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By
Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - June 25, 2007
*UC-Davis is opening its own Robert Mondavi Institute, the California Aggie reports. Best final exams ever?.
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'I Like Girls, and I Like Money,' Says Calendar Man
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Christina Mueller
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The Paper Trail - June 20, 2007
Joining the ranks of schools with calendars that objectify women, Michigan State, Lansing Community College, and a nearby upscale beauty school will offer up scantily clad models for East Lansing Girls Next Dorm—the project of LCC business student Tyler McClure. According to a State News article, the young entrepreneur trolled MySpace to find models, about half of whom go to MSU and none of whom live in dorms.
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Trail Mix
By
Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - June 12, 2007
* Michigan State is prepared for a tuberculosis outbreak, the State News reports. But can anyone really be prepared for an errant attorney exposing his cooties all around the world? We think not.
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MSU Drops Domestic Partnership Benefits
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Jackie Mantey
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The Paper Trail - June 8, 2007
Michigan State University is the latest to join the state's employers who will no longer offer health insurance benefits to partners of its employees in same-sex relationships, the State News reports. Michigan employers are dropping their domestic partnership benefits because a February Court of Appeals ruling said that the 2004 state amendment passed by voters banning gay marriage also bans such health benefits.
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Michigan State President Gets Salary Hike...for Donating Prior Hike
The Paper Trail - December 13, 2006
Michigan State University's board of trustees has given President Lou Anna K. Simon a salary hike.
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Michigan Schools File Motion Seeking Delay of Prop. 2 Rules' Start
The Paper Trail - December 13, 2006
Michigan State, the University of Michigan, and Wayne State have filed a motion asking for federal courts to delay the start of an anti-affirmative action ban state voters approved this November, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman announced in a statement published today in the Michigan Daily. "We want to ensure that our process is consistent and fair throughout the entire admissions cycle," Coleman writes.
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College Grads Can Get Manufacturing Jobs, Survey Says
The Paper Trail - November 20, 2006
College graduates' employment outlook is good--especially if you're a computer science, engineering, or business major, a Michigan State survey of over 800 companies found. Manufacturing jobs hold particularly good opportunities, thanks to an aging labor force.
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Hostage Situation...or Meeting with a University President?
The Paper Trail - November 16, 2006
Michigan State University's president met with students yesterday to film an action movie—er, talk about affirmative action. "Students with black bandanas tied around their mouths lined the walls, stood in corners, and sat on the floor, listening as a group of their peers explained their demands," the State News reports.
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In Michigan, a Lot on the Line Today for Higher Ed
The Paper Trail - November 7, 2006
More than 150 Michigan State University students held a protest yesterday against Proposition 2, which, if passed today, could "dramatically alter" Michigan universities, the Michigan Daily reports..
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