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Cleverly composed

Marilyn King
October 13, 2008

Who decided it’s not ok to wear white after Labor Day? Does it matter if your shoes don’t match your belt? These questions, along with many others, are challenged by the fashionably savvy every season — and this fall is no exception. Stores such as Forever 21 and H&M are making runway styles more accessible to the everyday fashion enthusiast and helping students stay stylish while on a college budget, said Amanda Briglio, president of MSU’s Student Apparel Design Association.

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SN style: Dormmates bend rules to create unique space

Marilyn King
October 13, 2008

The State News caught up with English junior Liza Polaskey and anthropology senior Jennifer Savage, roommates in Landon Hall who like to break all the rules. The roomies painted the walls in their dorm room and wrote on them with Sharpie markers. They also incorporated African decorations and thrift-store style for a look unlike anyone else’s abode.

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Home teeth whitening effective, can cause pain

Stephanie Goldberg
October 13, 2008

For Leah Miller, it was about accentuating her favorite feature. Regardless of the reason, many students find themselves taking measures to ensure their pearly whites are just that. Miller, a general management freshman, said she has been using Crest Whitestrips every four months for more than a year to keep her smile bright. “I feel better when my teeth look nice,” she said. “It’s the one thing I really like about myself.”

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Freshman fifteen Q's

College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and her perspective on her new frontier.

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Presidential living

Sarah Harbison
October 7, 2008

Tucked away behind the Union and across the street from Landon Hall is a house many students don’t even know exists. The brick house, surrounded by landscaping and magnolia trees, is easy for students to pass by as they shuffle through their days running from class to work to the library.

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SN decor: Musician transforms room into inspirational mecca

Kara Paliokas
October 6, 2008

Filled with instruments and album covers, Ian Garlock’s room in his house on Beal Street is a music-inspired trip. The telecommunication, information studies and media junior let The State News into his eccentric and eclectic bedroom, which doubles as his office, to tell us how important it is to follow your own rules when decorating your room.

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The cutting edge

Cell phones may have made communication easier, but likemost gadgets, there’s a time and place. Here are some helpful tips for cell phone etiquette:

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Love in the time of texting

Marilyn King
October 6, 2008

Technology ruined a first date for Jake Emling. The biochemistry freshman went on a date with a girl who, instead of striking up conversation and attempting to have a good time, was text messaging the entire night, he said. “Everybody wants to know what everyone is doing at that given time,” Emling said. “The focus should be on the person you’re with — not the fact that this person is doing this right now, we should go see them, or so-and-so is having a party over there.”

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Student models hit runway for charity

Dan Faas
October 2, 2008

Fashion shows are not typical staples of homecoming festivities, but Cyrus McNeal, an MSU alumnus and founder of PS Magazine, hopes his second annual ICONZ Fashion Show will be Homecoming weekend’s main event.