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Orchestra hosts high school students
Select students from Michigan high schools will join the MSU Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. Saturday at Wharton Center.
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MSU researchers to help create Mich. ethanol site
One of Michigan’s first ethanol facilities is set to be created with the help of a group of MSU researchers.
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Animal rights group dicusses MSU's practices
A national organization is calling on MSU officials to consider alternatives to how the university teaches its veterinary students.
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ASMSU members consider potential department cuts
Almost two weeks after proposals to discontinue dozens of MSU departments and programs were announced by MSU officials, ASMSU’s Academic Assembly took the matter into consideration Tuesday at its general assembly meeting.
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Poor road conditions here to stay because of drained transportation budget
Bumpy and cracked roads in East Lansing might remain unchanged because of cuts to the state’s transportation budget and a lack of stimulus money.
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Veterans Day fundraiser helps homeless
James McGaugh was proudly dressed for Veterans Day on Wednesday night, though his uniform — a brightly striped sweater, a pair of Wrangler jeans and the nicest pair of socks he said he’s ever owned — was not what might come to mind for a former Marine of the Vietnam War era.
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MSU Marathon of Majors held today
The Undergraduate University Division will host its semi-annual Marathon of Majors from 5-7 p.m. today in the first floor classroom wing of Bessey Hall.
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MSU starts eco-friendly certification program
The MSU community will have a chance to prove how green it really is through a new program designed to recognize environmentally friendly areas of campus.
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MSU receives funds for drug intervention program
In a continuing effort to combat violent crime, the U.S. Department of Justice awarded MSU’s School of Criminal Justice $1 million to extend research into training techniques and technical assistance for the Drug Market Intervention, or DMI, program.
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MSU could get Google Maps Street View
MSU is one of five universities in the country entered into a competition to be the newest addition to Google’s Street View application.
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Plan turns to students for economic innovation
Students and recent graduates might have more of a reason to stay in the Lansing area if a comprehensive plan introduced Wednesday is successful.
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November declared 'Hire a Veteran Month' in Mich. by Gov. Granholm
To promote the hiring of veterans, Gov. Jennifer Granholm declared November “Hire a Veteran Month” in Michigan.
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MSU professor to oversee plant gene research
For Dean DellaPenna, researching medicinal plant genes is like working with a giant puzzle. DellaPenna, an MSU biochemistry professor, will oversee research at MSU looking at gene expression in plants to determine which genes create the biochemical compounds used for medical purposes.
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Marketing seniors gain hands-on experience
When Erin Luytjes graduates from MSU in December, the marketing senior’s résumé will include professional experience from an unlikely source: an MSU classroom. Eleven marketing senior students, including Luytjes, who enrolled in section three of Marketing 460 this semester created a marketing campaign for the 2010 Honda Insight, a hybrid vehicle produced by Honda Motor Co. Instead of a December final exam, the students will compete against teams from about 20 U.S. schools in the 2010 Honda Insight Marketing Competition for an opportunity to pitch their campaign to company executives later this year.
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E.L. Film Contest winners announced
The East Lansing Film Festival 48/5 Film Contest wrapped up Monday night after the films were screened for the public in Wells Hall.
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Discussion to focus on child treatment
More than 150 researchers and educators will participate in a three-day international conference aimed at examining ethical treatment of children slated to occur Nov. 11-13 at the Kellogg Center.
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MSU to host annual film festival Nov. 17
The University Activities Board and JanSport will host the Telluride Mountainfilm Festival at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Erickson Hall Kiva.
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New cigarette law could reduce fires
Fires could be reduced by a new cigarette law that will take effect Jan. 1.
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(SCENE) Metrospace to host cd release
Local music lovers can head to (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., on Nov. 19 for an evening of music and an album release party for Lansing native singer/songwriter Sam Corbin.
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Area food bank hosts fundraiser
Community members can “take a stand against hunger” by participating in the Greater Lansing Food Bank’s 27th annual envelope drive.