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Legal Services sees rise in number of student cases
The number of students seeking legal help through ASMSU’s Legal Services Department has increased from last year, its officials said.
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RHA changes location of elections
Representatives in the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, General Assembly passed a bill to retire Van Hoosen Hall as the traditional location to hold RHA presidential elections at its weekly meeting.
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Case Hall cafeteria renovations on-track
With about two months remaining until its estimated completion date, renovations at Case Hall’s cafeteria almost are finished.
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College of Law hosts swearing-in event
Hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars later, graduates from the MSU College of Law were able to celebrate passing the bar exam and beginning of their careers as lawyers after passing the bar exam by being sworn in by 30th Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina on Wednesday evening.
Julia Nagy
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Opinions mixed on tray-less dining halls
Universities across the U.S. are taking away trays in their dining halls to cut down on costs and food waste, and MSU is working to cut down on trays step by step at some campus cafeterias.
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Singing competition draws diverse talent
It’s like football — with microphones. That’s how UAB Director of Communication and marketing junior Shannon McGreal-Miller describes Spartan Idol, the MSU version of the hit reality show “American Idol.”
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ASMSU works toward developing task force
ASMSU representatives are working to confront a recent string of racial incidents on campus by creating a diversity and inclusion task force.
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Simon, Steering Committee talk assault, race
At Tuesday’s Steering Committee Meeting, university officials and MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon discussed issues surrounding the alleged sexual assault Saturday night that occurred in Armstrong Hall as well as the string of racial incidents that have taken place throughout this semester.
Julia Nagy
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West Circle groups gather to 'smash' discrimination
Dozens of pumpkins laid smashed on a black tarp on Mayo Hall’s basketball court as about 40 members of the MSU community gathered Tuesday to “smash” racism.
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General Electric sponsors Transportation Commons in Wilson Hall
The MSU College of Engineering has taken another step toward improving its Engineering Residential Experience, or ERE, program with the opening of the Transportation Commons, sponsored by General Electric Co., on the third floor of East Wilson Hall.
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Winter raises questions of fitness center cost
English senior Brian Jones said one of the reasons he never purchased a membership to any of the intramural facilities at MSU was because of the cost.
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Human research rules might change
MSU officials and students have said proposed federal changes to human subject research regulations could impact university research in both positive and negative ways.
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Students raise money for earthquake victims in Turkey
When Serhat Bucak heard about the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Turkey’s Van province on Oct.
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Observatory offers telescope viewing
From 9-11 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, the MSU Observatory, located at the corner of Forest and College roads, will open its doors to the public for a free viewing of MSU’s 0.6 meter telescope.
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Migrations of Islam project to show film
At 7 p.m. today in the Communication Arts and Sciences Building auditorium, members of the Migrations of Islam project will show “The Taqwacores,” a film chronicling a Muslim punk-rock scene. The film examines being young and Muslim in the U.S.
Beau Hayhoe
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MSU Students pitch in for Red Cedar river cleanup
Within 10 minutes of climbing into a canoe and paddling out into the Red Cedar River, three members of MSU’s Fisheries and Wildlife Club already had pulled out a bike from the depths of the water during the club’s once-a-semester river cleanup.
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Engagement Centers offer close, convenient services to students
The grand opening of two new engagement centers in Brody Complex and South neighborhoods last Friday provides students with more centrally located resources and opportunities.
Julia Nagy
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Omega Tau Sigma hosts Canine Cruise 5K race
Veterinary medicine student Anthony Klingler bent forward and grabbed his shins after he crossed the finish line at the ninth annual Canine Cruise 5K race on campus Sunday morning.
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Open house shows bugs up close
While many local residents spent their Sunday afternoon relaxing after a weekend full of Halloween festivities, some daring individuals kept the momentum going by visiting live tarantulas, scorpions and cockroaches.