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Where does MSU get its food?

Meagan Beck
April 1, 2015

By Meagan Beck mbeck@statenews.com Step into any residence hall cafeteria and an overwhelming amount of food is present.  From tatertots and spaghetti to salads and desserts, MSU does not give its students and staff meals that might be found in a high school cafeteria.  Most of these meals are made on the spot, with the exception being items like bagels, which are made daily by MSU Bakers.  Utilizing the tools provided on campus to produce food for Spartans and letting students be part of the food cycle is important.  Carla Iansiti, Residential and Hospitality Services Sustainability manager, said in an email that MSU has always been a pioneer, but the vision is to be “bolder.”  President Lou Anna K.

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Reintroduced bill could help students refinance loans

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
April 1, 2015

“(The Act) allows folks to save some money on student loans, that put some money on their pockets, which is good for them, for the family,” U.S Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., said. “(It is) also good for the economy because if they are not paying higher interest of student debt they are probably spending it on other things important to their families, which is good for the Michigan economy.”

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Unnecessary burden?

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
March 31, 2015

A lack of funding from the state is pushing universities to raise tuition costs, only adding to the massive debts some students face. A bill introduced by state Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr. might alleviate the burden. 

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Students raise money for African HIV-positive orphans

Cameron Macko
March 31, 2015

Hope Project, a recent MSU student group founded in November 2014, organized the event to raise money to build a secondary school for HIV-positive orphans being taken care of by HOPE Village Children’s Home, run by its parent group, Hope Endeavors. The organization’s name is sometimes stylized as H.O.P.E., which is an acronym for “Helping Orphans, Prospering Everyone.”

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First student arraigned in connection to Cedar Village revelry

Cameron Macko
March 31, 2015

The first individual arrested in relation to the weekend disturbances in Cedar Village after the MSU men's basketball victories in their Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight victories, was arraigned on Tuesday, according to an East Lansing Police Department statement. Dylan Carl Bonell, a 19-year-old from Plymouth, MI, is charged with two misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges and one minor in possession of alcohol charge. 

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MSU police Twitter blows up over bagel tweet

Michael Kransz
March 31, 2015

MSU police Cpt. Kelly Roudebush was sitting at home, surfing social media following the Spartan's Elite Eight win, when she noticed something curious: bagels flying through the air at Cedar Village. Seeking to make sense of the absurdity, Roudebush took to the department's Twitter account and posed the question "Guys, what's with the bagels?"