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Popular lip balm used by students involved in class action lawsuit
Many MSU students own EOS lip balms and use them on a daily basis, but a recent lawsuit may be changing this.
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Social skills learned in class vital to career success
Every MSU student knows that academic success is vital to professional success, but as the working world continually evolves it may be the social skills you develop inside and often outside the classroom that land you a job. Career fields blending traditional technical skills with social skills will see the most growth according to Harvard Graduate School of Education professor Dr. David Deming, who visited MSU to speak on his recent study “The Growing Importance of Social Skills in the Labor Market.” Deming’s assertion is backed up by federal Bureau of Labor projections.
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Students live on the MSU sheep farm to care for lambs
About 15 feet away from agribusiness junior Emily Hale’s bedroom is a barn full of sheep. The bleating sheep wake her up every three to four hours.
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Community members able to showcase vocal talent in MSU's annual Choral Union
For both students and local residents, MSU’s Choral Union is a time to come together and display their singing talents. MSU’s annual Choral Union is a community-based musical effort run by MSU director of choral programs and associate dean for graduate studies and research David Rayl. “Everyone here is from a wide variety of musical backgrounds,” Rayl said.
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Thrifting on the rise, especially in college
Macklemore said it best — One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. According to the National Association of Resale Professionals, thrift stores across America have seen a rise in public interest in recent years.
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YouTube star and MSU alumnus to speak at the Wharton Center
YouTube star and MSU alumnus Tyler Oakley is coming to campus on Feb. 17.
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Six MSU student startups named semi-finalists in digital media tournament
Six teams from MSU have qualified for Student Startup Madness, a digital media start up tournament for college students.
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MSU alumnus, former dean and civil rights leader visits campus to speak about new book
Though Robert L. Green, an MSU alumnus, former professor and former dean of the disbanded College of Urban Development at MSU, recently visited campus to talk about his new book, he said he originally came here "on accident." “I had finished my masters degree in psychology at San Francisco State College,” Green said.
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MSU police respond to narcotics, thefts
MSU Police is reporting a case of narcotics possession at Abbot Hall on Jan. 16. MSUPD responded to a complaint of marijuana odor in Abbot Hall and met with residential staff.
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MSU police respond to assault, thefts and marijuana possession
MSU police responded to an assault early Jan 13. Around 1 a.m. MSU police was dispatched to Williams Hall, where a boyfriend and a girlfriend had gotten into an argument, MSU police Capt. Doug Monette said. The subject scratched the victim in several places including the arm, neck and face and was arrested. It was unclear in the report which individual was the victim.
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CDC shows increased rate of STDs reported from college-aged population
The number of reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases and/or infections (STDs/STIs) in the United States are on the rise, and some are rising at an alarming rate, according to a report released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report also shows that the portion of the population that is most at-risk to contracting STDs is still those between the ages of 15 and 24, i.e. high school and college students. The report, released in November of last year, shows among the nationally notifiable STDs, the two that affect young people the most are gonorrhea and chlamydia. The reported cases of the two diseases each increased by 5.1 percent and 2.8 percent, respectively, since 2013.
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Students struggle to eat healthy during first weeks of spring semester
Endless heaps of food in the various dining halls can put students with ambitious New Year's resolutions behind schedule. With 2016 in its opening stretch, eating healthy is something many students have set as their goal. “I want to eat healthier in 2016," premedical freshman Emma Osterholzer said. "I'm trying to stay away from the desserts in the caf.”
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MSU's first black president reflects on his life
To describe someone as “larger than life” usually carries with it the unintended result of instilling doubt in peoples’ minds about the person’s actual accomplishments.
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MSU masters program first of its kind developed after Sept. 11
Unbeknownst to some, a thriving program at MSU was the first to be developed after the terrorism attacks on Sept. 11. Director of Intelligence Program and professor David Carter said MSU’s own Law Enforcement Intelligence and Analysis, or LEIA, degree program was an addition to an existing program.
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Legacy of civil rights movement lives on in Black Lives Matter
The racist legacy of the past is something the black community still deals with.
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Steps to follow to stay digitially safe when using MSU's WIFI
Students utilizing MSU’s digital and Wi-Fi services could be at risk of numerous security threats. “MSU typically sees thousands of attempted network intrusions per day and hundreds of millions of attempted malware attacks on the network each month,” MSU Information Technology Services spokesperson Beth Bonsall said. There are a number of steps individuals can take to ensure they don’t fall prey to one of these attacks.
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Policies for police oversight rarely followed, not advertised
This is part three of a series on dysfunction in the MSU Police Oversight Committee. Part one gave a general overview of the committeeand covered how little it had met in the last three years. Part two noted how any complaints forwarded to the committee were reviewed by only one person. This part looksat the Secretary of Academic Governance and other concerns about the committee.
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Ancient elk bones brought to MSU Museum
An ancient elk bones that were stolen from a paleontology sight in Shiawassee county more than 30 years ago were put into the hands of the MSU Museum just before Christmas. MSU Museum communication manager Lora Helou said an anonymous person dropped the bones off just before break and gave no information with the bones. The rare bones included an elk’s skull and antlers.
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Complaints against MSU police first reviewed by only one person
This is part two of a series on dysfunction in the MSU Police Oversight Committee. Part one gave a general overview of the committee and covered how little it had met in the last four years. This part looks into the type of complaints heard by the committee and how state law plays a role. According to the MSU Police Oversight Committee's Statement of Purpose, "Complaints credible in nature will require the Chairperson to contact the complainant to confirm the details of the complaint, and subsequently notify and forward the complaint to all Committee members." Council of Graduate Students member Robert Vankirkch, who sits on the oversight committee, said this is a concern as it gives the power to one individual, the chair of the committee, to determine if a complaint is credible or not before the whole committee has chance to hear it. Vankirk also noted the current chair of the committee has "connections to the university."