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Syllabus policy in question
Edward Jocque has heard horror stories from students about professors changing their grading scale mid-semester.
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Students sign national anthem
Marta Belsky brought a custom from her days as a college cheerleader at Gallaudet University for deaf and hard of hearing to Breslin Center Wednesday.
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E.L. night sky illuminated by rare view of lunar eclipse
A patch of light drew several bundled stargazers into the cold February night Wednesday. But the students and faculty members who viewed Wednesday night’s lunar eclipse in front of Abrams Planetarium said the event is a phenomenon.
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Law school dean involved in possible conflict of interest
Revelations that the candidate selected to be the new MSU College of Law dean played a role in the 2007 resignation of former Dean Terence Blackburn have raised questions about a possible conflict of interest.
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Castro resigns from presidency, MSU's faculty, students debate Cuba's future
Fidel Castro, ailing and 81, announced Tuesday he was resigning as Cuba’s president, but some MSU professors and students said Castro’s resignation won’t produce immediate political change in Cuba.
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Council maintains eminent domain policy
An East Lansing resident’s resolution to ban the city from using eminent domain was struck down during Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council meeting.
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Under the influenza
Cold sweat trickled down the back of medical technology sophomore Mike Hresko and ushered in an excruciating bout of the influenza. “There’s no way I would’ve made it to class,” said Hresko, who contracted the flu earlier this month and suffered through a fever, aches and chills. “I didn’t feel like eating or doing homework. I didn’t feel like doing anything.”
MICHIGAN
Legal immigrants' right to get driver's licenses reinstated
Legal immigrants will once again be able to obtain driver’s licenses starting today after the Michigan Secretary of State implemented a law re-establishing legal immigrants’ right to drive.
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Group educates about sexual assault
Brianne Haner turned to social action theater more than two years ago after witnessing the pain sexual assault and rape cause victims.
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New committee recommended to replace ECAC
Faculty Council took another step in the process to reorganize MSU’s Academic Governance system by approving changes to recommendations for executive-level faculty of university governance Tuesday.
MICHIGAN
Blu-ray defeats HD DVD in movie format rivalry
The format war for high-definition DVDs came to an end Tuesday when Tokyo-based Toshiba announced it will no longer develop, manufacture or market its HD DVD line of players and recorders.
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Mich. university presidents speak to subcommittee about funding
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon stressed the importance of state funding to higher education while testifying before a state subcommittee Tuesday on campus.
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MSU fundraising efforts won't decline with Webb's departure
MSU’s chief fundraiser, Charles Webb, will be leaving the university in April, but fundraising efforts shouldn’t lose momentum, university officials said. MSU spokesman Terry Denbow said the structure of MSU’s University Development team is strong, largely because of the example set by Webb.
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Police Brief 02/19/08
A Magnavox DVD/VHS player valued at about $70 was reported stolen between 3 p.m. Feb. 3 and 3 p.m. Wednesday from a Butterfield Hall caucus room, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MICHIGAN
Waiting to be counted
Michigan’s superdelegates could swing the Democratic presidential nomination, some experts said. However, the possibility exists they might not have an impact at all. Superdelegates, which account for one-fifth of all delegates, are free to support any candidate they choose.
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URC presidents testify for funds
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon will make MSU’s case for increased funding in front of the state Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education today on campus. Simon, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman and Wayne State University President Irvin Reid will testify during a hearing at 1 p.m.
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Counseling available after NIU shootings
Jake Yaeger doesn’t want the shootings at Northern Illinois University to become a part of students daily lives. “When I hear about Virginia Tech, (Northern Illinois), Columbine, any of these shootings, now it’s like it doesn’t even matter,” he said. “That’s what I think is the biggest tragedy.”
MICHIGAN
City Council to discuss use of eminent domain
A resolution that could ban the use of eminent domain will be discussed at the East Lansing City Council meeting Tuesday night. It is likely the council will decide whether to approve a resolution from an East Lansing resident that would deny the city the use of eminent domain — a prospect considered among city and property owners for the recent Virginia Avenue and City Center II developments.
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Beef recall will not apply to MSU
The largest U.S. meat recall on record — issued by a California meatpacker Monday — won’t affect MSU’s beef supply.
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Weather leaves E.L's salt supply running low
A salt shortage could make it difficult to keep future ice and snow off East Lansing’s roads. January and February’s streak of snow showers has taken a toll on the city’s 3,300-ton salt supply, which is used to break up ice and snow.