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COMMENTARY

Actions of few taint university name

Recently, violent acts have plagued the front page of The State News, gaining the attention of the East Lansing community, and, in some cases, international attention. There is no doubt that crime likely will happen on any college campus, but the severity of these crimes being committed by MSU students is tainting how the university is viewed across the world.

COMMENTARY

Positives found in professor’s ordeal

By now, everyone has heard the sensationalized story of the MSU professor who had a nervous breakdown in class this week. Pictures have been circulated, comments made and stories written. If you have started reading this one, I sincerely hope you read it all the way to the end. I won’t keep you long.

COMMENTARY

MSU campus should be smoke-free

I am writing in support of your recent editorial titled “MSU should consider smoke-free campus.” As a freshman living on campus, I agree that secondhand smoke is a problem that should be addressed. As a runner, I am concerned about keeping fit and healthy, and do not wish to be exposed to the problems and diseases caused by secondhand smoke exposure.

MSU

MSU hosts agriculture summit

Tokyo professors raised glasses of Michigan wine with MSU officials Wednesday night as part of the 12th annual International Student Summit and Symposium on Higher Education in Agriculture.

FOOTBALL

True Strength

For Dion Sims, there’s no more time to wait. He waited a year for the chance to be a part of the MSU football team (3-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) after being suspended for his involvement in the theft of 104 Detroit Public Schools computers in 2010.

MSU

Graduate enrollment statistics steady

Despite a slight decrease in enrollment from last fall, the MSU graduate school has seen an increase of about 11 percent from where the school stood a decade ago — about 8 percent more than the average graduate-school enrollment, according to a recent report from the Council of Graduate Schools.

NEWS

Debate focuses on economy, education

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney squared off in their first debate Wednesday evening, hoping to persuade undecided voters on education and tax issues and highlighting college costs within the first few minutes of the debate.

MSU

250-plus companies attend career gallery

As headlines of a broken job market and a lack of hiring opportunities fill the news, hundreds of companies came to campus Wednesday to prove they still are on the hunt for strong candidates for employment.

MSU

RHA to host Spartan Sprint

The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, will provide students with an opportunity to pre-emptively handle the calories from Halloween candy at the end of October.

FOOTBALL

Dantonio aims to jump-start receiving corps

With the way the receiving game has struggled through five weeks of the season, it wasn’t a huge surprise when MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio bumped junior wideout Bennie Fowler to second string in favor of true freshman Aaron Burbridge.