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The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has spread around the world faster than any disease could.

FOOTBALL

MSU dedicates completion of the North End Zone of Spartan Stadium

For months, students and staff have seen the Northern End Zone entrance at Spartan Stadium as a pile of construction equipment and hard hats.

MICHIGAN

Deceased student had yet to take classes at MSU

On Jiayi Dai’s last post on Instagram, there are comments wishing for her to rest in peace -some in English and some in Mandarin.The 19-year-old MSU student from Beijing, China was found dead in the 300 block of Pin Oak Lane in East Lansing Saturday morning.According to her Facebook page, it wasn’t Dai’s first time in the United States, but it was her first time in East Lansing.

SPORTS

Similar to the football team, field hockey looks to solidify place in national spotlight this season

This fall, there is one team at MSU that is vying to defend its Big Ten title after a season in which an extended tournament run wasn’t initially expected.No, it is not the Rose Bowl Championship football team. It is the Spartan field hockey team, fresh off an Elite Eight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, that will look to exceed expectations once again in 2014.