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Theatre students receive threats
University officials and police are investigating harassment claims within the MSU Department of Theatre, according to department chair Kirk Domer.
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Students frustrated with laundry theft
Alumnus Jim DeLine is still trying to solve a cold case, crime that occurred 42 years ago. There were no witnesses.
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Event touches on law student health
For many law students, mental health issues are the elephant in the room. This prompted the MSU College of Law to host an event on Thursday shedding light on issues and lending solutions.
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Taking the helm
As Kiran Samra prepares to take over chief governing duties for MSU’s undergraduate student government, the main thing she’s hoping for is a chance to live out her vision. After working with the organization since her freshman year, most recently as chief of staff, she thinks she is ready to take the helm and make some serious waves. She was elected as the new ASMSU president last week and will run her first meeting Thursday.
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Friends create bracelets for Charlie Waller fundraiser
Charlie Waller’s legacy will forever live on within the walls of Marble Elementary School. This week, students are making and selling bracelets to raise money to buy a “buddy bench” in honor of their former schoolmate, who lost his battle with cancer in December.
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Simon: 'We know that tuition is too high'
Despite years of funding cuts and difficult budgetary decisions, President Lou Anna K. Simon said she’s confident MSU’s situation isn’t going anywhere but up. During her annual State of the University speech, Simon addressed several accomplishments MSU made throughout the last year, including the football team’s monumental Rose Bowl win. But she didn’t hesitate to address one of the biggest issues currently facing students — a series of tuition increases approved by the Board of Trustees that university officials blame on decreased appropriations from the state. “We’ve been through one of the worst times in our history,” Simon said during her speech.
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Student group strives to provide services in developing nations
MSU students go to great lengths in order to serve impoverished communities around the world, and MEDLIFE MSU is no exception.
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Morrill Plaza to commemorate MSU women
A small group huddled together under a tent on Tuesday afternoon where Morrill Hall once stood, crowding around to hear MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon and faculty members celebrate the grand opening of Morrill Plaza.
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Student group protests recent tuition increases
On Tuesday afternoon, President Lou Anna K. Simon gave her annual State of the University address at Wharton Center, while members of MSU Students United gathered outside the building to protest many hot button issues set to be discussed in the speech, including rising tuition rates.
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Students prepare for career fair
More than 100 employers will arrive on campus to recruit students during the Summer Job and Internship Fair on Wednesday.
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MSU introduces site advocating for higher ed in political arena
MSU is taking a stand against rising tuition costs and other challenges facing the university by launching a website designed to allow Spartan proponents to convey the message that policymakers should support higher education. The website, called Spartan Advocate, aims to decrease tuition costs and make degrees more accessible and affordable. The need for Spartan Advocate spawned from a desire to educate new legislators and alumni on the importance of higher education in research and economic growth, said Monique Field, assistant vice president of strategic initiative in the office of governmental affairs at MSU. As Field visited with alumni clubs, she saw that not everyone understands how MSU is spending state dollars and how the cuts to those funds have impacted tuition. “As state appropriations went down, the difference was made up (in tuition) by parents who send their kids to school,” Field said.
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A bug's life
Once a month, children and MSU students gather around the Department of Entomology’s collection manager Gary Parsons and listen to him describe the ins and outs of insects.
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Murder ballad workshop introduces new perspective for poetry enthusiasts
As Valentine’s Day approaches some are off penning lovers soft serenades and some others, murder ballads.
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Murder ballad workshop introduces new perspective to
As Valentine’s Day approaches some are off penning lovers soft serenades and some others, murder ballads. On Monday, students and residents created and performed gruesome tunes at the Valentine’s Murder Ballad Workshop, held by the Center for Poetry of the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH. The center hosts poetry workshops for the romantic holiday most every year, RCAH professor and center director Anita Skeen said.
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Student uses band, music to learn culture
Luyi Han can read Mandarin Chinese, English and music — but he has found the latter more easily understood across continental lines.
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Student group returns with new chapter, new initiative
The Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers might have struggled to keep a presence at MSU in past semesters, but this semester has started out stronger than ever thanks to a student’s initiative.
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MSU Museum celebrates Darwin Day with animal exhibits for kids
The MSU Museum kicked off Darwin Week by hosting an interactive event on Sunday afternoon. Darwin Discovery Day was meant to celebrate Charles Darwin’s birthday coming up on Feb.
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Student garners recognition for oil spill research
An MSU graduate student recently was honored for his research regarding the containment of oil spills.
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Lil Sibs Weekend brings kids to explore campus
Lil Sibs Weekend is an opportunity for eager little siblings to visit their Spartan idols.
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ASMSU Chief of Staff Kiran Samra elected as president
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, elected Kiran Samra as its new president on Thursday evening.