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A thank-you from a grateful Spartan mother

Within a mother, you’ll find a sense of duty to do all that they can to ensure the well-being of their child.  This is true of one Michigan State University alumna. She is not only a Spartan — she’s a mother, as well. She, along with her husband, are both Spartan alumni with a daughter attending MSU. In recent weeks, they placed an anonymous advertisement in the State News — not an advertisement of goods and services, but an advertisement of thanks. 

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Sustainability of MSU's postgame cleanup requires city-wide effort

Although cleaning up East Lansing after a football game is a sweeping, weekend-long affair, there appears to be no significant push to emphasize sustainability in a way different from any other day. From trash left on the ground to recyclables ending up in a landfill, this leaves a lot of room for improvement in making game days environmentally friendly.