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POINT connects students with charities to address world needs

Students often find themselves searching for something to be a part of to help them transition into a new lifestyle in college. This was the case for social relations and policy sophomore Aishwarya Suresh, who decided to join POINT, then called ONE LIFE, which is an MSU chapter of a non-profit organization that connects people to charities around the world.

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RISE members relax, connect with crochet

Sometimes the satisfaction of knowing you played a prominent role in the creation of your winter scarf beats buying one from a retail outlet. On Oct. 3, students and faculty of the MSU Residential Initiative on the Study of Environment organization gathered in Bailey Hall for a regular community building workshop and made the first stitches in their crochet projects.

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Smoke green, blow white

Weed. Pot. Grass. Mary Jane. Marijuana. Whatever word is used to describe it, the presence of the “herb” in daily culture is undeniable, whether it’s plastered across news channels or its distinguishing scent is floating through cracked windows.

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A major decision

Whether a student picks their major for job security or other purposes, a select few majors see a larger number of students than others.

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MSU students work to translate East Lansing documents under new collaborative initiative

The city of East Lansing is translating different documents into five languages as an effort to ensure equal access to the international community living in the city.MSU East Lansing Together: Promoting Outreach through Translation, or MELTing Pot, is an alliance between East Lansing and the College of Arts and Letters’ Center for Language Teaching Advancement, which gives language students an opportunity to translate important documents for the benefit of international residents.