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Students wealthy through education

Derek Kim
September 16, 2013

The phrase is quite possibly one of the greatest oxymorons uttered by our generation. So easily, it slips off our tongues. You check your latest bank statement: $19.83. Looks like you won’t be going out to P.F. Chang’s anytime soon. “I’m a poor college student.” But $600 for textbooks? That’s nothing at all. Don’t forget about your iClicker, notebooks and futon for the dorm. Oh, and did I mention the $42,652 out-of-state tuition, room and board on top of everything? “I’m a poor college student.”

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Fitness facilities discourage health

Cayden Royce
September 15, 2013

For those living on campus and for those who are new to MSU, the intramural and various other workout facilities might disappoint. I love my school, and, with the university grounds spread across almost 5,200 acres, there is a new part of it I have yet to explore every day; but there are portions of our now-roughly $430 per credit-hour tuition that could go to improving our facilities for students, athletes, future alumni and faculty members alike. Our Big Ten university has to be able to stack up comparatively in every aspect.

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Social insensitivity begins as a quick laugh

Dillon Davis
September 15, 2013

As long as I live, I’ll always respect someone with the genuine ability to eat crow when it’s being served in any situation in life. If you’ve ever had a relationship of any length, you understand how tough that is to do. Well, I’m about to devour an entire heap of a dirty trash bird.

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Campus transport sometimes taxing

Meg Dedyne
September 15, 2013

The four major modes of campus transportation at MSU are biking, busing, walking an driving. As a freshman, their unique pros and cons are instantly noticeable, along with a problem they all have in common. MSU takes pride in being a pedestrian-friendly campus and encouraging its students, faculty and staff, to leave their cars, mopeds and other motorized transportation at home if possible.

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Egyptian student longs for home

Nolly Dakroury
September 10, 2013

It’s been two years since I first arrived at MSU, and a lot has changed about my approach on life and myself. I remember sitting at the airport in Rome, where my first layover on my trip to the U.S. was, and thinking, “What am I doing to myself? Why am I leaving home?” I remember blaming my mum for putting the idea of studying abroad into my mind before bursting into tears.

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Juggling school, work worthwhile

Ariel Ellis
September 10, 2013

Eight-fifty a.m. Alarm sounds. Get up. At 9 a.m. the alarm sounds again. No really, get up! Make a few calls for future stories. Get dressed. Go to class at 10:20 a.m. Class again at 12:40 p.m. Then 3 p.m. rolls around. Yes, I can finally can take a break. Well, sort of. Do some homework, make a few more calls. Don’t forget to eat! Go to class at 5 p.m. Leave early for city council meeting at 7 p.m. On deadline story due at 9 p.m. Meeting ends at 10 p.m. I finally get home at 11 p.m. Must eat, must study. One a.m. Bed.

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Ansari gives truths, laughs at Wharton

Summer Ballentine
September 9, 2013

Aziz Ansari wasn’t exactly his goofy Tom Haverford or Raaaaandy self on Friday at Wharton Center, and he didn’t crack jokes about being the “brown Ryan Gosling” or talk about his porky cousin Harris’ obsession with Cinnabon and “Lost.” For most of his 90-minute show, Ansari went into painstaking detail about how much it sucks to be single.

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Freshman’s journey to discover local food

Olivia Dimmmer
September 9, 2013

I like to think of myself as a food connoisseur. Not to brag, but I eat at least three meals a day — four, if you count late-night ice cream binges. One of the first questions I had when I began my freshman year was, “Where can a girl go to get a good bite to eat around here?” Of course, the first answer I got was, “Brody, duh.”

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Classroom learning environment, not pulpit

Evan Schrage
September 8, 2013

Sitting toward the back of the lecture hall in Wilson Hall that Thursday, I must admit I was a little excited to begin the IAH 207 course. Literatures, Cultures, and Identities, to me, would be an exploration of classic stories and poetry; however, that first lecture proved to be more than I bargained for. English professor William Penn began to condemn the use of cell phones, which he dubbed “little toys,” as well as various social media services such as Facebook and Twitter.

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Not the girl next door

April Jones
September 4, 2013

There is no doubt at this age most of us are trying new things. We are all trying to figure out exactly who we are and who we will be in this society. Our time in college, as most say, is our golden years.

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Five last-minute summer activities

Matt Sheehan
September 3, 2013

When I was walking home last night, I had a crisis. I felt the wind blow against my bare, somewhat boney arms and I thought, “Hmm, it’s a little cold tonight … wait, why?!?” And then I continued to realize summer is officially coming to a close soon.

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Three do's and don'ts for game attendance

Matt Sheehan
August 28, 2013

Welcome back to the football hype, ladies and gentlemen. For those returning season ticket holders, you know your rundown by now. If this is your first time going to Spartan Stadium and possibly holding season tickets, let us help you figure out your schedule and routine on game days.

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For Egyptian student, a summer of ousted leaders and uncertainty

Nolly Dakroury
August 28, 2013

Cairo, Egypt — I arrived home to Egypt excited about my summer and looking forward to interning at a local independent, English-speaking newspaper, not knowing that my summer would be packed with politics — whether I liked it or not. My first encounter with the demonstrations that led to the ouster of Egypt’s former President Mohamed Morsi was a couple days after I arrived home in May.