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Olin's sex education group performs skits

Olin Health Center’s In Your Face Theater Troupe, a group of nine students, travel across campus performing skits to highlight different aspects of students’ sexual behavior. On Tuesday, the troupe brought its act to Holmes Hall and performed a series of skits for about 45 students.

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Professor wins book prize

Anna Pegler-Gordon, an associate professor in MSU’s James Madison College was awarded the 2009 Theodore Saloutos book prize of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society for her book.

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NBA, MSU player promotes new book

Former MSU basketball player and retired NBA veteran Eric Snow spoke Tuesday to a crowd of more than 30 people in Wells Hall while promoting his book, “Leading High Performers: The Ultimate Guide to Being a Fast, Fluid and Flexible Leader.” Snow graduated from MSU in 1995 and, most recently, played with the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers and served as an analyst on NBA TV.

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Food bank raises more than $1 million

A record amount of money was raised for the Greater Lansing Food Bank in the 2009-10 Envelope Fundraising Campaign, Executive Director Terry Link announced Tuesday. The $1,048,624.29 raised will help feed people in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties, Link said.

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MSU to offer hybrid online doctorate program

In an attempt to reach out to potential doctoral students who are unable to hold full-time jobs while attending classes, MSU’s College of Education will offer a hybrid course option beginning this summer for the educational psychology and educational technology doctoral program.

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E.L packzi-eating competition raises money for homeless

East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert is trained to stop crime, protect citizens and eat more than three paczkis in two minutes. Wibert, along with six other local personalities, raced against the clock and each other to see who could eat the most paczkis in two minutes Tuesday at L&L Food Center, 6075 N.

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Grad conference planned for Feb. 19

The Graduate Conference III will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Union. The free event will focus on performances and panels on concentrations in the college of Arts and Letters.