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MSU

Buying used bus passes comes with risks

When passes are purchased on campus at Sparty’s, the police department, or the MSU ID Office the student must present an MSU ID to confirm enrollment in the university and the ID will then be linked to the pass. A new policy that has been implemented provides students with a free replacement pass if the pass is reported lost or stolen.

MSU

Tony Hawley remembered at candlelight vigil

“For he’s an Alpha Sig,” became the song recited by a large group of mourners Friday night at the rock on Farm Lane, in a memorial for recently deceased applied engineering sciences senior Anthony Hawley . Called Tony by those who knew him, Hawley passed away Thursday night.

MSU

Adaptive Sports Day brings new perspectives, sense of belonging

Saturday marked MSU’s first Adaptive Sports Day hosted by the Council of Students with Disabilities at IM Sports-Circle.

NEWS

MSU suspends classes until noon on Monday

MSU is suspending classes and operations until noon on Monday, due to inclement weather, according to MSU's website. Lansing Community College and U-M have suspended all Monday classes.  Snow continues to fall in East Lansing, and forecasts predict up to 10 inches of snow. 

FEATURES

Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers have Lansing, MSU ties

Joe Hertler has always loved music, ever since he began singing in the shower as a little kid. As he grew older and his music went from shower to stage, Hertler’s aspirations grew.

SPORTS

Four takeaways from men's basketball win over Rutgers

For the first time in a while, MSU strung together a performance that left viewers with positivity, as one of the usual suspects had a dominant game and a few other Spartans reminded us of their importance. Senior forward Branden Dawson had yet another terrific Big Ten performance, scoring 17 points and collecting 10 rebounds in a 71-51 victory over Rutgers.

MSU

Students voice concerns at task force town hall

More than 200 students filed into the Brody auditorium last night for the MSU Task Force on Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence town hall meeting. The Task Force’s goals for the meeting last night were to provide a review of MSU activities related to sexual assault and relationship violence related to recommendations made in the 2014 task force report, review what MSU has been doing to help students effectively and ineffectively, and to get input from members of MSU’s community. It was apparent last night that students care deeply about the issue of sexual assault and relationship violence on campus.