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Class council to host charity football bowl
The Senior Class Council is hosting its 13th Annual Green and White Charity Bowl from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 7 at Munn Field.
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Local nurses speak out about understaffing
Local nurses made their concerns about understaffing at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital clear by filing an official report citing instances of unsafe staffing conditions. Members of the Professional Employees Council of Sparrow Hospital, or PECSH, submitted “Misplaced Priorities: The Deteriorating Condition of Safe Patient Care at Sparrow Hospital,” to the Michigan Department of Community Health on Thursday morning.
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Sweep updates E.L. sex offender information
There are 900 registered sex offenders in Ingham County. And police don’t know where 31 of them are. These are the results of recent sex offender sweeps through the tri-county area of Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties.
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Amtrak ridership increases from 2009
The total number of riders at the East Lansing Amtrak station, 1240 S. Harrison Road, increased about 15 percent from fiscal year 2009 to fiscal year 2010, said Lori Mullins, East Lansing’s community development analyst.
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Habitat for Humanity provides graduate student with home
Habitat for Humanity didn’t just give Anna Malavisi a home. It gave Malavisi — who came to East Lansing from Bolivia several years ago — a family. And on Wednesday, Malavisi, a philosophy graduate student at MSU, was surrounded by both. The dedication ceremony for the home Malavisi and her three daughters will inhabit took place in the kitchen of the near-complete house.
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Students embrace positive body image
This week, women are celebrating events encouraging positive body image, including the second annual Roll Out of Bed Campaign on Tuesday, the National Organization for Women’s Love Your Body Day on Wednesday and Delta Delta Delta’s Fat Talk Free Week. MSU Respecting and Understanding Body Image, or RUBI, organized the events on campus.
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Open forum held to discuss university sustainability
The Office of Campus Sustainability held an open forum on energy conservation Wednesday in the Agriculture Hall atrium as part of a nationwide Campus Sustainability Day. About 25 students and community members attended.
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FBI co-hosts safety, security conference
Administrators, FBI agents and community officials gathered Wednesday to discuss various issues of security, safety and protection of information in a university setting at the MSU-FBI Academic Alliance Conference in the Union.
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E.L. fall leaf collection continues
The city of East Lansing is offering fall bulk leaf collection, which started Monday. Leaves will be picked up on the city’s east side this week as well as the weeks of Nov.
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City holds energy efficiency class
The city of East Lansing partnered with the Greater Lansing Housing Coalition and Hometown Housing Partnership to hold East Lansing’s first Homeowner Education and Resource Organization, or HERO, class. The class was held at Michigan Energy Options, 405 Grove St., to give local residents the opportunity to learn about their home’s energy systems and use, said Amy Schlusler-Owens, a community development specialist with the city of East Lansing. “It’s essential to educate homeowners not only on energy efficiency, but also on the way that they can minimize their overhead costs for home ownership,” she said. One of eight registered families and residents attended.
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Center celebrates 50 years
The African Studies Center celebrated its 50th anniversary and the grand opening of a new exhibition Tuesday night at the International Center.
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MSU Parking Services to receive six new vehicles
Because the trucks are used often, Parking Services leases a new set of trucks every five years, MSU police Deputy Chief Mike Rice said.
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Alumna inducted to Women's Hall of Fame
Mary Aikey has spent an entire lifetime fighting for causes she believed in. In one night, she was given recognition for it all. Aikey, a former executive director of Greater Lansing’s Young Women’s Christian Association, or YWCA, and an MSU alumna, was one of 10 women inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame by the Michigan Women’s Historical Center.
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Community members speak at international student reception
A world map speckled with pins representing MSU international students’ home countries welcomed students and community members to the Union Ballroom on Tuesday night. More than 100 international students gathered and met with community leaders for the 7th Annual Reception for International Students and Scholars.
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E.L. named one of top seven cities for economic growth
Football is not the only thing landing East Lansing in the top seven. The city was recognized Tuesday as one of the top seven cities in the state for creating a positive environment for entrepreneurial growth and economic development.
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Smoking ban on properties applies to medical weed
The Property Management Association of Mid-Michigan and the Ingham County Health Department held discussions last week to explore options for tenants and landlords regarding medical marijuana.
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Academic Council discusses SIRS
College and program anniversaries, participation in online Student Instructional Rating System, or SIRS, forms and the overall changing face of the university were major topics discussed at Tuesday’s Academic Council meeting.
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Council establishes $125K endowment
Graduate and professional student leaders might soon be rewarded with more than just glowing résumés during their time at MSU. The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, has established a $125,000 endowment to benefit graduate students who show leadership in their departments and communities. The group set up an investment account several years ago and last year’s executive board searched for a use for the funds that had built up, COGS President Stefan Fletcher said. In partnership with the graduate school, COGS unanimously voted to donate $125,000 from the fund to set up the new endowment.
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Sparty's teams up with group to raise money for children, families
By donating an extra dollar with a cup of coffee from Sparty’s Convenience Stores, officials hope the money can help end Mexican and Latin American dependence on the coffee trade.
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French official warns of possible attack
French interior minister Brice Hortefeux warned French citizens Sunday about a possible attack by al-Qaida based on new Saudi intelligence received by European officials.