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Amid suspended classes, The State News will continue to inform you
In a time of uncertainty, what we can assure you of is this: The State News isn’t going anywhere.
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Column: Katherine, what is it like to touch the stars?
I long to tell the world about your accomplishments, your grit, your willingness to sit down and work through even the most complex problems. I want children to read about you and be gripped with inspiration about what you overcame — and how they, too, can overcome the obstacles they face.
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Dual columns: Dear messy roommate, dear clean roommate
Sometimes, living with a roommate requires compromise. State News reporters wrote letters to their roommates — one from the perspective of a messy roommate and one from the perspective of a clean roommate.
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Column: Quad versus suite-style living, what you need to know from my experiences
A look at how to live on MSU's campus.
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Column: How my roommate almost married to get out of a housing contract
Leaving an MSU housing contract for marriage reasons could work, but you'll have to try it on your own.
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Column: We wronged Rebecca Black
Here's the thing: Black is the same age as I am. I don’t know how, at the time, I thought subjecting another human to that extensive public humiliation was funny.
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Column: What I’ve learned about putting yourself first
"I never took the time to act selfishly and think about what I needed in the moment. I never took the time to just breathe. So, this is a friendly reminder to do just that. Breathe."
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Editorial: University responses to racism must be proactive, not just reactive
Historically, every time something like this happens, the university gives out a generic apology that is reactive instead of proactive. This time, that wasn’t necessarily the case.
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Column: Finding self-love through my LGBTQ+ role models
As an adult, it is astounding how the celebrities I idolized have allowed me to feel more secure in my sexuality, identity and who I am — and it’s even more remarkable how many more figures young, gay kids have to look up to now.
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Column: ‘I fear spiders and commitment’
What makes committing to a relationship so daunting and why?
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Column: I wrote a self-love letter and I think you should, too
"This year, I'm taking the time to recognize how important it is to love myself and all of the unique things about me."
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Column: Normalizing bisexuality
Queer spaces can be very exclusionary towards bisexuals, which makes some — especially bisexual people dating members of the opposite sex — feel invalid and not welcome there.
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10 years of my favorite album: The Family Jewels
Looking back ten years to Marina's The Family Jewels and its cultural significance.
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Taylor Swift: The country star to pop icon that shaped the last 13 years of my life
Reminiscing on a dynamic Taylor Swift and her career throughout the years.
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Editorial: MSU should financially commit to halting climate change
Michigan State should reorient its investment portfolio from fracking, mining and oil production — but there has to be more than that. The university should set a date for committing to 100% renewable energy and lay out an updated Energy Transition Plan.
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COLUMN: Generalizing OCD is unacceptable
Administration reporter Maddie Monroe's experience with obsessive-compulsive disorder provides insight beyond generalization.
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The Dinner Table Column: Our 'Jaded' Egg
Tessa Osborne and Griffin Wiles debate the ethics of Goop, a lifestyle brand founded by celebrity Gwyneth Paltrow, in lieu of the new Netflix original "The Goop Lab" series.
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Editorial: Student deportations set harmful precedent
This shouldn’t have happened, and it shouldn’t continue to happen. These unjust deportations have to end.