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Mind Games

It was an idea Nick Saban and Tom Izzo had talked about together years ago, back when the duo roamed the sidelines of the Spartans’ most high-profile sports as two of the hottest young college coaches in the country.

MICHIGAN

Study shows rise in youth unemployment

MSU alumna Julie Zimmerman’s job search has been ripe with frustration. Since graduating in May, Zimmerman has been on almost a dozen job interviews and heard nothing back, leaving her discouraged about beginning her career. “Looking for a job in itself is a full-time job,” she said.

NEWS

ASMSU, COGS to vote on IMPACT 89FM tax money

Although MSU’s undergraduate student government, ASMSU, and the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, are slated to vote on whether to grant Impact 89FM its already-collected student tax money at their respective meetings this week, radio station general manager Ed Glazer is more concerned with the station’s other financial troubles.

MICHIGAN

Students celebrate Hanukkah away from home

Hillel hosted the menorah-building event to make it easier for students to practice Hanukkah traditions, which begins at sundown this Saturday, in their dorm rooms and apartments while they’re at school, instead of relaxing with their families at home.

MSU

Insurance requirements upset faculty

Faculty and administrators spent almost an hour voicing their concerns and discussing the dependent eligibility verification process, which requires those who cover a dependant under their MSU health plan to send indicated documentation that might include a copy of a marriage license or birth certificate, by Jan. 3, 2013.

MICHIGAN

House considers insurance changes

As lawmakers debate a bill that could lessen Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s dominance in the health insurance marketplace, the American Medical Association released a study this week stating Michigan’s market is one of the least competitive in the U.S.

COMMENTARY

‘Fiscal cliff’ deal necessary

After November’s election, many U.S. representatives and senators were unseated, and their terms will end in January. These congressmen and congresswomen now are serving their “lame duck” period as representatives, a time usually defined by inactivity and a lack of productivity among our government.

COMMENTARY

No such thing as ‘war on Christmas’

Christmas season is a wonderful time of the year for many people. When the leftovers from the Thanksgiving turkey finally have been finished, and students begin working hard to defeat the looming finals, one thing is on most people’s minds: Dec. 25.