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Living to learn

When MSU plays the University of Michigan in football this year, the fist pump Wolverine fans so enthusiastically incorporate into their cheers really carries an unintentional message. In essence, as a fist pump resembles the American Sign Language sign for the letter “S,” they are unknowingly supporting the Spartans. Chris Hunter, the former director of the Michigan Division of Deaf and Hard of Hearing, told this story last week at the opening celebration of the new living/learning option in American Sign Language available in Phillips Hall.

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Students observe Rosh Hashana

For the next two days, Brenda Cole will live life without the assistance of electricity. Cole is taking part in a stricter form of the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashana. The practice, Yontif, is performed as a way to understand Rosh Hashana.