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‘Tis the season

Well, here we are again. We are back to being cold, pumping hot beverages through our veins and screaming at our friends to “shut the (insert expletive here) door” before the cold air seeps into the room.

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Bars get ready for Thanksgiving rush

When marketing senior Jeff Lough heads home to Marshall, Mich., for Thanksgiving break, one of the events he’s looking forward to the most is happening before the actual holiday occurs. “Thanksgiving eve,” a night known for its heavy bar and restaurant traffic, serves as a time for students who return home to reunite with hometown friends and catch up as the holiday season officially kicks off.

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Student groups hold event to observe Israeli conflict

For members of the Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, or SAFE, the Palestinian student activist group on campus, being on the opposite end of the world didn’t seem to be far enough to keep them away from tensions currently impacting their home.

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MCAT revamp increases workload

After major changes to the 2015 Medical College Admission Test, or MCAT, MSU premedical students might have a bigger workload, but it could better prepare them for their career in the field of medicine.

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Face Time: Dr. Gerald Urquhart

Dr. Gerald Urquhart, assistant professor in the Lyman Briggs College and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, will head into the rainforests of Nicaragua for one purpose: to help save an endangered species known as Baird’s tapir, which are related to elephants. They have been eating farmers’ crops and have been largely hunted by farmers.

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Women's conference focuses on attitude, leadership

About 200 people of all ages and backgrounds — women, men, students and community members — gathered in the Union to learn about how far women have come, and inspire women to further strengthen themselves and become leaders of the future.