh. Rodabaugh said the fire was caused by the electric stove in apartment 48 being left on and was compounded by combustible materials that were in close proximity to the stove. The fire destroyed apartment 48 and caused sever smoke damage to apartment 51 on the same floor. “No one was hurt in the fire and that’s what’s important,” Rodabaugh said. The conditions that caused the fire are no ones fault and there for will not affect the insurance claim on the building, Rodabaugh said.