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COLUMN: MSU football is stuck in a youthful limbo

Some dreams die young. MSU football's died in infancy. After shocking the world last season behind heart attack victories en route to the College Football Playoff, MSU unveiled the naive mantra of “Back2Back.” It had that childish pretense of wanting to grow up a superhero before learning the realities that magic, Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy do not exist outside the mind and flying, requires wings.

MSU

Off-campus meal plans more expensive, but convenient students say

When it comes to choosing whether to live on or off campus, one thing many students have to consider is how they will eat. One of the major benefits of living on campus is the ease of access to the dining halls. For a certain amount of money per semester, students “living-on” get unlimited access to all the dining halls on campus. However, the plans differ for students off-campus.

FEATURES

Retired MSU staff member hopes to bring back MSU Bridge Club

Retired MSU physics staff member Eugene Kales is trying to rekindle student interest in the MSU Bridge Club. Kales, who has been teaching Bridge, a trick-taking card game, for around 30 years, used to be the faculty advisor for the club. However, the last member of the organization graduated this past year and there’s a new need for interested students, Kales said.

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Bond between tenant, emotional support cat overcomes barriers

During her sophomore year at MSU, political science senior Greta Carlson was taken to Sparrow Hospital for three days on suicide watch. Carlson was suffering from depression and anxiety that stemmed from being sexually assaulted twice and having people doubt her when she told her story, she said. Although she had just started counseling in the sexual assault program, it wasn’t enough to escape how she felt.