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OISS explains international student tax fee increase

ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, reviewed international student taxes, which increased by at least $100 for all undergraduate international students this summer, at its Thursday night meeting, discovering extra funds are being used to support a work study program and ambassador program scholarships.

MSU

Insurance requirements upset faculty

Faculty and administrators spent almost an hour voicing their concerns and discussing the dependent eligibility verification process, which requires those who cover a dependant under their MSU health plan to send indicated documentation that might include a copy of a marriage license or birth certificate, by Jan. 3, 2013.

MSU

Gov. Snyder to speak at December graduation ceremony

Their time at MSU will be over in fewer than two weeks, but before graduating students, including environmental economics and policy senior Rachel Plawecki, leave campus, they will have the opportunity to receive motivation from successful individuals — notably Gov.

MSU

Food addiction possibly likened to substance abuse

With the U.S. being one of the top 10 most obese countries in the world, a new course wrapping up this semester has challenged students to confront the causes of obesity and answer one question: Is consuming food an addiction, much like consuming drugs such as cocaine?