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Thrive at Owen to close on weekends starting Fall 2025

Recently, Eat at State announced operational changes for Thrive at Owen and The Vista at Shaw, located inside Shaw Hall in the River Trail Neighborhood, that will be put into effect during the Fall 2025 semester. As part of these changes, Thrive will be closed on weekends and The Vista at Shaw will open on weekends.

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MSU's Broad College of Business removes CSE 102 requirement

At MSU’s Broad College of Business, taking the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) 102 course was a requirement to apply to the college. Throughout the years, the course garnered a negative reputation among business students for being extremely difficult. However, starting in the Fall 2025 application cycle, CSE 102 will no longer be required to apply to Broad.

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MSU attendance policy allows for flexibility; leads to confusion

Students don’t know what their professors will accept, and what, if any, proof they need to present to back up their reasons for missing class. It's become common for course syllabi to say doctor's notes are required, though professors don't always enforce that policy — and MSU discourages the practice altogether.