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New app connects students on campus

Rachel Beard
September 14, 2016

Finding friends can be a struggle for new students at a university as large as MSU, but an app developed by professional writing senior Zoe Zappitell has come along to help with that problem. Zappitell, president of the Women in Entrepreneurship student group, wanted to develop an app that would help students connect with each other, so she created the event-based app Conecter that helps students find people on campus who share their interests.

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MSU gymnastics team physician accused of sexual abuse

Alexea Hankin
September 13, 2016

An MSU professor and team physician for women's gymnastics, women's crew and a former USA Gymnastics team physician has been accused on two separate counts of sexual abuse. Dr. Larry G. Nassar, who volunteered for USA Gymnastics for 29 years, teaches sports medicine in the College of Osteopathic Medicine. Nassar, who is an associate professor in MSU’s Department of Radiology, denied the allegations.

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Sparticipation rescheduled for Sept. 18 at Breslin

Alexea Hankin
September 12, 2016

Sparticipation has been officially rescheduled. The much anticipated event, geared heavily towards getting freshmen involved on campus, will now take place at the Breslin Student Events Center this sunday, September 18, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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MSU filmmakers win Student Academy Award

Brigid Kennedy
September 11, 2016

 A team of MSU students won a Student Academy Award for their documentary, “From Flint: Voices of a Poisoned City.”ch The film started as a capstone project, media and information senior and director of the film Elise Conklin said. Producer Liv Larsen, a 2016 journalism alumna, and director of photography Izak Gracy pitched a documentary about the Flint water crisis to their classmates. “As soon as that idea was on the table, there was nothing that could compete with it in my eyes,” Conklin said.

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MSU Bikes Center out of used bikes, low on new and rentals

Rachel Beard
September 11, 2016

Looking for a used bike to help you get around campus? Well, you might have a while to wait. Both the MSU Bikes Service Center and the MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center are out of used bikes. While the MSU Bikes Service Center and MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center are sold out of used bikes - they’re also running low on new ones and rentals. “Used bikes are in high demand, and we unfortunately don’t have any used bikes,” sustainable transportation manager at the MSU Bikes Service Center Tim Potter said.