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OPINION: The 73rd Emmy Awards, and why they sucked
Cops and courts reporter Wajeeha Kamal debriefs the 73rd Emmy Awards: which shows deserved to win, and which ones didn't?
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'Too weird to live, too rare to die!': Why you should know Hunter S. Thompson
"I wonder what Thompson would say about the events that are taking place now: the polarization of this country, all the anger and rage and pointing fingers at one another," City of East Lansing reporter Noah Edgar writes. "I can't help but think that his words would unite us, or at the very least make us laugh."
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OPINION: My experience covering a pro-gun rights march
City feature reporter Lily Guiney reflects on covering the Second Amendment march at the Capitol last Thursday.
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Editorial: MSU, we need direct answers
MSU talked a big game about making sure things are handled safely during the pandemic, but now that we’re at our most vulnerable state having people back in East Lansing, there is a lack of direct communication to the students, staff and faculty at the university.
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Letter to the editor: Never Forget September 11th
"And yet, in this moment of darkness, the United States did what we do best. We came together as a country." In a letter to the editor, Charlie Jones writes about remembering 9/11 20 years later.
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This year you’re the priority: Our commitment to sharing the stories that make up MSU
The State News is a student newspaper, and we don’t want to lose focus of that. As students, we offer a unique perspective many of our competitors can’t. We know what students care about. We know what students want to see because we’re students too.
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Letter from the editor: Times are changing, but we’ll always figure it out
I may not be able to ease your anxieties, and I may not be able to tell you if this is what's best, because even after 17 months, there are unknowns about COVID-19. But I can tell you this: No matter what happens next, The State News has you covered.
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Editorial: The University should require COVID-19 vaccines
There’s still time to support student safety. We’d much rather require students to be vaccinated than see another outbreak that results in another year of virtual learning. Now is the time to be proactive, MSU. Do the right thing.
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Editorial: MSU's allyship isn't enough — it's performative
By failing to condemn the acts of hatred against MSU students, MSU made one thing clear: the university does not support its LGBTQ+ community.
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COLUMN: The decision to cut swim and dive remains confusing following Beekman's explanation
Sports reporter Jared Ramsey dissects Athletic Director Bill Beekman's reasons for abolishing MSU's swim and dive program — should the program really have been cut?
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Column: An ode to old friends and future Spartans
Listen and learn from those who came before you. Heed their advice. You don’t know when one opportunity will be your last.
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Column: The glaring absence in the crowd as I walk to my commencement
This year, I’ve been trying to focus a lot more on the people I still have around.
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'Not alone anymore': A farewell letter to my family at The State News
State News staffer Kaishi Chhabra pens down a letter to the newsroom as she prepares to graduate in a few weeks.
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Guest Column: Why receiving the vaccine is important to me
Receiving the vaccine was a no-brainer to me.
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The State News spring 2021 diversity report
The State News is dedicated to anti-discrimination, authenticity and real change with open ears. Progress is only possible with room for hard discussions about privilege, biases and equity.
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Column: With just a few weeks left, I reflect on 4 years
I can't thank this place enough.
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POSSE: Survivors' teal flags to be returned with messages of support
Our intention is to return the flags — with fellow students’ messages — to the young people who signed their names.
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Column: covering sports from the backburner in a pandemic
It was Nov. 29, 2020, and the Spartans were gearing up to play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. I was on gamer duty, sick to my stomach as I tried my best to finish the article before the final buzzer sounded like my editor had wanted. Gamers always had to go up immediately, that was the No. 1 rule. However, in that same moment that I felt sick to my stomach, I felt most alive.
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Column: 'Thoughts and prayers' won't fix this, but better gun control laws will
"Your words will not fix bullet wounds. Your words will not fill the voids left in so many people’s lives. So stop apologizing and then letting it happen over and over, and over again. We don’t need your thoughts. We need your actions. We need an assault weapons ban."
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Column: Student-athletes are only human; it's time we make sure we treat them as such
College athletes don't deserve to be treated like this. It's time we start taking that seriously.