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'Go Blue' painted on Sparty statue

In the middle of the night, an unknown vandal spray-painted 'Go Blue' on the Spartan statue.The graffiti was quickly cleaned up by Infrastructure Planning and Facilities officials after they received a complaint around 8 a.m.

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Tribute to Lacey Holsworth painted over

An unidentified group has painted over a memorial at the rock on Farm Lane for 8-year-old Spartan basketball fan Lacey Holsworth. As of Monday morning, the Rock was covered in a fresh coat of white paint with a message that reads: "Congratulations graduates...be a hero to someone" in green lettering.

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The Rock remains a tribute to the late Lacey Holsworth

Rumors circulated Thursday night that the messages for Lacey Holsworth on the rock on Farm Lane were painted over by one of MSU's fraternities, but State News reporters have verified the signatures are still there.The Rock was painted when public policy senior Brooke Corbin and kinesiology junior Danielle Bott set up a candlelight vigil event to honor Lacey on April 9, the day after she died from a rare form of cancer.Hundreds gathered to honor Lacey, including head basketball coach Tom Izzo and men’s basketball players Denzel Valentine, Matt Costello, Brandon Dawson and Lacey's "big brother" Adreian Payne.“In 30 years, I’ve never been prouder of a group of students than I am now," Izzo said.Both that night and in the days following, students have honored Lacey by painting messages to her on the Rock.

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ASMSU Office of the President elections complete

ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, concluded its Office of the President elections Thursday by voting on vice president positions, including vice president for governmental affairs, vice president for student allocations, vice president for internal administration and vice president for special projects.

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Hunt or be hunted

No preference freshman Patrick Murray felt a surge of bloodlust as he was walking out of Mason Hall. He had spotted a member of the human resistance across Physics Road, the soon-to-be victim’s status indicated by the orange bandana on her arm.

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MSU hosts first Multicultural Greek Showcase

Students congregated in the Business College Complex Wednesday night to take part in the first Multicultural Greek Council Showcase at MSU.

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Fraternity rebuilds burned medieval boat

History senior Alan Wolfe spent his entire spring break handcrafting a medieval-style wooden boat. Hoping to start a Viking and Nordic culture club, Wolfe bought most of the materials himself and sawed, nailed, float-tested and mounted a flag on top of his prized vessel.