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NEWS

Binge drinking can have poor career effects

In college, the shenanigans known as drinking can be a rite of passage, but the effects it can have on the body and career later in life can be devastating. Associate director of career services Garth Motschenbacher said the way people document themselves today can be a problem when looking for a job. “Over 85 percent of employers that visit this campus use social media as part of a background check,” Motschenbacher said.

NEWS

Binge drinking can have poor career effects

In college, the shenanigans known as drinking can be a right of passage, but the effects it can have on the body and career later in life can be devastating. Associate director of career services Garth Motschenbacher said the way people document themselves today can be a problem when looking for a job. “Over 85 percent of employers that visit this campus use social media as part of a background check,” Motschenbacher said.

COMMENTARY

Disco dancing on Bastille Day

I come from an exceedingly frugal family. My parents decided at a young age that instead of taking lavish vacations, they would rather pay for me to go to college debt-free. Although when I was younger I was angry when spring break would come around and I would be home alone while others were on vacation, I appreciate it now more than ever.

COMMENTARY

Disco dancing on Bastille Day

I come from an exceedingly frugal family. My parents decided at a young age that instead of taking lavish vacations, they would rather pay for me to go to college debt-free. Although when I was younger I was angry when spring break would come around and I would be home alone while others were on vacation, I appreciate it now more than ever.

MICHIGAN

Neat cars come to Lansing this weekend

Lansing will turn into a display of the area’s antique, rare and collector cars when the 20th annual Car Capital Celebration kicks into gear this weekend. The family-friendly event will take place July 28 at Adado Riverfront Park, 300 N.

NEWS

Obama admin continues push for college accessibility

President Barack Obama’s administration continued to push for easier accessibility to colleges Monday by creating a new system for prospective students to compare college costs. In a press call Monday afternoon, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said the Department of Education released a new college “shopping sheet” to compare costs, and asked universities to “unravel the mystery of education.” “Too many students I meet across the country tell me the first time they really understood how much debt they were in was when the first bill arrived,” Duncan said.

MSU

Research forum held in Engineering Building

Tuesday, about 225 students, all dressed in their best, flooded the northwest wing of the Engineering Building to participate in the Summer Undergraduate Research Forum. The forum was attended by students from about 60 universities from across the country, and a few from Puerto Rico.

ICE HOCKEY

MSU athletics announces new partnership with Huntington Bank

The bank, whose sponsorship will exceed $5 million, will provide significant funding for the $10 million scoreboard renovations that are underway at Spartan Stadium. The project includes an upgraded sound system, a new 5,300-square foot video scoreboard in the south endzone, two additional video boards on the north end along with a 10-foot high LED ribbon video board that stretches the length of that end of the stadium.

COMMENTARY

Living a blogger's life

The last month or so has been entertaining for me. Let me explain. About eight months ago, after I’d applied to work at The State News and was not immediately hired, I decided to join the staff of a website that covered the Chicago Bulls.

MICHIGAN

City Council continues debate on City Center II, St. Anne's

East Lansing City Council has a loaded docket for its work session scheduled for 7 p.m. today at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road. Among a number of items, council will discuss moving forward with the now defunct City Center II project and possibly take action on a special use permit which would allow for the completion of a fifth floor on the St. Anne’s Loft projects.

NEWS

NCAA Drops Hammer on Penn State for Sandusky Case

The NCAA announced Sunday it would dole out “corrective and punitive measures” against Penn State in the wake of the scandal and subsequent cover up of former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky’s repeated sexual assaults. On Monday, the association made good on its word and dropped the hammer. The penalties include a four-year bowl ban, a $60 million fine, a five-year probation period, scholarship reductions and a vacation of all wins from 1998-2011.