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Black Alumni Association partners with Magic Johnson for scholarship

The Michigan State Black Alumni Association has partnered with Earvin “Magic” Johnson to host an inaugural scholarship fundraiser at the Detroit Golf Club on August 11, 2015. The fundraiser will support the MSUBA endowment fund, the newly established Magic Johnson Scholarship Fund and an expendable fund for students, said Paris Ross, the National President of MSUBA.

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Religious expression is always a possibility on a college campus

If you've never seen the glorious piece of art that is the film "God's Not Dead" then you, my friend, need to. But not if you are looking for any sort of realistic depiction of religion on campus or a reasoned defense of God in front of a largely secular higher education system. If you don't know anything about the movie, it's premise is that an atheist college professor threatens to fail a Christian student for not writing "God is Dead" on a sheet of paper for a philosophy course, unless he proves God's existence in front of the entire class.

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Get to know some big names in MSU athletics

If you are coming to MSU and you enjoy sports you probably already know head football coach Mark Dantonio, quarterback Connor Cook, head basketball coach Tom Izzo or guard Denzel Valentine.  If you follow MSU sports those are the names you always here, this is a look at some of the more unconventional faces in MSU athletics— people that are still important, but don't get as much publicity. Jack Allen The senior center is one of the guys that make the train run offense, football games are won at the line of scrimmage and Allen has helped the Spartans win plenty of games. Allen is coming off of a junior season in which he was named a first-team All-American, a similar performance in the upcoming season could solidify Allen's draft stock. Allen is considered by many to be one of three Spartans that could be first round picks in next year's NFL draft, Cook and Shilique Calhoun

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MSU alumni find success

Michigan State University was founded in 1855 and in 1862 became the nation's first land-grant institution under the Morrill Act of 1962. Today, that same University has expanded to so much more, as there are currently over a half million alumni living around the world. To learn more about just a few of these alumni, take a look below.

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Where to worship on campus

Though organized religion may be declining among millennials, for students and community members who still want to sit in a pew during their holy day to worship God or engage in community life with like-minded individuals, the East Lansing area boasts a number of different houses of worship for those of many different faiths. 

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MSU celebrates students from around the world

MSU embraces and accept diversity internationally on campus. There are students from more than 130 countries on campus.  Here you can learn different cultural values and manners by making friends with international students; taste foods from different countries in the resident halls; and try to learn another languages through courses or your international friends.  For international students, if you are worried about your immigration status, your official paper work, such as I-20, passports and so on.

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Notable landmarks on campus

The Spartan, better known as “Sparty” or “the Spartan Statue,” can be found at the intersections of Red Cedar Road, Kalamazoo Street and Chestnut Road.

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Michigan State has a rich and varied history

On the banks of the Red Cedar, There's a school that's known to all; Its specialty is winning, And those Spartans play good ball; These words carry a tune that Michigan State students, faculty and Alumni have been singing for centuries.