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Gone viral
Whether it's an explicit video or a civil rights movement, social media has become a key tool in connecting people across campus as well as the globe.
NEWS
President Obama highlights job growth, higher education and inclusion in his 2015 State of the Union speech
“Will we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly well? Or will we commit ourselves to an economy that generates rising incomes and chances for everyone who makes the effort?” This was just one question posed by President Barack Obama during his 2015 State of the Union Address.
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In first address of second term, Snyder focuses on government
The governor highlighted the achievements his administration’s first term, while presenting a new plan to merge two governmental departments into a big one.
SPORTS
Students reconsider athletic concessions, spirit wear in effort to save money
“I will sometimes get some snacks at the game,” Hasselbrink said. “I haven’t gotten any this year, but I did a lot last year. Usually it was just a large drink and sometimes a pretzel. It was around five or eight bucks a game at least.” Hasselbrink said he reconsidered the frequency at which he purchased concessions this year because of the price.
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Students use equine talents to bond, learn from each other
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ASMSU voices concerns in Big Ten Students Conference, sets sights on D.C.
ASMSU’s bill to create a Big Ten committee to provide feedback for President Obama’s proposed federal college rating system passed at the conference. Student government members from Iowa, Minnesota, Maryland, MSU and Ohio State will make up the committee and will work to provide a framework for rating colleges based on student needs in the conference.
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Packed buses prove frustrating for students
This overcrowding can cause students to be late to class because the buses won’t pick up passengers once they reach a certain capacity. No preference freshman Rachel Beck, who lives in Brody Neighborhood, shared the frustrations that come along with living on the outermost edges of campus when the buses are full. “Everyone starts crowding around ... and it just drives by us,” Beckmtg said. “It happens up to four times in a row sometimes, so I’ve been late to almost every single class this semester.”
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New poll shows 50 percent of Michiganders would support marijuana legalization
More Michiganders want to legalize it. According to the latest marijuana poll commissioned by the state chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, 50 percent of Michiganders agree to legalize the marijuana and would support it on a ballot proposal to legalize and tax it.
MSU
Students and faculty take action for the #BlackLivesMatter campaign
Many students and faculty took campus by storm recently with multiple die-ins and marches in response to various national cases pertaining to police brutality against black males.
MSU
Mayhem Poets hold performance to honor MLK weekend
“I love poetry... It’s just something that gets my attention instantly,” Turner said. “I didn’t know there would be an open mic part of the poetry slam. When I found out I decided to sign up last minute because I love singing.”
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MLK march and conference highlights progress left to be made
As many as 350 people marched and congregated at Beaumont Tower. The march featured special guest Henry James Thomas, who was one of the original Freedom Riders in 1961. “I’m so happy that you don’t have to fight those battles now, but the ones I’ve told you about, you have to fight them,” Thomas said. “We’ve come a long way, but as the good doctor said, ‘not quite enough.’”
MSU
Emotional letter of love to black students resonates, gains support
Since being published, the letter has gained more than 1,100 signatures, a list of black faculty members at universities in every corner of the U.S. and even in other countries. Thirty-six faculty members at MSU signed the letter. Every school in the Big Ten is represented, along with the entire Ivy League.
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Students, faculty, react to Charlie Hebdo attacks, islamophobia in U.S
Addressing islamophobia, free speech and terrorism, members of the MSU community react to the Charlie Hebdo attacks.
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MLK a historic figure around world, inspiring to international students
Although international students have racial tensions in their own countries, many said Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader learned about throughout the world.
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ASMSU plans for meeting of Big Ten student governments
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, is sending a team of delegates to the Association of Big Ten Students Conference, or ABTS, this weekend hosted by Northwestern University in Chicago . The ABTS Conference is a meeting of Big Ten student governments and allows delegates from each school to discuss and debate current student issues.
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Google Chrome extension provides textbook price comparisons
OccupyTheBookstore claims to bring competition to the textbook industry by embedding price comparisons to school textbook websites.
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Decision on Bailey Community Center forthcoming
If the childcare program is shut down then the community center will also cease to exist.
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ASMSU considers allocating $10,000 to iClicker rental program
iClicker has begun phasing out use of first edition iClickers and require a registration fee of $6.99 after the student rents the device.
NEWS
MLK has influenced today's student activism
Peaceful doesn’t always mean quiet. There are many ways to get messages across, and whether it’s through lying down in the middle of traffic or simply yelling, MSU students have displayed a familiar way of protesting – peacefully.
NEWS
Facetime with Black Student Alliance VP Patrice Wright
Currently, Black Student Alliance for the second half of the school year is working to put a lot of emphasis on getting students focused on learning about history and different social movements, especially since the recent events in Ferguson and Palestine as well.