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MSU library’s short story dispenser promotes on the go reading

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If you’ve walked into the main library recently, you’ve probably
noticed the Short Edition Short Story Dispenser right across from the main
desk. The dispenser was created in France and is fairly new to America. There’s machines located at the Capital Region Airport, the Dairy Store and the East Lansing Public Library. The machines in the Lansing area are the first in Michigan. “Theres a lot of public domain stuff classic poetry like Emily Dickinson or Robert Frost,” said Collections Librarian Michael Rodriguez.

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Elevator form collapses at Abbot apartment construction

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On Tuesday afternoon, an elevator form collapsed on the
eleventh floor of The Abbot apartment construction site and was hanging on the
edge of the building. “They were placing that form, it shifted on them and it’s in
a position right now that it’s not supposed to be,” said East Lansing Fire
Department Captain Leo Allaire. “They have it stabilized with the crane and the
area right now is shut down to pedestrian traffic and vehicle traffic until we
can get this incident stabilized.”

Workers called in a crane from Detroit and engineers from Chicago to assess the damage. The form itself was 4,000 pounds. “I was trying to go to Noodles [and Company] and I walk up
and I see this caution tape,” said junior Aaron Mentzer.

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“Higher than acceptable” level of legionella discovered at vet lab

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During routine tests last Thursday, MSU staff found a higher than normal level of legionella bacteria at the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory cooling tower on the south side of campus. “We immediately took action Thursday night,” said Fred Woodhams of Infrastructure Planning and Facilities. “We shut down the cooling tower and began procedures to sanitize the tower.” The cooling tower is part of the laboratory’s HVAC system. The sanitization process took place over the weekend.

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Runners dash during dinosaur 5k

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On Sunday, October 6th it wasn’t the dinosaurs that invaded campus, it was runners at the 34th annual MSUFCU Dinosaur Dash. Almost one thousand people attended the event held at the MSU Museum. The race featured a 5k and a Museum Mile for kids. After the race, participants enjoyed photo ops and food as well as a chance to go see some fossils inside the museum. “It brings a lot of people to campus and East Lansing, but
the greater Lansing area, as well,” said Event Manager Michael Secord.

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Severe weather rained on MSU’s parade

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Severe weather ended up cancelling MSU Homecoming’s favorite
traditions last Friday: the parade. It was scheduled to start at 6 p.m. and feature the Spartan Marching Band, this year’s grand marshal Susan Packard and, of course, Sparty. MSU alumna Lisa Centner traveled with her husband from Chicago to see their daughter Adelle, who is a junior pyschology major. The Centners were planning on watching the parade with her husband’s fraternity Theta Chi. “They have the seats for us to sit out on the front lawn so
we were going to go there,” said Centner.

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The Hub causes headaches for students moving in

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The Hub on Campus is one of East Lansing’s newest high-rise apartments located on the corner of Bogue and Grand River. Students were promised a rooftop pool, a sauna and luxury apartments. While most of that was fulfilled, some students had trouble moving in and some rooms weren’t even finished. “This was my first year off campus, actually, so I was kind of excited to live in an apartment,” said senior marketing major Ryan Burk. “That was probably my one big thing for senior year.”

He and his roommates decided to live at the Hub in September
2019 after passing by the construction on Grand River.

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Lansing honors those touched by suicide

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It’s the end of suicide awareness month and the Lansing community came together with an awareness walk to support those affected by mental illness. The Out of the Darkness Community Walk is an annual event that happens throughout the country and is sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. About one thousand people attended the gathering Saturday, September 27th at Hawk Island Park, raising almost $54,000. “Half of the money that we raise here stays locally and half
of it goes to the national level,” said Liz Baker, co-chair of the event. “The
national level provides advocacy and research and support.