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Students celebrate UAE’s national day
When looking around the Erickson Hall Kiva Friday night, traditional winter apparel staples such as boots, scarves and jeans were a rare sight.
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MSU OCAT hosts event to alert students to leadership roles, jobs
Ashley Walds thinks all students — regardless of their nationality, major or lifestyle — should be leaders on and off campus.
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Survey shows higher education needs to evolve to compete
With cuts in state funding for higher education during the last decade, some universities across the country are feeling the strain as they try to keep their programs competitive with less financial support. But even after restructuring budgets and increasing tuition, some people question if their degrees are worth the higher price. In a survey released Monday by Northeastern University, about 83 percent of participants said higher education institutions need to evolve to stay competitive in the global market.
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Impact 89FM struggles with receiving tax money
Impact 89FM might be at the beginning of the end when it comes to its frozen student-tax revenue.
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Note-sharing sites fall under legal grey area for students
For accounting sophomore Tyler Lynch, karma has been the key to his success at MSU.
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Conversion therapy harmful, upsetting to LBGT community
Joshua Gronlund has never felt pressured to “convert.”
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MSU space balloon lifts off, goal to observe weather patterns
On Thursday afternoon, an MSU professor and students sent a weather balloon into space at the Detroit/Pontiac, Mich. Weather Forecast Office in White Lake, Mich., that contained five high-definition cameras and a GPS unit in hopes to make a documentary of a behind-the-scenes look at the process of sending a weather balloon into space.
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Palestine requests 'nonmember state status' in United Nations
After a turbulent month, Fred Goldberg is back to his old grind.
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‘Fight Club’ executive speaks to students
The first rule of Fight Club: You do not talk about Fight Club.
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‘Teen Mom’ stars to speak on campus
Catelynn and Tyler from MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom” reality TV shows will be visiting campus on Thursday.
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Students make holiday cards at rock for overseas troops
For kinesiology freshman Allie Martinek, writing a holiday card for troops overseas was not for just anyone; it was in honor of her half brother currently serving in Afghanistan.
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MSU works to solve bar exam high failure rate
MSU College of Law officials are working with the Michigan Board of Law Examiners to find a solution for an abnormally high failure rate on the state bar exam this year, which might have been caused by a new grading scale
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Sticky notes cause smiles on campus
MSU students came to the Union to write sticky notes with positive messages on them to put around campus throughout the week.
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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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Looming visa changes could pose roadblock for students
As questions clutter the Department of Homeland Security and its student visa policies, MSU could have to readjust how it accepts international students who are not suitably fluent in English. 66/
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MSU's Avian Science Club profits from turkey fundraiser
The Avian Science Club hosted its annual turkey sale throughout November and sold more than 190 turkeys.
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Thousands visit Broad in opening weeks
Since opening its multi-million dollar doors more than two weeks ago, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum continues to welcome large amounts of visitors to the new contemporary art museum.
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Holiday travel season nearing
For some people, holiday travel can be frustrating and overwhelming, but after four years of travel to and from California, economics senior Dave Walsh has little to complain about.
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MSU College of Law helps prevent eviction
This fall, MSU College of Law students, such as second-year law student Lee Schuchart, are helping hundreds of Lansing-area tenants keep their homes.
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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.