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Red Cedar River narrowly avoids flood

Just last May, the river crested its banks at 7.33 feet, flooding much of the DeMartin Soccer Stadium and only portions of the McClane Baseball Stadium and the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden. The year before, it was half a foot higher, rendering parts of the river trail totally impassable.

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Ten years later, no signs of stopping

Lou Anna K. Simon took over the reins as MSU's 20th and first female president in 2005. Simon, whose tenure has been marked with initiatives and an overhaul of many of the residence and dining halls, is still going strong.

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Professor defied expectations to become athlete

Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy as an infant, Duncan Wyeth’s parents were told by doctors he wouldn’t live past 40-years-old. Sixty-nine years later, Wyeth is an active and mobile MSU professor teaching the course Disability in a Diverse Society, and the proud owner of 14 athletic medals — proving all the doctors wrong.

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Fueled by passion

To be a part of club sports, members need to have drive, leadership ability and management skills. And the members of the 28 club sports at MSU are putting in the time to do what they love. 

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Federal law allows students inside look at MSU's admissions policies

All college students are given the right to review their educational records through the Family Education Rights and Protection Act of 1974 and as previously reported, a group of concerned students at Stanford University started an initiative for students to go forward and review their admission records with their schools.