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Obama speech seems to serve little purpose

If you’re planning to catch your favorite network television show tonight, you might be in for a little surprise. Your favorite show might have been bumped for what’s becoming an extremely familiar face on TV.

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Football punishments illustrate double standard

Before MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio’s impromptu press conference on Saturday, there was a great deal of speculation about how he would handle the suspension of the 10 football players involved in the Nov. 22 Rather Hall assault.

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Editor reflects on end of MSU career

So this is the end. Again. Well, it’s the end for me, at least. Yes, I am finally taking that fateful walk and picking up that empty container that would contain my diploma — if MSU actually gave it to you at graduation.

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Columnist offers December advice

If you were like me this past weekend, you enjoyed a tremendous feast, its leftovers and spent a lot of quality time with those you care about. But Thanksgiving is just the beginning to a month of holiday splendor.

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Players' actions disgrace MSU

I have a confession to make. For this week’s column, I originally penned a pretty scathing and sarcastic piece directed at the MSU administration, law enforcement officials and athletic departments for what I considered to be an obstinate denial to release any information regarding the assault that occurred Nov. 22 in Rather Hall.

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Knowing self key to relationships

I am a single young woman, and I am not looking for a relationship. After recently ending a relationship, I wanted some time to myself, but the relationship drama has not stopped following me around.

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Partying habits need to be re-examined after deaths

In the past month, the MSU community has had to deal with the tragic deaths of two students. On Nov. 5, Alpha Epsilon Pi member and business sophomore Ryan Rosman was killed after being dragged by a bus in Detroit, and Nov. 21, Alpha Gamma Rho and environmental soil science and chemistry senior Brian McMillen died of unknown causes.

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Buying local can benefit community

With the economy in a rut, unemployment remaining stubbornly high and consumer spending understandably down, retailers put extra emphasis this year on driving customers to holiday sales.

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Students need to slow down life

We don’t have time for this. There are BS 111 pages to read, papers to write and coffee friendship-resuscitating events to attend. If you read this while power walking to the bus, or are already on the third paragraph because your schedule only can afford skimming, then I’m like you.

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Giving public time at Academic Council right move

The MSU administration lately has made a big fuss about its desire to be transparent with the student body. The latest organization to jump on this “transparency bandwagon” is MSU’s Academic Council, part of the university’s Academic Governance system

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MSU should spearhead renewable energy efforts

Our university, and state, for that matter, preach renewable energy. Our state offers tax incentives for green energy companies as well as subsidizes the installation of green energy installation both commercially and privately.