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Trustee candidate seeks to cap MSU tuition

William Deary, CEO and co-founder of Great Lakes Caring Home Health, announced his candidacy for the MSU Board of Trustees last week.  Deary said he plans to work to cap MSU’s tuition and make college more affordable for students at MSU. He said looking at the cost for middle class families who have supported the university for years and want to send children to MSU, paying for their children's tuition is all but affordable. Deary attended MSU in '76 and MA '80.

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ASMSU pushing for intern protection laws

For students at ASMSU, having intern protection laws is a must. Present law treats unpaid interns similar to volunteers, lacking legal protections in comparison to full-time employees — unpaid interns do not receive “substantial remuneration” according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website.

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How to avoid the 'Freshman 15'

A new year is upon at MSU, which means a brand new start to the dreaded "freshman fifteen" cycle. Everyone knows that the "freshman fifteen" is a joke that freshman, newly arriving to college, will be amazed at the different types and varieties of food on campus.

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After the investigation, MSU tries to patch holes in sexual assault policy, resources for students

With the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) investigation wrapping up after finding MSU had mishandled a number of cases, sexual assault has once again been dominating headlines and interest. The administration points to various sexual assault programs designed to help with information, education, prevention and support for sexual assault survivors, claiming they’ve improved over the past years and will continue to improve, although that claim is looked at with disdain from some survivors. OCR Ruling Only weeks ago, the OCR found MSU at fault for, among other things, its lack of timeliness in how it handled cases. Social relations and policy senior Emily Kollaritsch, whose story has been featured before in The State News, was relieved the findings were finally published. “I’m glad finally that’s in writing, and that they can’t hide behind lies anymore,” Kollaritsch said. She also said, regarding the OCR findings and the phone conference immediately afterwards, that President Lou Anna K.

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For comic artists, drawing is a way of expression

Hollow Mountain Comics and Games hosted a comic book signing Saturday that included Michigan State University’s Graphic Novels Club, MSU students and alumni. Alumnus Brandon Hankins was one of the featured authors on the signing event — his new comic “Shadow of a Doubt Plus” was featured at the event.

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Students create petition for changes in Snyder-Philips dining hall

“We're confused. We're upset. We're hungry,” MASP quad also known as Mason and Abbot and Snyder-Phillips hall’s students have put together a petition voicing grievances with the Snyder-Philips dining hall. The petition already has 430 online signatures after only five days and has been adding more each day hoping to reach 500 supporters.  The group has directed the letter towards Eat at State and plan to show their petition to them in hope for changes. They list grievances with The Gallery at Snyder-Philips as follows: lack of fresh cut fruit all-day, the departure of the weekly Wok-A-Palooza and the early closing of Bliss, the dessert area of the dining hall. “They are trying to fix something that's not broken," said English sophomore and petitioner Lauren Semack.