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Vegan, vegetarian diet means special concerns for students
When Evan Williams first began his journey as a vegetarian five years ago, he had dreams of McDonald’s Big Macs.
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Rare Internet blackout could have been worse
In lieu of last night’s snow storm, Leah Mohnke thought it might be smart to check local school closings to determine if she would need to wake up at 6 a.m.
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International students address misconceptions about their wealth
The cost for Yue Yuan to come to college in the U.S. has increased ever since her sister and cousin came to the U.S. for college, but her parents knew the value of an education at MSU could result in a better life.
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RHA to hold vice president elections
Vice president nominations and an advance screening were the topics covered at the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, general assembly meeting Wednesday night.
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Router determined as cause of overnight Internet issues
As of about 5 a.m. this morning, Internet is back on with no interruptions across the state after last night’s difficulties. Just before midnight Tuesday evening, all of Merit Network’s Internet users had difficulty connecting to the Internet as a result of an issue with a router at a Merit facility in Chicago.
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Summer enrollment expected to continue rising
After absentmindedly missing an exam in his online TC 201 class, Jacob Shutty is re-evaluating his summer academic plans. The media and information freshman is one of many students who are considering taking a summer class — a move becoming more common among MSU students, according to the Office of the Registrar. According to the office, throughout the past 10 years, total summer class enrollments have increased steadily, reaching 48,695 total enrollments in summer 2012 — an increase of 2.5 percent from summer 2011.
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Health care plan cost to increase
The cost of MSU’s health care plan will continuously increase throughout the next six years to meet the new requirements of the Affordable Care Act, or ACA. At Tuesday afternoon’s University Council meeting, Renee Rivard, the director of benefits with MSU Human Resources, or HR, presented the impacts the ACA will have on MSU from 2012 through 2018.
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New leader hopes to up RHA visibility
A week ago, current Residence Halls Association, or RHA, Communications Coordinator Zachary DeRade was nothing but smiles as he fought off many peers’ congratulations to conduct his first interview after being elected as the RHA 44th session president.
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Spartans fight Wolverines to make wishes come true through fundraiser
The fundraising is heating up on campus in advance of the MSU men’s basketball team’s game against Michigan this weekend.
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Face time with Zade Alsawah, White House intern
When political science and pre-law junior Zade Alsawah applied to intern at the White House last summer, he did so hoping for the best but expecting the worst.
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Community gathers to fight sexual assault on MSU campus
Picture the typical MSU party environment: a combination of young men and women, loud music, binge drinking and some sexual interactions behind closed doors. But many of these sexual encounters on colleges, such as MSU, aren’t always consensual.
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Run promotes positive body image on campus
Running almost naked in more than a foot of snow sounds crazy to some, but a group of 17 students braved the cold Friday afternoon, showing off their bodies to hopefully inspire others to love their figures as well.
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Macklemore, Ryan Lewis concert tickets available
Tickets for the hip-hop and rap artists Macklemore and Ryan Lewis concert on March 19 still are available, ASMSU Director of Public Relations Haley Dunnigan said.
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Student found dead at Bailey Street home
A 19-year-old female MSU student has been found dead at her Bailey Street home, according to East Lansing police.
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Wilcox named finalist for chancellor position at University of Wisconsin-Madison
MSU Provost Kim Wilcox was named one of four finalists for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor position, according to a report from the Lansing State Journal.
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Students pack Breslin Center for first shot at Macklemore tickets
Upwards of 100 MSU students gathered inside the Breslin Center ticket office this morning, with high anticipation to get the first crack at tickets for the March 19 Macklemore and Ryan Lewis concert.
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ASMSU to bring Grammy-winning artist to campus
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, officials passed a bill at Thursday night’s general assembly meeting to provide up to $250,000 for a second spring concert.
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Ex-israeli soldiers share combat stories with MSU ROTC
“I want peace more than anything in the world,” said Lital Shemesh, former Israeli combat soldier in the border police unit of Israel Defense Forces, or IDF. “But I will not apologize for defending my country or my right to live.”