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Bank offers business students chance to shine

Isabella Shaya

September 6, 2012

Students and community members who have an idea for a new business but lack the funds get it started now have the opportunity to build dreams into a reality. Entrepreneurs looking for a way to start up a business can enter to win up to $25,000 by joining the MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, startUP Challenge. April Clobes, MSUFCU executive vice president and chief operating officer, said there have been no submitted applications as of Thursday afternoon, but she has received interest from campus organizations promoting entrepreneurship. “We could not help everyone, so we thought the best solution was to do a competition,” Clobes said.

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Former professor Linda Lou Smith remembered

Isabella Shaya

September 6, 2012

Former colleagues and friends remember Linda Lou Smith, a former communicative sciences and disorders professor, for her dedication to the university and her students.

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COGS discusses study space, rising fees

Darcie Moran

September 5, 2012

This summer, the Main Library reduced graduate and professional student study space from three designated rooms to one.

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Student job opportunities swarm campus

Zachary Pena

September 5, 2012

Both on- and off-campus job opportunities — with companies ranging from MSU Federal Credit Union to Meijer — were abundant for the more than 1,000 students who attended the MSU Career Services event.

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Cheating scandal at Harvard makes MSU professors think twice

Derek Blalock

September 5, 2012

For history sophomore Connor Thompson, cheating just isn’t worth the consequences.

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MSU not ranked on 2012 top party school list

Zachary Pena

September 4, 2012

MSU did not make it onto the Princeton Review’s top party school list for the second-consecutive year, leaving some students pleased and others disappointed.

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After Penn State scandal, MSU takes abuse precautions

Isabella Shaya

September 4, 2012

After reading an investigative report on the allegations against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon has taken measures to prevent sexual abuse at MSU.

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COGS to improve group transparency standards

Darcie Moran

September 4, 2012

MSU graduate students can rest easy knowing their student government is taking strides to implement transparency and self-regulation policies for this semester.

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EPA donates to MSU for Great Lakes project

Derek Blalock

September 4, 2012

MSU researchers landed a large grant from the Environmental Protection Agency last week to fight harmful algal blooms damaging the Great Lakes.

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Former trustee remembered for his integrity, leadership

Darcie Moran

September 4, 2012

When MSU alumnus Mike Pridgeon thinks of his father, Dean Pridgeon, he remembers a man of integrity and good character whom his entire family turned to for decisions.

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Student-programmed tool for organization launches

Isabella Shaya

September 3, 2012

For alumnus Chris Roszell, transferring the dates of assignments and tests for his classes each semester became a hassle, and he knew there must be an easier way to organize his work.

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List ranks MSU within top 100 world universities

Derek Blalock

September 3, 2012

In the Academic Ranking of World Universities, or ARWU, released each year by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, MSU ranks among the top 100 universities in the world.

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Ultimate Spartan fan contest benefits Ele’s Place

Isabella Shaya

September 3, 2012

Spartans who feel they have the most pride for the university could find themselves sitting in MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio’s suite and standing on the sidelines for an upcoming football game, if they have what it takes.

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Email reminds MSU staff of protocol

Derek Blalock

August 30, 2012

On Aug. 16, all MSU staff and faculty received an email from President Lou Anna K. Simon reminding them of the protocols for university employees regarding suspected child abuse, sexual assault and child pornography.

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Few students pursue new flexible housing

Zachary Peña

August 30, 2012

After a bill passed in late March allowing male and female students to live in the same rooms together, the “trial period,” is off to a slow start with fewer than 10 students taking advantage of the 80 spots available this fall.

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Spartan Marching Band plays on

Griffin Zotter

August 30, 2012

Communication freshman Adam Newton (left) practices with members of his rank at Demonstration field on Thursday.

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On-campus housing gets overcrowded for students

Darcie Moran

August 30, 2012

Special education freshman Sierra Woods doesn’t have space for all her clothing in her dorm room that she shares with two other girls. But from her point of view, it could be worse. She could be living with a resident assistant.

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Asian-Americans happier with president than general public

Samantha Radecki

August 30, 2012

According to information collected from the Pew Research Center, 43 percent of Asian-Americans claim to be happy with the direction of the county — doubling the percentage of the general public at 21 percent.

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Email accounts to be deleted

Darcie Moran

August 30, 2012

Email accounts and storage files for alumni who have not registered for classes in more than two years hit their expiration date today as a part of the university plan to delete about 117,000 alumni email accounts.

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Event welcomes various gender identities

Samantha Radecki

August 29, 2012

According to Lauren Spencer, finding the “safe space” where you can embrace your gender identity or sexual orientation is one of the most exciting things a student can come across for the first time when attending the LBGT Resource Center’s, or LGBTRC, fall welcome for new students.