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NEWS

New budget calls for low tuition for Fed money

President Barack Obama laid out plans to make college more affordable in his federal budget proposal released Monday, including efforts to keep university tuition costs low and extend a helping hand for financially-strained students.

NEWS

Political battle for casino continues

Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette are continuing the tug of war with Lansing officials over a controversial casino proposal in the city’s downtown, further pitting city and state politicians against each other as the project’s likelihood appears dim.

NEWS

Police Brief 02/14/12

A 22-year-old female student employee reported she was assaulted around 5 p.m. Feb. 7 on the second floor of the Main Library, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

MICHIGAN

Tex-Mex chain set to arrive in E.L.

This spring, a new taste of Tex-Mex food is expected to make its way downtown. A new branch of Moe’s Southwest Grill, a national fast-casual southwestern restaurant, is expected to open later this spring inside the former site of OZ Gallery and Hand-Blown Glass, 551 E. Grand River Ave. The location is just down the street from Panchero’s, 125 E. Grand River Ave., and Chipotle, 539 E. Grand River Ave.

MSU

New version of GMAT requires increased student preparation

Time is running out for students interested in taking the current version of the Graduate Management Admission Test, or GMAT. Starting in June, the new version of the GMAT will include an integrated reasoning section that will replace one of the writing sections of the test, said Andrew Mitchell, Kaplan Test Prep’s director of pre-business programs.

MICHIGAN

Study: freebies cost companies big money

As many people throughout the nation prepare to purchase gifts and fancy dinners for their sweethearts this Valentine’s Day, a different kind of sweetheart might be giving away those gifts for free. Sweethearting is a term used to describe the act of a company employee giving food products, retail items or other services to friends and family at a reduced cost or at no charge.

MSU

RHA members attend statewide conference

With its spring election season just around the corner, starting with presidential elections next week, the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, are using suggestions from other Michigan universities to transition to new leadership. Delegates from MSU joined students from nine other Michigan universities last weekend for the annual Michigan Organization of Residence Hall Associations, or MORHA, conference at Grand Valley State University.

MSU

Europe dominates study abroad destinations

Before Maxwell Olivero traveled to Dubai during his freshman year, he never had been exposed to such a religiously devoted population, watching the people pray five times a day and changing his perspective on religion.

COMMENTARY

Divided, United Nations too weak

Conservative politicians often portray the United Nations as a powerful monster, poised to gobble up the United States and other countries and put them under alien rule. The reality, of course, is quite different.