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Coming together
Breslin Center was overflowing with swarms of people attending the annual Spartan Spectacular event on Sunday evening.
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Proposed location announced for Spartan Village replacement
MSU appears to be one step closer to a replacement for Spartan Village Apartments
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Improvisers come together to hone their comedy
“We have inside jokes, we have all this stuff we do together. It’s like a little, tiny community within MSU, which makes it a whole experience,” group director Bryce Maurer said.
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Graduate students council struggles to take position on changes to graduate health care
After changes to graduate health care plans increased insurance prices, COGS took a stance agreeing with the adjustments — until members voted to retract it.
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ASMSU holds first meeting of the semester
The Associated Students of Michigan State University general assembly met for the first time on Thursday , appointing representatives to schools that were unrepresented at the beginning of the semester.
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Michigan Service Scholar program discontinued
Michigan Service Scholars is no longer available to MSU students. The program awarded educational funds that could be applied toward tuition to students who completed 300 or more hours of community service.
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Teddy Bear Picnic helps children learn about medical visits
Children entered in and out of clinics, teddy bears in hand, as doctors were ready to check their stuffed animals’ pulses at the Teddy Bear Picnic.
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Political community members gather to remember 9/11, partisanship aside
When all were gathered around the rock on Farm Lane and the candles were being lit, political parties were forgotten.
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Students by day, shepherds by night
For animal science senior Justin Shaver and animal science sophomore David Scales, living and working at the MSU Sheep Teaching and Research Center is not that baaaaad of a gig.
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Students adjust to community bathrooms
Suites. Singles. Doubles. Apartments. Many different housing options on campus allow students to choose which residence hall best suits their needs so their transition to college can be a comfortable one.
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Cost of parking per hour increases at meters across campus
Students parking on MSU’s campus might have noticed the meter rate this school year has increased from $1.50 per hour to $1.80 per hour.The meter rates have not been increased in the past 10 years ? not since July 2004, when they went from $1.25 per hour to $1.50 per hour.
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Students celebrate Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
Chinese communities around the world celebrated the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival on Monday.
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College of Engineering sees largest freshmen class yet
MSU’s freshmen class has made recording-breaking news within the College of Engineering this year.Based on last year’s freshmen class of 1,300, this year it’s increased by nearly a hundred more students declaring an engineering major.Academic Director of CoRe in the College of Engineering Timothy Hinds said it’s the job market that has influenced students to major in engineering.“We’ve been seeing an increase in most engineering colleges across the country,” Hinds said.
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Expect thunderstorms this afternoon
Students should grab their ponchos, raincoats and umbrellas while walking to class today.
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ASMSU pushes debate between U.S. Senate candidates at MSU
This November, citizens of Michigan will be voting on an open U.S. Senate seat for the first time in 20 years.If it were up to MSU’s undergraduate student government, ASMSU, a live debate would take place between the two candidates on campus.
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MSU Board of Trustees candidate Terry Link to visit campus next week
MSU Board of Trustees Green Party candidate Terry Link has announced in a statement he will be on campus next week for a “Listening Tour.”
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MSU has proposed an update to their sexual harassment policy
MSU officials announced Monday their plan to update the university’s policy on sexual harassment by January 2015.
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Believing hard work trumps genetics might help you ace that test
Score one for nurture over nature — an MSU study shows people perform better knowing their intelligence comes from their environment and their genetics.
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Coffee Hour welcomes international students
Spartans young and old are known to share various traditions. One such tradition is the weekly coffee hour, a get-together for international students hosted by the Office of International Students and Scholars.Peter Briggs, director of