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Dueling Column: Living in the past: that's the Michigan Difference
It's that time of year again, it's the battle for Paul Bunyan. No. 7-ranked MSU (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) vs.
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State Senator's "yes means yes" legislation a step in the right direction for consent education
Given the recent statistics on sexual assault in the state of Michigan, Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing) continues to promote his “yes means yes” bill within the Michigan Senate.
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Column: Airplanes, injuries and other malfunctions for MSU football
The Spartans flight home from Piscataway, N.J. was delayed Saturday night after their charter malfunctioned. But you know what, sometimes the plane just isn’t ready to fly – then again, sometimes it has no choice.
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Two-year-wait for counseling center director puts students' mental health at risk
Open Letter to the Student Body Regarding Mental Health When it comes to health, students often think solely about their physical health and the benefits that accompany an active lifestyle.
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STEM disciplines not immune from current events
Being a senior pursuing degrees in both the College of Engineering and the College of Arts and Letters, I can attest to a stark contrast in the content of class discourse.
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COLUMN: Human trafficking is a real issue, not to be sensationalized.
Modern slavery is often times depicted as a phenomenon that occurs abroad, especially in third world or war-torn countries.
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Pope Francis’s humanity is not a left-wing agenda
This particular Pope has been a controversial leader since his induction in 2013, as he is the first papal leader to comment openly (and perhaps non-traditionally) on modern political issues such as income inequality, treatment of the LGBTQ community, and climate change.
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Column: New Izzone ticket package not so bad
An editorial by the State News staff on Izzone ticket prices has been taking some major heat today by respected followers, so let’s all take a deep breath and clear the air. MSU students paid $170 for 12 games this past season, about $14 per game.
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Column: Don't pass up on football success
Spartan fans have before them a unique opportunity. For the first time since 1966, MSU football is ranked No.
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Column: Yes means yes, and anything else means no
As the world economy continues its rapid globalization and expansion, it is more vital than ever that we maintain our higher education system’s integrity and intrinsic social value.
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Editorial: Recent ranking of MSU as the most dangerous campus in the country is misleading
You may have recently heard that MSU was ranked the most dangerous college campus in the country.
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Column: Affirmative consent will muddy the waters with sexual assault
In the wake of the release of the report finding Michigan State at fault for creating a “sexually hostile learning environment,” the rate of sexual assaults on campus and what can be done about them are being discussed now more than ever.
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Column: Finding your career can happen by accident
Like many of the best things in life, I stumbled into the insurance industry completely by accident.
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Editorial: MSU desperately needs to update intramural sports facilities
MSU has one of the best basketball and football programs in the Big Ten, but you wouldn't be able to tell by the state of our intramural sports facilities. While star quarterbacks and point guards enjoy top of the line fields and courts, regular students are left with run-down buildings and pathetic equipment to use. At other universities, students enjoy amenities like lazy rivers, rock climbing walls, and even free kayaking lessons. So the burning question on our minds is: why do our facilities suck so much? Last year, with the introduction of a new provost, MSU launched the healthy campus initiative, aimed at making "MSU one of the healthiest places to live and work." During the last year students have heard healthy campus initiative tossed around regarding such things as a new tobacco ban on campus, different ways of tackling the stresses of college, and confronting mental health in a constructive way.
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Editorial: MSU must take a harder line with sexual assault workshops
Back in April 2014, a State News investigation found MSU had allowed a sexual assault case to drag on for 235 days — well outside the bounds of its own 120-day deadline, and certainly outside the 60-day deadline mandated by the 2011 "Dear Colleague" Letter, which introduced guidelines for Title IX compliance.
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Letter: MSU has long road ahead after federal findings
The OCR’s report offers a sobering look inside the innermost workings of the university’s response to complaints of sexual violence and harassment. Rather than seeking to deflect or minimize the OCR’s findings, the university should respond with humility; apologizing for past mistakes and demonstrate their commitment to improvement by transparently adhering to their consent agreement with the OCR.
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The State News makes changes to print product, website
These are just a few of the changes we’re making to bring you a better State News.
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LETTER: Boy Scouts on campus demonstrate insensitivity to Native American traditions
Anyone on campus this week knows that Boy Scouts seem to have invaded nearly every corner of MSU.
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Harper Lee’s new novel changes a literary classic
If you went to high school in the United States and took required English classes, then you read Harper Lee’s classic “To Kill a Mockingbird.” After being published in 1960, the novel became a definitive piece of American education.
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PACE on patrol
Sometimes they go by bike, other times they go by car. They’re a familiar sight to students living and driving around East Lansing, and for those who get ticketed, they’re often a source of frustration.