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COMMENTARY

MSU is too digital, too impersonal

I spent more than a week submitting my application to MSU. My best friends, sister and parents extensively combed through it with me. Not because it was extremely tedious, although it was, but because it was online.

FEATURES

Storied history

Just as the term Spartan has established the culture of the university, there are many iconic places rooted deep in MSU’s past that continue to serve as emblems for the Spartan experience, and carry this same feeling of pride that has evolved from generation to generation.

MEN'S SOCCER

In absence, Montague showed leadership ability for men's soccer

The men’s soccer team (4-1-1 overall, 1-0 conference) have reeled off two straight wins after losing to Valparaiso 1-0 on Sept. 11 and they’ve done it without some key players, asking others to step up in their place. The game is not all MSU lost on Sept. 11, as the Spartans lost team captain senior forward Adam Montague. His loss was immediately felt in the game as head coach Damon Rensing cited it as a factor in the loss.

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MSU police recommend international students review US laws

With each new year comes a new class of international students who might be unfamiliar with American laws, and it’s a joint effort between MSU police and the Office for International Students and Scholars to educate them on laws, specifically those involving traffic and alcohol. OISS Director Peter Briggs said students are required to attend orientation at the beginning of the year, but his office also facilitates weekly sessions that discuss different topics about life in the U.S.

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MSU basketball player Keenan Wetzel writes short film starring former basketball player Delvon Roe

After five months of pre-production, the crew of “The Cager” has wrapped up taping the short film about a basketball player who gets injured in college. “He was supposed to be the top-10 pick in the country and gets hurt during one of his games and isn’t able to go to the pros,” Eightfold Marketing and Creative CEO and founder Nicholas Stachurski

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Sparty competing in Capital One Mascot Challenge

Sparty will be competing in the Capital One Mascot Challenge again this year.The Capital One Mascot challenge is a contest where fans vote for their favorite mascot. The winning school will get a $20,000 scholarship toward its mascot program.