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FEATURES

Important spring break safety tips for any vacation location

For Lyndsey Kubbe,  her planned spring break trip to Cancún  is something she's been excited about for quite some time. But heading to a foreign country has made her think of her safety.The supply chain management sophomorecl said she went through a travel agent because she and her friends are not going with their parents.

COMMENTARY

Having a job teaches time-management skills

There’s one thing that college students could use more of, regardless of who they are or what they are studying. It’s not more food, it’s not more alcohol and it’s not more money, although all of those would be extremely nice to have more of. Ask most students around and I’m sure they would all agree that above all of those, they would like to have more time.

FEATURES

Finding their faith

Each morning, Mohkam Singh brushes his hair for 10 to 15 minutes before he wraps it all into a turban. His hair, which falls to the middle of his back, has never been cut. And Singh, a human biology senior, doesn't plan on cutting it in the future.

FEATURES

Student organization focuses on community service

No rewards, no personal gain, just helping other people and linking communities together - those are the main goals of student charity organization Community Action and Response Experience at MSU.The group is comprised of 20 to 50 active members at a time. President Deanna Schaferch said they usually organize community service events that are open to anyone who may be interested or who can work it into their schedules. 

MICHIGAN

Trayvon Martin's attorney comes to Lansing

On the day before the second anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death, the Martin family’s attorney Benjamin L. Crump gave a speech to law students at Thomas M. Cooley Law School, advising them to use their education to make the world a better place.

MICHIGAN

Trial involving adoption laws in Michigan begins

DETROIT - The signs and people outside of the federal courthouse in Detroit signaled one thing: the beginning of the DeBoer v. Snyder trial Tuesday morning.The case involves adoption laws for same-sex couples in Michigan. In October 2013, Judge Bernard Friedman brought the issue of same-sex marriage to the fold.