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STUDENTS

Sorority recruitment style guide: What to know if you're planning to rush

Later this week about 1,000 Spartans will be going through the sorority recruitment process for the Panhellenic Council. This can be an extremely intimidating process, but for many this leads to lifelong a sisterhood that expands far beyond collegiate walls. With the formality of each event slightly increasing per round, it can be challenging to find items that shows off your personality and fits the tone of each day.

STUDENTS

Inside the Suit: Sparty lives double-life as mascot and student

The mascot who pranks Michigan State University students in the library and runs out on the football field just might be your current classmate. Noah Vermeulen and John Morrison, recent graduates of MSU and the Sparty Mascot Program, lived double-lives during their time in East Lansing, keeping their Sparty identity hidden until graduation. The secret brought challenges and meaningful moments that only Sparty can experience.

STUDENTS

MSU SURVIVAL GUIDE: Coming to Michigan from out of state is a learning curve

Everyone seemingly spoke a different language as they told me what “township” they were from, a word I only knew from a farm app; repeatedly corrected me for daring to say “soda” and not pop; balked when I pronounced “Mackinac” the way that it’s spelled (my bad); had their Midwest accent warp words like “milk” into “melk” as they failed five times to teach me euchre.