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Concerned students promote renewables

Megan Durisin
October 14, 2010

About 15 members of MSU Beyond Coal and other students gathered at the rock on Farm Lane on Thursday to push for renewable energy on campus. Communication senior Nick Howison said other Big Ten universities, including the University of Illinois and University of Wisconsin-Madison, already have committed to wean themselves off coal power and he would like to see MSU do the same. Since MSU is an athletic leader in the conference, he hopes the university will be a front-runner in sustainability as well, he said. “We want to be true leaders of innovation and truly be Spartan green,” Howison said.

MICHIGAN

Snyder still leads polls after debate

Karen Confer
October 14, 2010

Many experts considered Sunday’s debate to be Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero’s last chance to gain ground on Republican gubernatorial candidate and Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder, but according to a new poll, he failed to do so. Snyder still holds a 20 percent lead over Bernero, with only 13 percent undecided, the poll by East Lansing-based Mitchell Research & Communications Inc. found. About 24 percent of respondents said they watched “most” or “all” of the debate.

MICHIGAN

Candidates propose business tax changes

Karen Confer
October 13, 2010

Starting a successful business is never an easy task. For start-up businesses working to get off the ground, it can be even harder, in part because of a generally unpopular state tax called the Michigan Business Tax, or MBT.

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Brody Square holds ribbon cutting ceremony

Kyle Campbell
October 13, 2010

“Go big or go home.” This is the unofficial mantra of Brody Square for its first year of operation, sous chefs Kevin Cruz and Joe Murphy said, followed by a fist bump. Cruz and Murphy share the distinction of second in charge of the new cafeteria, which celebrated its grand opening Wednesday afternoon. Although this was the official ribbon-cutting ceremony, the construction on the cafeteria wrapped up in July.

MICHIGAN

Grant to help promote new business growth

Karen Confer
October 13, 2010

The Lansing area could see several new businesses spring up after an entrepreneurial support organization called Leap Inc. received nearly $200,000 from the Regional Entrepreneurial Collaborative grant program. Leap Inc. was one of nine state organizations to receive the grant, which was funded through Michigan’s No Worker Left Behind Program and sought to promote new business growth in the state, according to a statement from Gov.

MSU

Author to speak thursday at bookstore

Meagan Choi
October 13, 2010

Nonfiction author Michael Sims, who edited “Dracula’s Guest: A Connoisseur’s Collection of Victorian Vampire Stories,” will give a free talk at 7 p.m. Thursday at Schuler Books & Music, 2820 Towne Center Blvd., in Lansing.

MSU

ASMSU discusses Library, syllabi

Megan Durisin
October 13, 2010

ASMSU is working to expand the Main Library’s Sunday hours in exchange for dwindling Saturday hours. Academic Assembly’s Code and Academic Policy Committee is drafting a proposal to shift two of the library’s Saturday hours to Sunday morning.

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Campus groups team up for homecoming events

Anthony Harvey  and  Josh Sidorowicz
October 12, 2010

Several university organizations have coordinated activities and events for students all week long on campus in anticipation of the football game Saturday. The Student Alumni Foundation, or SAF, and the University Activities Board, or UAB, kicked off various events Sunday and will continue holding them until Saturday’s game.

MICHIGAN

Homecoming is boost for business

Alanna Thiede
October 12, 2010

Homecoming weekend at MSU will mean big business for stores and restaurants in East Lansing. With thousands of alumni and fans flocking to the university for Saturday’s game and festivities, local businesses benefit from the influx of visitors.

MSU

RCAH celebrates indigenous culture

Lauren Gibbons
October 12, 2010

Students in the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, program at MSU listened to indigenous music and speakers from afar as a part of the Indigenous People’s Day Celebration.

MICHIGAN

Granholm vetoes early morning booze bill

Karen Confer
October 12, 2010

Sunday mornings in Michigan will remain dry after Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed a bill Tuesday. Passed by the state House and Senate Sept. 29, the bill would have allowed for liquor sales on Sunday mornings starting at 7 a.m. and part of Christmas day. Both are illegal in Michigan.