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Bauer to hold meeting on campus
State Rep. Joan Bauer, D-Lansing, who chairs the House Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, is holding a student hearing Wednesday at 4 p.m.
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Illustrating the art of calligraphy
Kathryn Darnell, an East Lansing resident, teaches calligraphy classes through the Department of Extension and Community Education at Lansing Community College, 422 N. Washington Square, in Lansing.
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Job lecture set for this month
WKAR will host a discussion on jobs and work-related issues in Mid-Michigan from 1-3 p.m. March 18 at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road.
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MSU scientists discover potential for enzyme
MSU professors Robert Hausinger and Denis Proshlyakov developed a new method of slowing down enzymes and analyzed the steps in the reaction process of the bacterial enzyme Taurine/alpha-ketoglutarate dioxygenase, or TauD. This discovery could help researchers develop new medicines or help clean the environment, Proshlyakov said.
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E.L. City Council expected to pass many budget cuts
The East Lansing City Council likely will approve budget amendments that will reduce more than $1.9 million for the 2009-10 fiscal year during its 7:30 p.m.
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Networking company partners with MSU
MSU will be home to a new social media research and development center after university officials announced Monday a partnership with a networking enterprise company. The university is partnering with INgage Networks of Naples, Fla., a company that helps businesses and government entities use networking and social media to solve various problems.
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Spartan to represent Boy Scouts at Capitol
Brad Lichota, a biochemistry sophomore, will present the Boy Scouts of America, or BSA, Report to the Nation to Congress on Wednesday as a part of an eight-person delegation to Washington, D.C.
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House speaker visits Lansing to discuss candidacy
Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford, who announced Sunday he will seek the Democratic nod for governor, made a stop in Lansing on Monday to discuss his candidacy.
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McDonel Hall Black Caucus celebrates last day of Black History Month with performance
On Sunday, the McDonel Hall Black Caucus ended Black History Month by performing a play celebrating the achievements of historical black figures.
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ASMSU to pitch for Conan O'Brien show
ASMSU officials unveiled plans at Thursday’s Student Assembly meeting to bring former late-night host Conan O’Brien to Breslin Center. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. Organization officials put in a $150,000 bid to entice O’Brien to perform a one-night only concert on campus.
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State Rep. Dillon enters gov. race
Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford Township, added his name to a growing list of Democratic gubernatorial candidates Sunday.
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Students learn tools for the real world at etiquette dinner
MSU Senior Class Council’s Annual Etiquette Dinner on Sunday at Kellogg Center aimed to give MSU students the opportunity to learn proper etiquette for interviews, dining and other business situations during a three-course meal.
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Special Olympics come to MSU
Students in MSU’s Master of Science in Accounting program partnered with the Special Olympics of Michigan to host the organization’s annual basketball tournament Friday. More than 1,400 athletes, parents and student volunteers came to IM Sports-West for the all-day basketball tournament.
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Group holds fundraiser for Haiti
It’s been nearly seven weeks since an earthquake rocked Haiti, leaving close to 300,000 people dead and more than three million others in need of emergency aid. In an effort to raise money and awareness for the ongoing Haitian struggle, the Caribbean Student Association, or CSA, and the International Students Association hosted Help Haiti Heal on Friday at the Auditorium, a night celebrating Caribbean music.
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ASMSU spring elections to begin at end of March
Officials from ASMSU — MSU’s undergraduate student government — have selected a date for its spring elections, which will feature two ballot issues. The tentative date for polls to open for ASMSU’s spring elections is March 29. ASMSU’s Readership Program referendum and a proposed change to ASMSU’s constitution will appear on the ballot.
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MSU student takes $5,000 prize in Bright Idea competition
A portable shower, a recycling service and combining a bakery with a smoothie shop were just a few of the ideas presented at the Next Bright Idea competition Thursday at The Loft, 414 Michigan Ave., in Lansing. The first competition of its kind in the Lansing area, Next Bright Idea was started by the Lansing Economic Area Partnership, or LEAP, to foster and reward smart and innovative thinking and ideas aimed at making the world a better place.
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ASMSU discusses possible Conan O'Brien appearance at Breslin
ASMSU Student Assembly unanimously voted Thursday to allocate $225,000 from its risk management fund to place a bid to late-night host Conan O’Brien. Assembly members also unanimously voted to reduce a proposed $1.75 tax increase to $1.25.
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MSU to pay for violating emission limits
Violating emission limits for burning coal will cost MSU at least $27,000 as the university works to correct errors made at the T.B. Simon Power Plant two years ago.
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Students prepare to celebrate Purim holiday
Jessica Langnas remembers the lollipop tree, dressing up and the fish named Cookie — part of the Purim celebration at her synagogue in Southfield. This year, she will experience it again, thanks to the Hillel Jewish Student Center.
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2009 art festival is among top in nation
The East Lansing Art Festival received a national ranking of 117th in fine art sales and 153rd in fine craft sales in Art Fair SourceBook’s Top 200 of 2009. The rankings are determined by the festival’s gross average sales for 2009, which was $2,857 per artist exhibitor.