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Equestrian team prepares for western semifinals

Members of the MSU Stock Seat Equestrian Team are focused on their preparation this semester before they saddle up to Tallahassee, Fla., to compete for a shot to ride at the national stage. The 24-member team qualified for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association, or IHSA, Western Semifinals at Florida State University, which run March 24-25, by notching a one-point victory over rival Grand Valley State University on Jan.

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Sikh culture celebrated at Turban Night

Political science sophomore Abby Craft donned a turban for the first time during a demonstration at the MSU Sikh Student Association, or SSA, event Sikhism 101: Turban Night at Snyder and Phillips halls. Nutritional sciences and communication senior Manisha Singh, president of SSA, said the group’s goal was to bring cultural awareness of Sikhism to campus and dispel any misconceptions about the faith.

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MSU group promotes sustainable building

The USGBC Students – Michigan State University group recently was established to unite like-minded students who want to make positive environmental impacts on campus, said Alyssa Vennard, an interior design senior and president of the group. The USGBC is the U.S. Green Building Council, which works to motivate communities to build LEED-certified — or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — buildings that are environmentally sustainable.

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Website to help promote freshman mental health, prevent suicides

To help freshmen bridge the gap between high school and college, the MSU Counseling Center created the Freshmen Accessing Community and Embracing Survival, or FACES, initiative in 2008, and now the program has a new website to help get the word out to students. The program’s goal is to create a positive climate for MSU students, faculty and staff in all areas related to mental health, said Juliette C. Niemi, educational program coordinator of the MSU Counseling Center.

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Students develop educational video game

MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, recently donated $30,000 to the college, the majority of which will be used to fund the creation of the game, said April Clobes, executive vice president and chief operating officer of MSUFCU.

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Students tweet to share theses

Although many students use Twitter to talk about sports and celebrities, graduate students worldwide now are using the platform to discuss something more scholarly — their theses.