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Light at end of tunnel for campus construction
At the Construction Junction meeting Thursday morning, project leaders reviewed some of MSU’s construction projects and their progress.
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ASMSU passes slew of 10 bills Thursday night
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, passed a slew of 10 bills Thursday night, ranging from plans to help student communication with professors, to a bill to increase the student tax by $0.50 to provide safe evening transportation.
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COGS president re-elected for historic fourth term
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, welcomed in a new batch of executive board members last night with a familiar face remaining at the top of the organization.
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D.O.D. ends military’s tuition assistance
The sequester has begun to take its toll. One of the first casualties: education funding for the students fighting for our country.
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Info database proposed for class outline, schedules
With a recently proposed policy by ASMSU, students might have a one-stop shop to find their course syllabi, book lists and professor contact information when determining their class schedules.
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Graduate school programs rank No. 1 in latest report
“This is a good day for Michigan State,” MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said Tuesday during her testimony at the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, commenting on MSU’s 2014 graduate school rankings from U.S. News and World Report released Tuesday.
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Expert weighs in on possible ways to recover from hangovers
After a week of throwing back shots and drinking perhaps one too many Long Islands, students might be feeling the aftermath of their spring break adventures this week.
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Faculty discuss provost search, student names, St. Paddy’s Day
At Tuesday afternoon’s Steering Committee meeting, members discussed procedures to select the new university provost and the implementation of a student name policy. MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon also expressed concern about St. Patrick’s Day drinking.
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Students win entrepreneurship award
A victory was earned for MSU on Saturday when TempoRun creators brought home the title of Student Startup Madness, or SSM, 2012-13 National Champion and bragging rights for holding the SSM Rocket Trophy.
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Following Beijing trip, REHS reevaluates MSU
Although Xin Zhao is more than 11,000 miles away from his home in Shenzhen, China, the marketing freshman said he feels right at home living at MSU.
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Religion and alcohol use found to be connected
Although many college students spend most weekends drinking and partying, some students, including Logan Matthews, choose religion instead.
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MSU Power Plant to test biofuel from algae
Squishy, blue-green, wet, growing algae — what usually is thought of as fish food — potentially is a key to some of the energy and fuel sustainability challenges facing society. With the help of MSU researchers, algal biofuel research might be used to produce vegetable oils that can be transformed into clean transportation biofuels.
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With 8 weeks remaining, seniors prepare for graduation
As summer vacation quickly approaches and graduation sneaks up on some anxious seniors, it is the time of year when decisions are being made and students are making plans.
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Union post office loses business
Since the Union reopened at the end of the fall semester, the on-campus post office has lost more than half of its business as many students don’t realize it’s there.
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Culture, soul food connects students
The savory smell of creamy macaroni and cheese and crispy fried chicken mixed with the sounds of saxophones and booming music from DJ speakers drew students to the Hubbard Hall cafeteria for the Soul Food Extravaganza as a final farewell to 2013’s Black History Month. Outside the cafeteria Thursday night, a line of students wrapped around the staircase to the main floor.
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ASMSU discusses increasing student tax
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, will be looking to raise the student tax for the fall 2013 semester to help improve evening transportation safety for students.
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A well-cut brew
Microbiology senior Patrick Ropp patiently has brewed and parried his way through bottles and bouts for a months.
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MSU, U-M compete in Make-A-Wish competition
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan is about to receive a big boost. The “Make Blue and Green Wishes Come True” campaign runs this week at University of Michigan and MSU. The fundraising competition is part of the lead up to the MSU vs. U-M basketball game this weekend.
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Technology changes student, professor correspondence
With midterm exams and papers wrapping up before spring break, meeting with professors has become a priority for some MSU students.
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ASMSU says it’s more than event planner
For criminal justice sophomore Jake Range, ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, simply is known as the group of people who will bring Macklemore and Ryan Lewis to MSU.