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Note-sharing sites fall under legal grey area for students
For accounting sophomore Tyler Lynch, karma has been the key to his success at MSU.
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Conversion therapy harmful, upsetting to LBGT community
Joshua Gronlund has never felt pressured to “convert.”
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Applying early key to landing summer internships
As classes wrap up and finals are quickly approaching, some students also are facing stress from another source — their search for summer jobs and internships.
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Michigan Attorney General appeals affirmative action decision to U.S. Supreme Court
Attorney General Bill Schuette filed a request with the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to re-examine an appeals court’s override of a statewide ban on using affirmative action in university admissions.
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D'Annunzio's bill passes in House
After months of deliberation, Brandon D’Annunzio’s law passed the House of Representatives unanimously Thursday and is one step closer to becoming a law.
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MSU space balloon lifts off, goal to observe weather patterns
On Thursday afternoon, an MSU professor and students sent a weather balloon into space at the Detroit/Pontiac, Mich. Weather Forecast Office in White Lake, Mich., that contained five high-definition cameras and a GPS unit in hopes to make a documentary of a behind-the-scenes look at the process of sending a weather balloon into space.
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Palestine requests 'nonmember state status' in United Nations
After a turbulent month, Fred Goldberg is back to his old grind.
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Snyder gives hope for energy proposal
Just three weeks after Michiganians voted down a proposal to etch renewable energy requirements in the Michigan Constitution, Gov. Rick Snyder maintained the importance of resetting energy standard goals, but said this time, it should be under the oversight of the legislature.
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MSU sees decrease in testing for HIV
Although HIV often can seem like a topic easier to avoid than to address, the issue specifically is something college-aged students should start becoming more aware of, according to a recent study.
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Despite rumors, Facebook owns user rights
For the past week, Facebook has been buzzing with posts about users’ rights to their comments and photos, as some people have posted statuses stating Facebook does not have the right to use their private property.
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‘Fight Club’ executive speaks to students
The first rule of Fight Club: You do not talk about Fight Club.
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‘Teen Mom’ stars to speak on campus
Catelynn and Tyler from MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom” reality TV shows will be visiting campus on Thursday.
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Students make holiday cards at rock for overseas troops
For kinesiology freshman Allie Martinek, writing a holiday card for troops overseas was not for just anyone; it was in honor of her half brother currently serving in Afghanistan.
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E.L. survey shows increase in sold parking permits
After the city conducted a survey to monitor its current parking system, it found that parking is down slightly from previous years, but the number of monthly parking permits sold is up.
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Community reacts to Red Cedar closing
As Katrina Brooks waited outside Red Cedar Elementary School Tuesday to pick up her kids, she couldn’t help but wonder whether or not her children would have the same number of opportunities at their new school next year.
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MSU works to solve bar exam high failure rate
MSU College of Law officials are working with the Michigan Board of Law Examiners to find a solution for an abnormally high failure rate on the state bar exam this year, which might have been caused by a new grading scale
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GOP lawmakers try to push sharia bill
It’s been hailed as unconstitutional, deemed a waste of time and usually is referred to as the “anti-Sharia” law.
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Sticky notes cause smiles on campus
MSU students came to the Union to write sticky notes with positive messages on them to put around campus throughout the week.
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East Lansing Board of Education passes motion to close Red Cedar Elementary School
After hearing three hours of public testimony from a standing room-only crowd, the East Lansing Board of Education passed a motion during Monday night’s meeting that will close the Red Cedar Elementary School.
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Pell Grants face possible cuts after current year
The federal Pell Grant program, a source of student funding for about 9.4 million students nationwide, is safe from falling over the fiscal cliff — for now. As President Barack Obama and leaders in Congress continue to negotiate how to address the year-end fiscal cliff — a $500 billion combination of scheduled tax increases and mandatory spending cuts that take effect in January — they will be forced to find a quick solution or risk plunging the nation back into a recession.