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Dinner preps students for professional meals

Slurping soup is not recommended at a professional dinner, but some habits are hard to break.Many students who wanted to ensure they knew proper protocol for a meal with a prospective employer learned how to properly go about it at a professional prep dinner hosted by the MSU Federal Credit Union Wednesday night.

MICHIGAN

Lansing kicks off annual Relay for Life

To kick off the start of this year’s Relay for Life, Lansing residents and cancer survivors came together to inform people on how to get involved in the relay which will take place this summer.

MICHIGAN

Investigation: Office of Civil Rights reps meet with student groups

As a part of the U.S. Department of Education’s plan to investigate MSU’s handling of alleged sexual assault and sexual violence complaints, representatives from the department’s Office for Civil Rights, or OCR, are visiting campus this week to hear from students.Department of Education spokesman Jim Bradshaw told The State News Monday that it is currently investigating Title IX sexual harassment and violence complaints that are pending against MSU. Neither the OCR nor MSU have provided additional information regarding the claims.

FEATURES

Sequestered beneath four floors of traditionally-bound books in the Main Library, more than 200,000 comic books are safely nestled in protective plastic, waiting for eager eyes searching for a graphic novel fix.“Special Collections” signs act as guides through the cluster of shelves in the library’s basement. Once inside the Special Collections reading room, both the curious and the scholarly simply need to tell thepresent faculty member what they are looking for.

FEATURES

Student creates delivery service

It was Saturday morning when prenursing freshman Nick Holcman laid in his bed craving Taco Bell.He wanted it, but he could not fill his appetite. He didn't have a car and was unwilling to make the journey from East Holden to Grand River on foot.

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.