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COMMENTARY

More proof needed for intervention in Syria

This week, U.N. inspectors are investigating claims of chemical weapons used in Syria, according international media. The international community is waiting to hear what they find. Meanwhile, White House officials already have pinned the attack on the Syrian government citing “undeniable” proof.

COMMENTARY

Cherish the present

May 2014. A date that at one point seemed so far away is now about nine months in the future. And with that date comes graduation and the promise (or possibility) of adulthood, and entering the ‘real’ world.

FOOTBALL

Is Maxwell the right choice for QB?

Andrew Maxwell, the bell tolls for thee. Months of speculation and criticism of the MSU quarterback equation has led head coach Mark Dantonio and staff to the same answer in the form of Maxwell, who’s set to start against Western Michigan at 8 p.m. Friday at Spartan Stadium.

FOOTBALL

Maxwell is the man

After weeks of anticipation, MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio has named senior Andrew Maxwell his starting quarterback for Friday’s game against Western Michigan.

NEWS

Obama unveils college affordability plan

President Barack Obama on Thursday announced a plan to potentially lower the cost of college tuition by tying it to a new university ranking system. Working with Secretary of Education Arnie Duncan, the Obama Administration is set to have the program up-and-running by 2015, giving grants to colleges and universities that lower tuition fees, more graduates with less debt and higher post-graduation incomes a larger share of federal financial aid to nudge the sticker price down. “We will help more students afford college; we’ll help more students graduate from college,” Obama said in a speech at the University of Buffalo, in Buffalo, N.Y.