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Investigation finds MSU mishandled sexual assault cases

The Department of Education's Office of Civil Right's Office has found MSU did not resolve two separate cases quickly enough in accordance to OCR mandates. Three cases were found to be pending against MSU in February of 2014. In a letter to Deputy General Counsel Kristine Zayko, the office indicated MSU also did not notify students of the name or title of the Title IX Coordinator. "OCR determined that the University failed to adequately notify students and employees of the name or title of the Title IX Coordinator, and the University’s notice of nondiscrimination failed to indicate that inquiries could be referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator or OCR’s Page 3 – Ms. Kristine Zayko Assistant Secretary as the Title IX implementing regulation requires.

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Freebies galore at Sparticipation

On Tuesday, students will have the opportunity to get some freebies and learn more about clubs and registered student organizations on campus. Sparticipation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Cherry Lane Field.

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Before fall semester, Board of Trustees raises tuition and bans smoking

Incoming freshman and returning students are going to start to see the beginning of MSU's campus-wide smoking ban. Though the ban will not take full effect until the fall of 2016, MSU's first outreach and information initiatives after the ban was approved by the MSU Board of Trustees earlier this summer, MSU spokesperson Jason Cody said. According to the new policy, not only cigarettes, but all tobacco products including smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes will be included in the ban.