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College of Engineering sees largest freshmen class yet

MSU’s freshmen class has made recording-breaking news within the College of Engineering this year.Based on last year’s freshmen class of 1,300, this year it’s increased by nearly a hundred more students declaring an engineering major.Academic Director of CoRe in the College of Engineering Timothy Hinds said it’s the job market that has influenced students to major in engineering.“We’ve been seeing an increase in most engineering colleges across the country,” Hinds said.

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Armed

Amid national fervor over militarized weapon use by police officers, MSU and East Lansing police are sticking to their guns.

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Coffee Hour welcomes international students

Spartans young and old are known to share various traditions. One such tradition is the weekly coffee hour, a get-together for international students hosted by the Office of International Students and Scholars.Peter Briggs, director of

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ISIS activity worries Iraqi students

Over the summer, heavy attention has been drawn to the Middle East, especially after a video of the beheading of American journalist James Foley by a radical Islamist militant group surfaced on the Internet.