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College of Osteopathic medicine and Eli Broad College to offer joint MBA program

Effective fall semester of 2015, the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Eli Broad College of Business will be collaborating to offer a joint Master’s of Business Administration and Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine program.  The statement was released last week by MSUToday.  The program will help medical students develop business skills that are becoming more and more crucial, especially with the evolution of the U.S.

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Humans of East Lansing

“I’m 26. I’m married with two kids. And I’m a retired underwater welder. ... I’ve worked in the Gulf and up and down the coast. I even worked for NASA. ... I left underwater welding because it’s very dangerous. There’s a short life expectancy. I came back to school because I wanted something better for my kids and my family.”

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Head athletic coordinator Bob Knickerbocker to retire after three decades with MSU

The town of Cincinnatus, New York is a rural farming town of just over 1,000 people, and it isn't the place that many people get the opportunity to leave from. Bob Knickerbocker was one of the lucky few that did get to leave. Knickerbocker has been the head athletic equipment coordinator since 1983, and has helped oversee some of the uniform changes that MSU athletics have seen in the past few seasons. He will retire following this school year, but it will come after a long and fulfilling ride with MSU. "This kind of life has been very exciting for me," he said.

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Utilize deals, coupons and apps to save on dining

The first and most obvious of these strategies is going to the grocery store. It’s no secret buying and cooking one’s own meals is the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to save money, and stores like Kroger and Meijer are the most popular places for students to flock