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Cheating scandal at Harvard makes MSU professors think twice
For history sophomore Connor Thompson, cheating just isn’t worth the consequences.
Zachary Peña
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MSU not ranked on 2012 top party school list
MSU did not make it onto the Princeton Review’s top party school list for the second-consecutive year, leaving some students pleased and others disappointed.
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After Penn State scandal, MSU takes abuse precautions
After reading an investigative report on the allegations against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon has taken measures to prevent sexual abuse at MSU.
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COGS to improve group transparency standards
MSU graduate students can rest easy knowing their student government is taking strides to implement transparency and self-regulation policies for this semester.
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EPA donates to MSU for Great Lakes project
MSU researchers landed a large grant from the Environmental Protection Agency last week to fight harmful algal blooms damaging the Great Lakes.
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Former trustee remembered for his integrity, leadership
When MSU alumnus Mike Pridgeon thinks of his father, Dean Pridgeon, he remembers a man of integrity and good character whom his entire family turned to for decisions.
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Student-programmed tool for organization launches
For alumnus Chris Roszell, transferring the dates of assignments and tests for his classes each semester became a hassle, and he knew there must be an easier way to organize his work.
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List ranks MSU within top 100 world universities
In the Academic Ranking of World Universities, or ARWU, released each year by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, MSU ranks among the top 100 universities in the world.
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Ultimate Spartan fan contest benefits Ele’s Place
Spartans who feel they have the most pride for the university could find themselves sitting in MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio’s suite and standing on the sidelines for an upcoming football game, if they have what it takes.
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Email reminds MSU staff of protocol
On Aug. 16, all MSU staff and faculty received an email from President Lou Anna K. Simon reminding them of the protocols for university employees regarding suspected child abuse, sexual assault and child pornography.
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Few students pursue new flexible housing
After a bill passed in late March allowing male and female students to live in the same rooms together, the “trial period,” is off to a slow start with fewer than 10 students taking advantage of the 80 spots available this fall.
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Spartan Marching Band plays on
Communication freshman Adam Newton (left) practices with members of his rank at Demonstration field on Thursday.
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On-campus housing gets overcrowded for students
Special education freshman Sierra Woods doesn’t have space for all her clothing in her dorm room that she shares with two other girls. But from her point of view, it could be worse. She could be living with a resident assistant.
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Asian-Americans happier with president than general public
According to information collected from the Pew Research Center, 43 percent of Asian-Americans claim to be happy with the direction of the county — doubling the percentage of the general public at 21 percent.
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Email accounts to be deleted
Email accounts and storage files for alumni who have not registered for classes in more than two years hit their expiration date today as a part of the university plan to delete about 117,000 alumni email accounts.
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Event welcomes various gender identities
According to Lauren Spencer, finding the “safe space” where you can embrace your gender identity or sexual orientation is one of the most exciting things a student can come across for the first time when attending the LBGT Resource Center’s, or LGBTRC, fall welcome for new students.
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Students return wiser from study abroad
Sam Kilberg and 1,700 other MSU students are back from traveling the world. The political theory and constitutional democracy and international relations senior participated in the largest study abroad program in the nation, said Cheryl Benner, communications manager in the Office of Study Abroad.
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Face Time: Stefan Fletcher
Although the beginning of the school year can mean chaos and many adjustments, Stefan Fletcher has enough experience under his belt to lead the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, into a new school year with a fair amount of ease.
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International student enrollment at MSU on rise
When Justin Lee, a first-generation Korean-American, came to MSU as a freshman this year, he was glad to no longer be one of a few minorities at his school. Now attending MSU, he enjoys spending time in the same environment as people from all across the world.
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ASMSU kicks off academic year with splash
The ASMSU 49th Session Kickoff meeting left Chairman Evan Martinak drenched with excitement for the new school year — and just plain drenched. The first meeting of the year for ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, included some of the typical business, as well as food, a beanbag toss and a dunk tank.