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First generation Americans at MSU face unique challenges

International relations and media and information freshman Monica Watt knew she would go to college her whole life, but being the first one to attend college in her family was not easy. From trying to understand financial aid packages to knowing what to expect in college, Watt said making it through her first year at MSU has been tough at times.

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Followers angered by MSU trustee's Boston tweet

MSU Trustee Mitch Lyons faced some criticism Friday evening when he turned to his personal Twitter account to express his disgust by recommending punishments for the second Boston Marathon bombing suspect, which included removing “his limbs without anesthesia so he can rot in prison.”

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Mardi Gras drag show draws hundreds

Eleven professional drag kings and queens strutted their stuff down Bourbon Street at the Official MSU Drag Show on Friday in the International Center. With a Mardi Gras theme, the Crossroads Food Court was transformed with green, purple and yellow decorations, such as feather boas hanging from the ceiling, spotlights and a stage.

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Spartans relay for cancer fund

For Department of Psychiatry professor James Hillard, it was obvious how important events such as Friday night’s Relay For Life of Michigan State University were in his battle against cancer.

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Making the best of it

Media and information junior Elliot Zirulnik could have let his disorders define him. Instead, he has embraced his autism and essential tremor by making the best of it.

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ASMSU in jeopardy of losing student tax funding

ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, faces the risk of losing student tax funding after deciding to decline passing a bill to turn the group into an official university department and transfer funds to the university financial system at the general assembly meeting Thursday night.

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Updated: ASMSU facing loss of student tax funding

ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, faces the risk of losing student tax funding after deciding to decline passing a bill to turn the group into an official university department and transfer funds to the university financial system at the general assembly meeting Thursday night.

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Face time with Richard Ford

The life of best-selling author Richard Ford reads more like a love story than a list of lifetime achievements. Ford tells people he’s only done two things in his life — written books and been married to his wife, Kristina — both “extravagantly wonderful,” he said. When the MSU alumnus returns to MSU in May to speak at the 3:30 p.m.

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MSU, U-M rival in gaming competition

It didn’t take long for graduate student Jon Derhammer to answer what he would do for a Klondike bar. “I would play Mad Bounce for 24 hours this weekend,” Derhammer jokingly said. Derhammer is referring to one of the two app games he and three others created to go with the week-long Klondike Challenge, which pits MSU and University of Michigan students and alumni against each other, with an ice cream social on the line. “Klondike Challenge is a local app tournament,” Derhammer said.