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Beautiful Minds

Months of hard work, glue gun scars and after-school practices came to fruition for students across the globe at the 34th annual Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, held at MSU’s campus May 22-25.

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MSU student creates hit documentary

It started off with three friends. Throughout the spring semester, former Marine Logan Stark and MSU alumnae Lexi Dakin and Rebecca Zantjer worked diligently on their documentary project, editing video into the early morning, eating pizza rolls and enjoying one another’s company.

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MSU prof proves practice doesn't make perfect

Whether tossing a baseball, flipping through multiplication tables on note cards or plucking cords on a guitar, conventional logic dictates that practice makes perfect, however, new research reveals that there is far more to becoming proficient than simple repetition.

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MSU Police help Catch Cyberstalker

Joseph J. Ostrowski of Pennsylvania recently was sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison after being charged with cyberstalking MSU students and committing numerous child pornography felonies in Pennsylvania, according to a recent press release from the Detroit FBI.

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MSU welcomes 150 Brazilian doctors for workshop

The Superior Institute of Medicine, or ISMD, and MSU held a miniworkshop on Wednesday in the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building with more than 150 doctors in attendance with hopes of learning about osteopathic medicine and the health care system in the U.S.

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Face Time: Ford Futurist Sheryl Connelly

Since graduating from MSU in 1989, MSU alumna Sheryl Connelly has worn many hats. With experience in everything from sales to law, Connelly currently serves as the futurist for Ford Motor Co., predicting trends to help the company adapt to future changes in society.

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ASMSU at risk of losing fall student tax

After a decision was made in April by the university to withhold summer student tax dollars collected for ASMSU, university officials have threatened to cut the organization’s funds for the 2013-14 academic year as well.

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MSU students reflect on Syria civil war

With Syria, like most of the countries in the Middle East experiencing protests against the corruption and lack of democracy, MSU students and faculty are engaging in practices of giving back to those who are suffering.