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Romney promises to restore economy, America

_TAMPA, Fla. —_ Mitt Romney accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday night in front of a thunderous crowd of Republican delegates at the Tampa Bay Times Forum and thousands watching across the U.S., forging ahead in a campaign largely centered on preserving the vision of America for future generations of young citizens.

MICHIGAN

Romney guided by Mormon faith

When Mitt Romney was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate Tuesday at the Republican National Convention, or RNC, in Tampa, Fla., he had his first chance to formally introduce himself to the American people.

MSU

Email reminds MSU staff of protocol

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.

MSU

Few students pursue new flexible housing

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.

MICHIGAN

High temps hurt Mich. agriculture

It’s official: This summer was hot and dry, and Michigan’s agriculture industry suffered from it. The Department of Agriculture officially designated the entire state of Michigan as a natural disaster area Wednesday, after a summer drought and heat wave.

MSU

Email accounts to be deleted

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.

MSU

Event welcomes various gender identities

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.

MSU

Students return wiser from study abroad

Sam Kilberg and 1,700 other MSU students are back from traveling the world. The political theory and constitutional democracy and international relations senior participated in the largest study abroad program in the nation, said Cheryl Benner, communications manager in the Office of Study Abroad.

MICHIGAN

Student residents overtake East Lansing housing market

Because of a high number of nonconforming student rental properties in East Lansing designated for single families, the city staff is working on plans during the next four months to possibly alter the zoning in these areas to find a balance between student-rental housing and owner-occupied housing.

MSU

Face Time: Stefan Fletcher

Although the beginning of the school year can mean chaos and many adjustments, Stefan Fletcher has enough experience under his belt to lead the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, into a new school year with a fair amount of ease.

Adam Toolin ·
MICHIGAN

Nature of recent assault yet to be verified

Tension regarding an assault on journalism sophomore Zachary Tennen continues to build as the East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, released a statement that the assault likely was not an anti-Semitic hate crime, despite claims from the Tennen family asserting otherwise.

MSU

International student enrollment at MSU on rise

When Justin Lee, a first-generation Korean-American, came to MSU as a freshman this year, he was glad to no longer be one of a few minorities at his school. Now attending MSU, he enjoys spending time in the same environment as people from all across the world.