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COMMENTARY

Online bullying needs proactive approach

There were bullies before the Internet. But the advent of social networks and online anonymity is making it easier for students to be bullied. According to a recent poll by The Associated Press and MTV, 71 percent of participants 14-24 years old believe slurs are more common digitally than in person. Younger people don’t realize the potential ramifications of bullying on the Internet, and that might explain the rise of bullying online. In this day and age, more and more of our everyday communication is digital.

SOCCER

Men's soccer has time to turn around season

The MSU men’s soccer team has started the season off on a sour note — 1-5-2 — but it’s not the end of the world. Last year, the team ended on a 0-4-1 skid before the NCAA tournament and still managed a trip to the Sweet 16.

NEWS

Disproportionate diversity

After growing up in Southfield, Mich., food industry management senior Victoria Johnson was excited to enroll at MSU and join a big college campus with a greater level of diversity than her hometown.