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Street style: Kyle Ribant

Advertising junior Kyle Ribant has given up on traditional means of purchasing clothing and turned to the Internet to do his shopping. Ribant said he is attracted to cyber shopping because of the many opportunities to find sales on clothing.

COMMENTARY

ASMSU’s CATA app not out of reach

In September, ASMSU’s officers collectively decided to cancel ASMSU’s annual retreat and reallocate the funds for the purpose of developing a mobile application which would allow students to visually locate an on-campus bus route via the vehicle’s real-time GPS location.

COMMENTARY

American hypocrisy in full view

I recently came across an article in The New York Times. I read that the Obama administration will be using foreign aid to as a tool to promote gay rights across the globe.

NEWS

American hypocrisy in full view

I recently came across an article in The New York Times. I read that the Obama administration will be using foreign aid to as a tool to promote gay rights across the globe. The article quoted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who criticized countries that discriminate people based on sexual orientation, along with a reference to a $3 million program she implemented that will aid gay rights organizations. President Barack Obama did not state in the memorandum if foreign aid will be cut directly from countries with poor treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, communities, but the aid will be a tool used in some way. This is great news for those in support of LGBT rights across the globe.

COMMENTARY

MSU Board’s meetings invoke uncertainty

A ring of uncertainty surrounds the MSU Board of Trustees’ closed-door meetings. The day before most open meetings, the board holds work sessions that are closed to the public— a practice that should unsettle students.