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Column: Staying safe this St. Patrick's Day
What do Michigan State University and St. Patrick’s Day have in common? Green, green and more green.
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Letter: Spending money on outdoor pool renovations is a mistake
I would like to express my disappointment in the recent decision by the Board of Trustees to authorize $10 million for the renovation of the IM Sports-West outdoor pool.
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Column: Terry Crews could shift the perspective on #MeToo at MSU
Terry Crews is more than just a "celebrity speaker." He represents an opportunity to engage with communities that often go underrepresented in the #MeToo movement.
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Column: If you're the roommate of an only child, take note
"Sharing is not really in our vocabulary."
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Column: I only became truly independent when I left the dorms
Moving to the dorms as a freshman gave me a taste of freedom, but it's off-campus life that's given me a true feeling of independence.
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Column: Don't be convinced to live on campus for more than two years
"Here’s friendly, take-it-as-you-so-please advice from the student who’s lived in a dorm for three years and sure would like to move off-campus for her fourth.
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Letter: Third grader from Virginia wants help learning about Michigan
Chase is a third-grade student at The Langley School in Virginia. He is working on a school project.
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Column: The U.S. created its own 'national emergency'
The Central American migrants used to justify a "national emergency" didn't just appear out of thin air. They're the natural end result of years of U.S. overreach in the region.
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Column: Give credit where credit is due, appreciate production crews
Ah, award season. The period between November and late February when the entertainment industry grants celebrities validation with the gift of shiny gold trophies.
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Letter: Engage fans better at Michigan State basketball games
It is astonishing that MSU basketball officials alienate so many ticket holders over something so lame.
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Column: 'Is Detroit as bad as they say it is?'
Detroit is my home. I am a product of Detroit.
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Letters: Thank you to MSU students, issues with love, sex edition
One reader does not agree with the Love and Sex Edition published by The State News Feb. 14.
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Column: How being queer has shaped my college experience
Young adults enter college with the expectation that it is a place to experiment with drugs, abstract social engagements and most notoriously, sexuality.
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Column: Social anxiety, the most jealous partner
You don’t know about me. You think she would have introduced me — but who am I kidding? She’d never be that brave.
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Column: Having sex (or not) is okay. Controlling others' bodies isn't.
People shouldn’t have to feel bad about being a virgin, and they shouldn’t have to feel bad about not being one either — after all, virginity is just a social construct.
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Column: Bisexual insecurities
With few, and insignificant, exceptions, I have had a supportive, accepting experience as a bisexual woman. That doesn't mean my sexuality comes without its insecurities.
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Column: Juggling two identities at MSU is stressful
I am a first-generation Mexican-American college student, so navigating my identity has always been a challenge. But I never realized how exhausting it was until I was accepted to MSU.
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Column: Celebrate friends, family on Galentine's, Palentine's Day
Happy day before Valentine’s Day!
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Column: Why Hollywood should stop glorifying crime
There is a way to approach entertainment depicting such violent or grotesque crimes without glorifying a criminal’s actions.