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CRU protests treatment of Latinx students at ASMSU meeting
Students from the Culturas de las Razas Unidas, or CRU, held a protest at Thursday’s ASMSU meeting.
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Sen. Cory Booker to visit Union on Tuesday
U.S. Senator Cory Booker will visit MSU on Tuesday alongside Michigan senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters.
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MSU partners with Broad Art Museum for water initiative
The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is bringing art to campus in a whole new way with an exhibit along the Red Cedar riverbanks. The exhibit, a series of portraits by photographer Gideon Mendel, is part of MSU’s 2016-7 thematic year, Water Moves MSU.
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Group holds vigil for black lives on Grand River
The Peace Vigil to Honor Black Lives was held on Thursday afternoon to bring the East Lansing community together to share their concerns about the the violence against Black and Brown people in the community, state, and country.
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Bernie Sanders returns to MSU to campaign for Hillary Clinton
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) held a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Thursday afternoon at Adams Field. Chants of "Bernie, Bernie, Bernie" were heard throughout the rally.
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MSUPD requests Michigan Attorney General investigate ex-MSU faculty member Larry Nassar
MSU police have requested that the Michigan Attorney General review and investigate into the case of ex-MSU faculty member, Larry Nassar. According to a press release from the Michigan Department of Attorney General, the request was made by police chief and director Jim Dunlap.
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Live updates: Sen. Bernie Sanders at MSU's Adams Field
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will hold a rally for Hillary Clinton at Adams Field on Thursday. The event starts at 2:45 p.m., stay with The State News for updates throughout the event. According to Hillary Clinton's website, the rally will last until 4 p.m. The last time Sanders was on campus, he was a presidential candidate.
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Main Library opens new gaming rooms
Anyone who walks into the Main Library might notice changes to rooms previously meant for reading and studying — gaming rooms opened last month. In March, MSU Libraries was given an estimated 17,000 electronic games. Each game must be catalogued and processed — something that has proven difficult.
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Hubbard Dining Hall to close, transition to special events dining hall
After Oct. 6, Hubbard Dining Hall will be switching over to special events only dining. After “The Edge” at Akers Hall was opened, Hubbard Hall didn’t see as many students as it used to. “Once we opened Akers—brand new, bigger operation, air conditioned—of the over a thousand residents in Hubbard, we feed less than 200 each meal in Hubbard; they all go to Akers,” Matt McKune, associate director for residential dining, said. The dining hall in Hubbard was one of three in East Neighborhood.
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MSU launches 18-month water initiative focusing on art, science
Along the riverbanks of the Red Cedar are photographs of people seemingly standing in the water. The art is a part of a new initiative by MSU.
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Number of drunk driving incidents on the rise at MSU
MSU police Capt. Doug Monette said 96 drunk driving cases occurred on campus in 2016, already an increase from 78 in 2015.
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Democratic campus visitors exceed Republicans so far in election season
There have been more Democratic speakers on campus than Republican speakers since this time last year. Sen.
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Off-campus meal plans more expensive, but convenient students say
When it comes to choosing whether to live on or off campus, one thing many students have to consider is how they will eat. One of the major benefits of living on campus is the ease of access to the dining halls. For a certain amount of money per semester, students “living-on” get unlimited access to all the dining halls on campus. However, the plans differ for students off-campus.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders to speak at rally on Thursday at MSU
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will hold a rally for Hillary Clinton at Adams Field on Thursday.
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Student Housing Cooperatives offer affordable living and community
For members of cooperative housing, living in a co-op means owning part of a house — and generally for less than it costs to rent an apartment.
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MSU Honors College grant has global reach
Every year, the MSU Honors College awards the Schoenl Family Undergraduate Grant for Dire Needs Overseas to students.
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Cost of living on campus has increased every year since 2001
The cost of living on campus can be a huge factor when students decide whether to live on or off campus for the next school year.
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OIE and Title IX offices release report with locations of sexual misconduct incidents
MSU’s Office for Institutional Equity and Title IX Office released a report about sexual misconduct and relationship violence complaints received by MSU during the 2015-16 school year. It’s the first annual report released by the office to inform the community about efforts to combat sexual misconduct and relationship violence on campus. “We believe the increase in reports is a result of efforts at MSU to raise awareness, rather than an increase in incidents,” Title IX Coordinator Jessica Norris said in a press release.
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One-time presidential candidate and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley visits MSU
Saturday afternoon, former Gov. Martin O’Malley spoke at MSU Union about the Clinton campaign and fielded questions from students. The dialogue, hosted by MSU College Democrats, was one one of several campus visits O’Malley has made in support of Clinton.
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Actress Chloë Grace Moretz hosted a voter registration event at Wilson Hall
Actress Chloë Grace Moretz helped kick off a voter registration drive today at MSU on behalf of the Michigan Democratic Coordinated Campaign. The event held in Wilson Hall and open to MSU students, was organized as an effort to encourage students to register to vote and to vote for democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the upcoming election.