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Column: Finding your career can happen by accident
Like many of the best things in life, I stumbled into the insurance industry completely by accident.
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Editorial: MSU desperately needs to update intramural sports facilities
MSU has one of the best basketball and football programs in the Big Ten, but you wouldn't be able to tell by the state of our intramural sports facilities. While star quarterbacks and point guards enjoy top of the line fields and courts, regular students are left with run-down buildings and pathetic equipment to use. At other universities, students enjoy amenities like lazy rivers, rock climbing walls, and even free kayaking lessons. So the burning question on our minds is: why do our facilities suck so much? Last year, with the introduction of a new provost, MSU launched the healthy campus initiative, aimed at making "MSU one of the healthiest places to live and work." During the last year students have heard healthy campus initiative tossed around regarding such things as a new tobacco ban on campus, different ways of tackling the stresses of college, and confronting mental health in a constructive way.
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Editorial: MSU must take a harder line with sexual assault workshops
Back in April 2014, a State News investigation found MSU had allowed a sexual assault case to drag on for 235 days — well outside the bounds of its own 120-day deadline, and certainly outside the 60-day deadline mandated by the 2011 "Dear Colleague" Letter, which introduced guidelines for Title IX compliance.
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Letter: MSU has long road ahead after federal findings
The OCR’s report offers a sobering look inside the innermost workings of the university’s response to complaints of sexual violence and harassment. Rather than seeking to deflect or minimize the OCR’s findings, the university should respond with humility; apologizing for past mistakes and demonstrate their commitment to improvement by transparently adhering to their consent agreement with the OCR.
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The State News makes changes to print product, website
These are just a few of the changes we’re making to bring you a better State News.
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LETTER: Boy Scouts on campus demonstrate insensitivity to Native American traditions
Anyone on campus this week knows that Boy Scouts seem to have invaded nearly every corner of MSU.
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Harper Lee’s new novel changes a literary classic
If you went to high school in the United States and took required English classes, then you read Harper Lee’s classic “To Kill a Mockingbird.” After being published in 1960, the novel became a definitive piece of American education.
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Embrace awkward situations on campus
By Ryan Squanda rsquanda@statenews.com I tell you what, I really don’t know what it is.
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E-books don’t have to be the death of print
Over the last few years, I have noticed an overwhelming decline in the use of printed books. While at MSU, I began to use my iPad as a way to buy a cheaper version of my school books. I’m completely torn about how I feel watching my favorite thing, reading a printed book, slowly fade.
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Women’s World Cup victory is a win for all
Life could not have gotten any better than it was this past weekend. The red, white and blue fireworks on the Fourth of July were followed by gold, sweat and tears of joy on the fifth.
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Caitlyn Jenner reminds us there is no excuse for ignorant behavior toward transgender community
Before I start this column, I’d like to make one thing abundantly clear: I’m not the best person to talk to about this issue. I am not a transgender person and I don’t really know anyone who is. There are a plethora of people who have more knowledge and experience regarding this topic, and who are, therefore, far better equipped to write a column on it.
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MSU students need to stop major shaming
In just one year at MSU, I have already noticed how ridiculous people can be about their majors. Especially, when they see themselves as superiors. One thing every college student needs to realize is no matter what major you choose, you still have to find a job. Engineering and medical field jobs are definitely in demand, but that doesn't mean all other majors have no shot. When I chose my major, I went for my passion and that doesn't mean I'll be rich, but I'll be happy.
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Weekend co-op stay shows variety in what MSU students call home
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to stay at a rather interesting co-op that shall remain nameless.
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EDITORIAL: Assailant's exception to trespass a slap in the face to survivors
MSU Administration, it seems that a pattern emerged several years ago and sadly is still going strong.
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Subleasing tips from a freshman who made the leap from dorm life
By Leslie Hemenway lhemenway@statenews.com People grow up and learn a lot about themselves during their college experience.
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LETTER: TA's help with college transition, emotional struggles, on top of teaching
At the bargaining table, MSUs Office of Employee Relations told us that helping students with emotional ‘first aid’ was not a part of our job as TAs. I strongly disagree.
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LETTER: Treatment of GEU made me reconsider MSU for grad school
The exploitation of graduate students for cheap labor has become the norm at the public university, and while you all on the board are expressly committed to keeping Michigan State University competitive and exceptional, in this category we are certainly no exception.
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LETTER: Despite expulsion, my rapist will be at graduation
When I woke up I was confused, the room was spinning and I didn’t know where I was. I didn’t even feel like I was in my own body. I was terrified walking home from his room and I called my mom, panicked. I didn’t know what happened.
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LETTER: Graduate employees too vital to skimp on compensation
Graduate TAs provide a valuable and essential service to the university—teaching. The fundamental purpose of higher education—a service that students pay for in tuition dollars—is being met with indifference and disrespect.
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LETTER: MSU wrong to critique family choices of GEU members
According to the Graduate Employees’ Union blog, the university bargaining team “suggested we make hard decisions, adult decisions, about whether we choose to have children, and whether or not we choose to come to MSU if we already have families.”