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Office of Study Abroad adds nine programs for upcoming year
By Amanda Chodnicki amanda.chodnick@statenews.com MSU offers well over 300 study abroad programs for students to take part in.
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Wharton Center to host concert after homecoming parade
Although many students will likely be taking part in homecoming festivities Friday evening, those looking for a more cultured experience might find it at the Wharton Center.
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Newcomers to MSU welcomed by hispanic community
The reception was hosted by Culturas de las Razas Unidas, or CRU, an organization for MSU’s Latino students.
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Spartans prepare to show their spirit at Homecoming parade
By Jasmin Rojojasmin.rojo@statenews.comFor the MSU community, staff members, faculty, students and volunteers join together to present a great homecoming parade.This year, MSU’s homecoming parade shines a light on “Spartans Make Headlines.” Beginning at 6 p.m.
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MSU police recommend international students review US laws
With each new year comes a new class of international students who might be unfamiliar with American laws, and it’s a joint effort between MSU police and the Office for International Students and Scholars to educate them on laws, specifically those involving traffic and alcohol. OISS Director Peter Briggs said students are required to attend orientation at the beginning of the year, but his office also facilitates weekly sessions that discuss different topics about life in the U.S.
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Students, faculty hosted reading to recognize Banned Books Week
It is a beautiful day to read out loud, even if it is a banned book. As part of the Banned Books Week, students and faculty gathered in front of the patio of the MSU Library to read out loud passages of their favorite banned books on Tuesday.
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Sparty competing in Capital One Mascot Challenge
Sparty will be competing in the Capital One Mascot Challenge again this year.The Capital One Mascot challenge is a contest where fans vote for their favorite mascot. The winning school will get a $20,000 scholarship toward its mascot program.
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MSU pushes vaccines in competition against other universities
MSU has joined the ranks of 13 Michigan colleges competing in the “Flu Battle.”
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Wharton Center program connects area kids to performing arts
The program is a scholarship fund established by Wharton Center to provide free tickets to local youth.
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Planetarium begins fall semester shows with new projectors
The audience was able to virtually visit each of the planets and learn a little bit about all of them.
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Professionals celebrate American Business Women's Day
Today marks the 31st American Business Women’s Day, and MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business continues to play its part in supporting women in business. “Talent, energy, new ideas, (and) innovation,” are what American Business Women’s Association Executive Director Rene Street said women bring to the business workforce and why they deserve to be recognized. American Business Women’s Day was created when President Ronald Reagan signed a joint Congressional resolution in 1983, Street said.
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COGS struggles to make progress on health care issue
The group of concerned students went back and forth for almost half an hour to call the meeting to order and approve the day’s agenda.
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Homecoming week events
The University Activities Board has a plethora of activities planned for this week leading up to homecoming.Tonight, from 6-8 p.m., 'Hayrides & History' will begin in the International Center parking lot.
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MSU joins "It's On Us" campaign against sexual assault
MSU is joining a new White House campaign in the hopes of educating students about sexual assault, this time specifically focusing on what bystanders can do to intervene if they see an act of sexual violence in progress.
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Gamers convene for competition at the Union
The event brought together a community of similar interests that doesn’t often have opportunities to congregate.
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MSU senior juggles school with his own marketing company
Business marketing and media and information senior Nicholas Stachurski is just like a lot of MSU students. He hangs out with friends, goes to class and bleeds green and white. But there’s one thing that sets him apart from most — he is a student entrepreneur in charge of his own company.
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Peace corps recruitment efforts remain strong at MSU
Currently ranked 14th out of universities with the most current volunteers with 47 graduates in the corps, MSU has also had more than 2,000 alumni join the program in the past.