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Big Ten Network show visits East Lansing
If you only had 48 hours to spend on MSU’s campus, what would you do?
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MSU Hillel celebrates Rosh Hashana
A “home away from home” is how journalism junior Justin Polk describes celebrating Rosh Hashana, one of the holiest celebrations in the Jewish faith, at MSU Hillel.
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Residents moved to permanent housing
For predental freshman Alex Durkin, living with a resident assistant wasn’t the way he envisioned his start to college, but it was the reality.
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Simon hosts international students
Since coming to MSU, Dominic Nangea and Kuya Julius always wanted to personally meet MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon — a wish that came true this Sunday.
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MSU academics rank no. 72 nationally
For advertising junior Ryan Basso, naming the top university in the nation is easy — MSU.
Griffin Zotter
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Colorguard brings "pep" to Spartan Stadium
Alexandria Rose hurled her magenta flag into the air and couldn’t help but crack a smile.
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ASMSU plans election season viewing party
The election season was one of the primary topics discussed by ASMSU’s biweekly Policy Committee, which met Thursday to discuss plans to engage the student body in both local and national elections.
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DPO helps underrepresented students achieve success
From a small town in Northern Michigan, Michelle Samalik, who graduated from a high school with little diversity, is one of about 150 freshmen considered to be “underrepresented” in the College of Engineering.
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Construction team plans renovations for Akers Hall, filming tower
New construction plans could be coming to Akers Hall in the near future. Karen Zelt, communications manager for the Physical Plant, said during the Physical Plant’s monthly construction junction meeting Thursday morning, plant employees are working to submit an authorization plan to the MSU Board of Trustees during its October board meeting for an Akers Hall renovation.
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Secretary of State offers mobile voter registration
MSU students can register to vote Friday when Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s mobile office comes to campus.
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At MSU, fewer hispanics than U.S. average
According to Pew Research Center, in the U.S., Hispanic Americans compose the largest minority group of students between 18 and 24 years old enrolled in four-year colleges in 2011, topping off the year with a record number of 2.1 million students enrolled.
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RHA approves larger budget for fall semester
The fall budget was approved for a total of about $527,700 and the total summer expense report came to about $20,000.
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After 45 years, ombudsperson office still protects students
The goal of the Office of the Ombudsperson is to help protect student rights at MSU, and about 70-80 percent of issues he handles are “academic problems,” such as a wrong grade on a test or other assignments.
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Campus Archaeology searches for artifacts
Meyers led a team of MSU Campus Archaeology graduate students around North Neighborhood for the last two weeks digging shovel test pits, or “big holes,” in hopes of uncovering history that literally went unwritten.
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Absence policy to come before Academic Governance
Vice President for Academic Affairs Emily Bank will be presenting on the policy at the next University Committee on Undergraduate Education meeting on Sept. 20. The policy also will be discussed at ASMSU committee meetings on Thursday and their general assembly meeting.
Matt Sheenan
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Rock on farm lane pays tribute to 9/11 victims
Dozens of students gathered at the rock on Farm Lane on Tuesday to reflect on the day and to honor those who lost their lives.
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Student cafeteria employees needed
MSU cafeteria employees are on the decline, despite the record-setting numbers of the incoming class. Although many MSU Culinary Services Residential Dining faculty are proud of their organizations’ work, some are debating whether this fall’s worker shortage is problematic. Associate Director of Residential Dining Bruce Haskell, said throughout his 40 years working at MSU, he has noticed a new-hire shortage each year and one factor could be the timing of recruitment. “We at MSU make a strong commitment to hire student employees,” Haskell said.
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Simon addresses large class issues
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon addressed the issue of accepting the largest class in MSU history at Tuesday’s Faculty Senate meeting, reiterating this was an error on MSU’s part but the university plans to solve it.
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Rush expanded to 2-week process
Waves of matching T-shirts, grinning girls and colorful bows flooded the rock on Farm Lane Monday evening for the final event of Michigan State’s sorority Rush — Bid Day.
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Condom Connection might switch to Trojan
Although ancient Greek history depicts Spartans and Trojans at war, MSU hopes soon to unite the two.