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Price of student health insurance plan increases for international students

When looking at hospitality business senior Xi Cheng’s account details for fall semester 2014, there is a $901 bill for international students’ insurance, which has been automatically added to her student fees.Xi Cheng is a senior international student from China, and said the price of insurance has raised year by year since she started studying at MSU.

MSU

Students, faculty members express admiration for graffiti on campus

Art is a subjective topic, leaving the viewer to find meaning and judge the work. However, when art clashes with destruction of property, consequences can be brutal.Campus features plenty of graffiti, with some locations, such as bridges and dumpsters, being hotspots for such activity.One such location is the bridge on Farm Lane near the rock.

VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball splits Big Ten/Pac-12 challenge in Oregon

The Spartan volleyball team (5-3 overall) returned home on Sunday with one more loss and one more win after splitting two games in the Big Ten/Pac-12 challenge.“We played two quality Pac-12 teams,” head coach Cathy George said. “I think there were areas where we grew and areas where we need to get sharper as a whole.”

MSU

Conference for Latino youths comes to the Wharton Center

The Wharton Center will host the 13th Annual Advocates for Latino Student Advancement in Michigan Education (ALSAME) Youth Conference this Tuesday.ALSAME is a non-profit organization whose ultimate goal is to turn college dreams into reality for the Latino students in Michigan.The ALSAME Youth Conference will take place 9 a.m.

MSU

Coming together

Breslin Center was overflowing with swarms of people attending the annual Spartan Spectacular event on Sunday evening.

MSU

ASMSU holds first meeting of the semester

The Associated Students of Michigan State University general assembly met for the first time on Thursday , appointing representatives to schools that were unrepresented at the beginning of the semester.

COMMENTARY

Break down language barriers with time and attention

“Are ya goin’ to the meetin’ er whaa?”Strung together in quick succession and wrapped in an authentic up-north drawl, the question was nearly incomprehensible on first listen.When I heard it, I just stopped in the middle of the hallway and stared at my teacher, who’d said it. I tried to process, doing a little Yooper-to-English translation in my head.It took me a second, but I got it.