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A Michigan State Staple: Ranking the MSU Dairy Store's 11 flavors
So, did your favorite flavors make it into our top three?
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‘There’s space for you at the table’: Meet your editor-in-chief and managing editor
Our roles as editor-in-chief and managing editor gives us the platform to share these stories directly from those who experience them. We hope it implements a layer of trust – we want you to feel comfortable sharing your stories. But we also hope to serve as role models for all the students of color at MSU. There’s a place for you in the higher seats at the organizations you dream to work for. There’s space for you at the table. Your voice belongs in that room.
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Letter from the Editor: The State News will be here every step of the way
Some of you have walked these four years together and some of you are just joining our journey this year. Either way, we'll continue to walk them together. I can promise you that.
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EDITORIAL: It’s time, MSU. Reinstate the men’s and women’s swim and dive teams
We’ve re-evaluated housing, tuition freezes, in-person classes, mask requirements and more as we emerge on the other side of the pandemic. Now, it's time to re-evaluate and reinstate the swim and dive team as a varsity sport.
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Guest Column: Vote No on cannabis prohibition in Meridian Township
It's clear from the experience of the nearly 200 other cities in Michigan that allow cannabis businesses to operate that regulation works better than prohibition. That is why I am urging all voters in the township to oppose the ban. Let me tell you why.
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Three of East Lansing's best late-night dining options to satisfy your after-hours cravings
Students looking to satisfy a late-night appetite should check out these East Lansing eateries, with carry-out, dine-in and delivery options available.
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College football realignment: Is a new era of Big Ten football upon us?
Sports general assignment reporter Jenna Malinowski takes a look at how the new additions could affect future MSU football matchups, along with the rest of the conference, as well as a look at past matchups between the Spartans and the Big Ten's two newest programs.
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EDITORIAL: We stand by people with uteruses, now and forever
We are living in a time filled with many questions. The State News will continue to be there to help answer some of them for you.
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A letter from our editors
We hope you keep reading after our time here is done. We hope we did well for you.
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Senior goodbye: 'thnks fr th mmrs,' MSU
Farewell and thank you, Michigan State, my dear old friend. It’s been a privilege, a pleasure and an honor to call you home and to cover what goes on within your borders.
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COLUMN: The Batman's Riddler is an online extremist
"Throughout 'The Batman,' I continued to see the signs, although subtle, that Paul Dano’s version of the Riddler was a spitting image of today’s online right-wing extremist," writes political reporter Dan Netter.
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COLUMN: Our experiences as women in STEM
Campus reporters Madison Rose and Selma Cogo share their experiences as women studying STEM: "To be a woman in STEM requires a certain diligence, perseverance, and self-confidence that can only be found in those willing to face daunting challenges."
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What should win Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards?
What movie do you think will take the Academy Award for Best Picture this Sunday?
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When self-care creates careless consumerism
The "clean" aesthetic: effortless? Or only accessible by those who can afford to buy all of the right products? Lifestyle reporter Miranda Dunlap talks to consumer behavior and retail experts to explain how our current era of self-care promotes consumerism and impossible beauty standards.
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Column: My experience as a low-income, first generation student
Mental health reporter Julian Stainback speaks on his experience as a low-income, first generation student, and provides resources available for those in need of support.
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REVIEW: 'The Batman' soars above expectations
“The Batman’s” concluded a story of growth and grief. Robert Pattinson is, definitely, “The Batman.”
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Column: For National Eating Disorder Awareness Week this year, I want to talk about my lifelong struggle
I would eat one meal a day, leading me to binge everything and anything I could find when I got home from school or when I got to my five hour shifts at Taco Bell.
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Column: To the Ukrainian soldiers I met
While I may not have spoken to these men, I saw them everyday. I ate lunch a few tables from them. I shopped for deodorant in the same aisle. They joked with each other six feet from where I joked with my friends.
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Column: The unsung beauty of the male living space
For those who haven’t run into this phenomena, it's a space that takes battling design concepts and combines them to make something wholly unique. Take the junk collecting of a hoarder’s storage shed, and combine it with the ingenuity of a minimalist.
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COLUMN: The culture of Russian figure skating tells a story of deep-rooted toxicity
What is it about women's figure skating that makes these athletes so successful, yet psychologically wrought? The answer lies in a tradition of training young women -- children, really -- in a manner that breaks down mental well-being to build the ultimate athlete.