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RCAH Poetry Center to hold workshop
The RCAH Center for Poetry will host the “Odes to Autumn” Writing Workshop at 7 p.m. Sept. 30 in Snyder and Phillips halls.
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Don't just stand there, bust a move
The MSU Breakdance Club began five years ago with biosystems engineering senior and club president Andy Tran and two of his friends.
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RHA brings Passion Pit to MSU campus
Alternative pop band Passion Pit will perform at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at the MSU Auditorium. The group will play as part of the Campus Consciousness Tour, a program developed to promote environmental consciousness on campus. Canadian rapper Drake came to MSU as part of the Campus Consciousness spring 2010 tour. “It’s a program … to enhance college students’ ideas and educate them about how to be environmentally friendly,” said Emily Tschirhart, spokeswoman for Residence Halls Association. Tickets are $21 for students and $30 for the public.
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Lansing AIDS walk brings awareness, donations
Tim Barron remembers when HIV and AIDS didn’t have names. The Lansing Radio DJ said he knew friends who contracted the disease, saw the early stages of its research and publicity and now is doing his part to help. Barron, a radio DJ for WQTX (92.1), emceed the Lansing Area AIDS Network’s, or LAAN, AIDS Walk Lansing/East Lansing 2010 Sunday, starting at Valley Court Park, 400 Hillside Court, circling around the Bailey Neighborhood and ending back at the park. The festivities began at Valley Court Park, with tents set up for participants and corporate sponsors for those registering.
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Dept. of Energy moves FRIB project forward
Recent approvals given by U.S. Department of Energy, or DOE, officials for MSU’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, nudges the multimillion dollar project closer to completion toward the end of the decade. On Thursday, the FRIB project was issued a Finding of No Significant Impact, or FONSI, status by the DOE.
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College of Education receives honor
MSU was chosen as one of four schools to be featured in a national live broadcast on NBC at 2 p.m. Monday at Breslin Center.
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Stem cell summit to take place in Detroit
The 2010 World Stem Cell Summit will be co-hosted by MSU, Wayne State University, the University of Michigan and the Michigan Economic Development Corp.
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Recycle-Rama takes in large haul Saturday
About 20,000 pounds of scrap metal, 200 gallons of grease and oil, a truckload of clothes, 2.5 tons of appliances and other items were gathered at Recycle-Rama on Saturday at the Ingham County Health Department. Recycle-Rama offered free disposal of items such as TVs, refrigerators and other goods that usually cost money to recycle.
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Fall brings business, fun to Lansing area
Brisk winds, caramel apples and beautiful days for football are indications of only one thing — fall has arrived. Since Wednesday’s official ushering in of the new season, East Lansing residents and students swapped bikinis and shorts for sweatshirts and blue jeans. “I usually wear layers and layers of clothes,” said Jimmy Johnson, a psychology and premedical sophomore. “I’m already starting to do that and it’s bad because it’s just fall.
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Hubbard Hall celebrates renovations
After a summer of renovations to Hubbard Hall’s interior, university officials ushered in a new phase of MSU’s living and learning experience, presenting it to the public during a grand opening event Thursday afternoon. Changes made to the hall is the first step in MSU’s plan to expand the Neighborhood Concept pilot project.
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MSU facility seeks approval from DOE
The MSU Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, project was issued a Finding of No Significant Impact, or FONSI, status by the U.S.
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Professor to speak on quantum mechanics
Wolfgang Bauer, an MSU professor of physics and astronomy, is giving a speech on quantum mechanics today in Anthony Hall titled “Quantum Computing, the Next Big Thing?” The speech will deal with recent advances in quantum mechanics that allow computers to process exponentially more information than conventional digital processors. Bauer, a native of Germany, has worked on the Cyclotron since 1988 and has been a professor at MSU since 1996. Bauer now works in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and in 2007 was named a University Distinguished Professor. The speech will take place at 11:30 a.m.
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Center honors Celebrate Bisexuality Day
In honor of Celebrate Bisexuality Day, MSU students gathered Thursday at the LBGT Resource Center to share some of their struggles and victories as they held a discussion of issues affecting bisexuals.
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COGS hopes to develop grad student center
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, is working to develop more graduate wellness programs and create a graduate student center on campus, after a survey sent out last spring showed graduate students were concerned about those and other issues.
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Fraternity rush signs vandalized
Passersby on Farm Lane on Thursday might have noticed the fraternity rush signs usually seen this time of year looked a bit different. The signs were vandalized and knocked over sometime during Wednesday or Thursday, Interfraternity Council President Bill Zajac said.
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City manager given award for service
East Lansing City Manager Ted Staton received the Michigan Local Government Management Association’s John M. Patriarche Distinguished Service Award on Wednesday.
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Senator to visit MSU's campus
Government and university officials will be on campus today to celebrate the announcement of five federal grants awarded in Michigan under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
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Construction for Plant Bio lab currently on track
A construction project MSU hopes will advance the university’s standing in the field of plant sciences and attract related grants for research is on track for completion, officials said.
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Labels on alcoholic energy drinks might need to change
The colorful camouflage patterns featured on cans of Four, as well as packaging on other alcoholic energy drinks, will face new scrutiny because of a motion from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.
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Student veterans welcomed back to school
After being released from six years of service in the Navy this June, going back to college wasn’t on the top of Patrick Powers’ to-do list.