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ASMSU pushing for intern protection laws

For students at ASMSU, having intern protection laws is a must. Present law treats unpaid interns similar to volunteers, lacking legal protections in comparison to full-time employees — unpaid interns do not receive “substantial remuneration” according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website.

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How to avoid the 'Freshman 15'

A new year is upon at MSU, which means a brand new start to the dreaded "freshman fifteen" cycle. Everyone knows that the "freshman fifteen" is a joke that freshman, newly arriving to college, will be amazed at the different types and varieties of food on campus.

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For comic artists, drawing is a way of expression

Hollow Mountain Comics and Games hosted a comic book signing Saturday that included Michigan State University’s Graphic Novels Club, MSU students and alumni. Alumnus Brandon Hankins was one of the featured authors on the signing event — his new comic “Shadow of a Doubt Plus” was featured at the event.

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Students create petition for changes in Snyder-Philips dining hall

“We're confused. We're upset. We're hungry,” MASP quad also known as Mason and Abbot and Snyder-Phillips hall’s students have put together a petition voicing grievances with the Snyder-Philips dining hall. The petition already has 430 online signatures after only five days and has been adding more each day hoping to reach 500 supporters.  The group has directed the letter towards Eat at State and plan to show their petition to them in hope for changes. They list grievances with The Gallery at Snyder-Philips as follows: lack of fresh cut fruit all-day, the departure of the weekly Wok-A-Palooza and the early closing of Bliss, the dessert area of the dining hall. “They are trying to fix something that's not broken," said English sophomore and petitioner Lauren Semack.