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Student group creates 'F.A.M.I.L.Y.' on campus

Treasure Roberts
October 20, 2015

When transitioning to college, students can feel lost and it can be difficult to find a niche.   A new organization on campus called F.A.M.I.L.Y., which stands for "Forget about me, I love you," was created to make sure even when students are away from home, they can still be a part of a family.  F.A.M.I.L.Y.’s mission is to cultivate relationships through people of different races.  Members of the organization have served the community by mentoring inner-Detroit elementary school students, held a community wide baby shower for women in the greater Lansing area and created a spa day for cancer patients from Sparrow Hospital. “Once you reach the point where you can give back and you actually act upon it, it’s a feeling like no other," Kevin Nichols, elementary education and human development and family services sophomore said. "It is like one of the best feelings you can have."  Food industry management senior Sherria Hamilton said she knows what it feels like to go without and not to have.  “I’m giving them something to believe in, most importantly I’m giving them love, Hamilton said.

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Vinyl popularity on the rise for music lovers

Ian Wendrow
October 18, 2015

There are two noticeable sounds you’ll hear inside a record store. The quiet flop of cardboard covers hitting each other as customers flip through vinyls or the mild crinkling sound from packaging being removed as people sample unique finds on the store’s public turntable. It’s a sound familiar to Cameryn Shepich, a comparative cultures and politics senior, who has made it a weekly habit to visit East Lansing’s local vinyl shops. His journey into vinyl collecting began during his sophomore year in Case Hall.

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Students pursue love of gaming through video game design

Kateria Hines
October 16, 2015

Making video games is a dream for some gamers out there, but for some students it is a reality. Spartasoft is a game development organization, which focuses on preparing undergraduate students for the game design and development minor. This organization is not limited to people interested in the minor — anyone who has a passion for learning about how to create their own video games can join. “I think the biggest thing that (people) should know about Spartasoft, is that they don’t need to have any skills in game development to join," media and information senior Connor Kurtz said. "You just need to want to make games, and we’ll teach you from the ground up."  Kurtz has been involved with Spartasoft since his freshman year and is currently serving as the president of the organization. Spartasoft was established at MSU in 2001 and has grown significantly since then. During weekly meetings, the E-board along with some advanced members help the new members get adjusted to the game design software. Each week, members will learn about the different components when it comes to game design.

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Students try the cupcake challenge

Ariana Taylor
October 13, 2015

Recently, the cupcake challenge has taken over the MSU Snapchat story. The goal is to eat a whole cupcake in one bite and without using hands. The State News asked students to try out the challenge and see if they could be successful. 

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MSU premieres play as part of Big Ten Theatre Consortium

Kateria Hines
October 13, 2015

Incidents of racism have been prone to the U.S. for years now, but particularly on college campuses this has been an issue as well. Baltimore by Kristen Greenidge is a thought-provoking play that deals with the issue of racism on a college campus. The name of the play comes from a poem written by Countee Cullen called Incident, which discusses Baltimore in the context of racism. The play follows college freshmen, as they have to take on the issue of blatant racism after a racial drawing is written on someone’s whiteboard. Kristy Allen is a first year MFA candidate and portrays Dean Hernandez in the play spoke with the State News about why the play is important. “Regardless of what people feel like about the incident that is portrayed in the play, it leaves the audience with at least the idea that they should be able to have a conversation about race,” Allen said.