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Tours help prospective students choose MSU

They roam campus in tight bunches, touring everything from athletic venues to dorms and cafeterias. These high school students want to see it all before they decide to become Spartans, and the Spartan Ambassadors make sure they get a grand tour of campus.

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Report shows rise in average student debt

Two weeks after President Barack Obama announced his administration’s plans to provide relief to debt-ridden college graduates, a new report issued by the Institute for College Access and Success shows graduating seniors in 2010 continued to leave college with a rising amount of debt.

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Detroit youths mentored at MSU

Growing up in a single-parent home in Detroit hasn’t been easy for 12-year-old Destin Murry. As a middle school student in the Detroit Public Schools system, Murry is one of 25-30 children in MSU’s My Brother’s Keeper program.

Julia Nagy ·
MICHIGAN

Shakespeare comes to MSU

From researching the meaning behind his plays to learning how to speak in iambic pentameter for the first time, students and community members have been coming MSU to better understand William Shakespeare’s plays since last week.

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Phi Gamma Delta competes to donate books to Africa

MSU’s chapter of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity was the first student group out of approximately 1,002 competing groups across the country to donate 100 books to Books for Africa, the world’s largest shipper of donated books to the African continent through the Course Hero Knowledge Drive.

Sean Gagnier ·
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Kirk Cousins, Cru tackle Christian cause

For weeks, MSU students have been asked repeatedly if they agree with senior quarterback Kirk Cousins. Thursday at the Auditorium, Cousins made his pitch, telling a packed crowd about his faith as a Christian.

MICHIGAN

Leo’s Coney Island to open Saturday

Starting at 7 a.m. this Saturday, East Lansing residents and MSU students will see a Michigan restaurant recognizable to many from the Detroit area settle in downtown at 333 Albert Ave. after months of preparation and planning.

Matt Hallowell ·
MICHIGAN

Studio E

When Sean Hildebrandt came to MSU, he planned on putting his mathematics skills to use by double majoring in astrophysics and Japanese. However, Hildebrandt’s plans were turned upside down when he discovered MSU Telecasters.

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RHA aims to help E.L. community

MSU’s Division of Residential and Hospitality Services and Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are cosponsoring the fifth annual Help Tackle Hunger Food Drive.