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MSU alumna to bring back MSU Black Book

The Black Book was created by Former MSU Professor Jasmine Lee and four undergraduate students — Triniti Watson, Alexis Frederick, Alexis Wright and Jazmyn Bradford — created the Black Book in 2018, when Watson was a sophomore.

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'I'm not touching that': Student reflects decision to stay out of GameStop buying rally

"Then last week, the first day that it shot up from $16 to $35 I believe, about 80% in a day, I thought about hopping in, but I thought to myself 'I'm not touching that, that is way too volatile of a stock.'" Had he thrown caution out the window and bought in at the $30 point, Business sophomore Jeremy Stevenson said he could've seen a 1000% return. However, Stevenson typically does options trading rather than buying stocks outright, which he said could've made him a millionaire from the GameStop squeeze.

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MSU students reflect on the meaning the American flag holds for them

The 13 stripes of the American flag represent the original 13 colonies, and the stars represent the 50 states of the nation. The red symbolizes hardiness and valor, white purity and innocence and blue vigilance, perseverance and justice.  Although the flag’s intention is clear, to represent the nation, its meaning has come to change as years have gone by since it’s creation.