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Keep your enemies close

“Beat Michigan” shirts. Smack talk on social media. U-M’s block ‘M’ spray-painted green with “S-U” scrawled next to it. A taxidermied wolverine in a maize and blue vest, hanging by a noose from the back of a van with license plate “ST8 VAN” along with a banner reading, “The only good Wolverine …” parked outside the Starbucks on Grand River Avenue. There’s no mistaking it — it’s Michigan week.

MSU

Diwali celebration offers outlet for cultural exposure

First year construction management masters student Amol Tatiya was so preoccupied with midterms that he did not realize one of the major festivals celebrated in his culture was approaching.“On WhatsApp, I’m on different groups and I keep getting those message like ‘Happy Diwali’,” Tatiya said.

NEWS

#HandsUpDontShoot

“Indict, convict, send those killer cops to jail. The whole damn system is guilty as hell.” This was just one of the chants echoed throughout campus Wednesday afternoon as about 200 students rallied to protest police brutality.

MICHIGAN

Holy Batman, Spartans

Hollywood came to campus last week with the filming of 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.' East Circle Drive was blocked off and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum was barricaded off. But that didn't deter starstruck students.

MSU

MSU Dairy Story ranked ninth best college ice cream shop in America

The MSU Dairy Store recently was ranked the ninth best college ice cream shop in an article published by Great Value Colleges.Rodney Clark, MSU Dairy Store operations supervisor and ice cream maker, said it’s a nice feeling to be ranked so highly.“We worked really hard for a lot of years to get our name and product out there, it’s nice to see it being recognized,” he said.