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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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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.

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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 ·
MSU

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.