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MSU gala showcases michigan foods
Brendan Sinclair was searching for a “deeper connection” to his food when he started volunteering at the Student Organic Farm two years ago.
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Bill passed to allow alcohol sales on sunday mornings
Those looking to buy champagne for their Sunday morning mimosa won’t have to buy the night before, if a bill passed by both the state Senate and House on Wednesday is signed by Gov.
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Man robbed near Beaumont Tower
MSU police are investigating a report of an armed robbery against an 18-year-old male student that occurred at about 3 a.m.
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Coalition to host coal alternative planning session
The MSU Sierra Student Coalition will host a planning session to encourage MSU to end its use of coal energy on campus at 7:30 p.m. today in Room 114 of Berkey Hall.
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Gwen's Bagels to benefit breast cancer research
MSU baker Rita Lyon will roll out bagels in an unusual color for the month of October: pink. She’ll be baking about 600 dozen bagels in the shape of ribbons to raise awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in honor of her mother, Gwen, who died of breast cancer in 1972.
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Report: Cost of living in E.L. one of lowest in area
The city of East Lansing’s cost of living is one of the lowest compared to surrounding communities, according to the 2010 Mid-Michigan Residential Cost Comparison.
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Voter registration gets students involved
Under tents decorated with red, white and blue balloons, packaging sophomore Kelsey O’Keefe signed her name on her voter registration application, planning to vote in the Nov.
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E.L. Farmer's market to accept Bridge card
Local residents now have a bridge to fresh food because of an initiative at the East Lansing Farmer’s Market.
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Fight Song to become tradition for MSU radio
John Olle has been a faithful tailgater at MSU since his days as a student here in the early 1990s. But the Mason, Mich., resident always had trouble getting his tailgate group to play the MSU Fight Song in unison because problems arose with making sure everyone started it at the same time. So Olle called Impact (89FM) and requested it play the MSU Fight Song on game days.
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Grant could bridge gap for urban residents
With a multi-million dollar federal grant in hand, officials hope the information superhighway might be the path toward increasing economic activity and quality of life for urban residents across the state. The university, in partnership with statewide institutions, including Jackson Community College and Lansing Community College as well as state and local government agencies, received a federal grant of about $5.2 million Tuesday to support communities and its residents in an attempt to increase the state’s broadband use. The award money will be distributed to cover the cost of people to teach classes, ensure each class can be offered to residents at minimal cost and to cover the cost of evaluating the potential increase in broadband adoption should the program become successful, said Kurt DeMaagd, an assistant professor in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media. “It’s a nice fit into the overall MSU model — a community outreach and engagement process — (and also) a research project to understand what works and what doesn’t,” he said. The cities of Benton Harbor, Detroit, Flint, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Muskegon Heights, Pontiac and Saginaw — otherwise known as “Michigan’s Cities of Promise” — were chosen by Gov.
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Student pleads not guilty in thefts
Lyman Briggs sophomore Nicholas Tisdale pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon in Detroit’s 36th District Court on charges of receiving and concealing stolen property, said Todd Flood, managing partner of Flood Lanctot Connor Stablein, PLLC.
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House, Senate pass final budget bills
The state House and Senate passed the final budget bills Wednesday in advance of their Friday deadline, avoiding a government shutdown. Both houses passed the higher education budget Tuesday, approving a 2.8 percent funding cut to MSU and other public universities.
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Cricket club competes in tournament
The MSU Cricket Club, or MSUCC, recently returned from competing in the American College Cricket Midwest Conference Championship this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. MSU defeated the College of Wooster and fell to Ohio State University, vice president of the MSUCC and accounting senior Adnan Dalal said. The team holds practices from 8-11 p.m.
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MSU candidate proposes tuition freeze
MSU students could see a tuition freeze if law student Kyle Haubrich is elected to the state Senate.
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Spartan Enology Society to educate on the appreciation of wine
A 10-minute brainstorming session can accomplish a lot. While riding back from class together, hospitality business seniors John Triblo and Brian Weber developed the idea to start the Spartan Enology Society, or SES.
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BEACON Center publishes 1st report
After five years of research by a collaboration of Spartan biologists, engineers and computer scientists, MSU’s BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action published its first report since opening its doors earlier this year. The study focuses on why, in a survival of the fittest state of nature, organisms help each other, said Jeff Clune, an MSU alumnus and lead author of the study. By witnessing digital evolution in motion, researchers now are able to better understand the behavior of the altruism gene.
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Man arrested for assault with a knife
A 21-year-old Adrian, Mich., man was arrested Sunday by East Lansing police for allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend with a knife.
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College Democrats host viewing party
MSU College Democrats held a watch party at 7 p.m. yesterday in Case Hall for President Barack Obama’s youth rally.
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Budget cuts impact MSU Extension offices
As Genesee County commissioners work to balance the county’s budget prior to the Friday deadline, officials at the MSU Extension office in Genesee County, Mich., are bracing for the potential of steep cuts.
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Inmate tether band system aids in jail overcrowding
Ingham County is trading cell bars for ankle bands as electronic monitoring systems are becoming more popular in response to overcrowded jails.