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Chris Collins February 8, 2012

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians waited with bated breath for the announcement in mid-February 2011. Hosni Mubarak, the brutal Egyptian president, announced Feb. 11 that he would step down from his...

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UGROW aids students, faculty in campus-wide research projects

Chris Collins February 8, 2012

Zach Evett, a mechanical engineering student at MSU, is a changed man. He used to study his major in a vacuum – he had no idea that mechanical engineering could be applied other academic disciplines. But...

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Gingrich: “I am not a werewolf!”

Chris Collins February 1, 2012

Close acquaintances share their perspectives on Newt’s strangest fixation – the moon  Newt Gingrich began trying to clear his name Tuesday after two close friends accused him of being a werewolf. The...

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Speaker says money key to world peace

Chris Collins February 1, 2012

In 2010, the United States budgeted $663 billion to the Department of Defense. This is about half of what the entire world spends on its military, meaning that the U.S. spends roughly as much on defense...

Enrollment drops 368 for spring

Enrollment drops 368 for spring

Chris Collins January 25, 2012

Spring enrollment at MSU has fallen to its lowest number in at least five years. Spring enrollment is tentatively being reported at 5,723 students by administrators, a drop of 368 from last spring’s...

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Two men arrested for computer thefts

Chris Collins January 25, 2012

Two men who are not students at MSU were charged with burglary of a building Jan. 12 after two computers were reported stolen from an office in Clark Student Center. Dylan Prouty, 19, and Christopher...

Bet you didnt see this coming

Bet you didn’t see this coming

Chris Collins January 24, 2012

Click here to see our coverage of the 2012 GOP primary contest thus far.      

Regents discuss housing, investments

Regents discuss housing, investments

Chris Collins November 16, 2011

Drawn-back housing, Internet portal technology and university investments were the focus of the Board of Regents meeting last week. Administrators also apprised the Board of plans to raise funds through...

Artist Lecture Series Brave Combo Mon. Nov. 7, 2011. (Photo by Kassie Bruton)

What the hell is that noise?

Chris Collins November 8, 2011

A piano player wobbles precariously over his keyboard, furiously pounding keys and shouting incoherently into a microphone. An accordion player jerks her head forward and backward oddly every few seconds....

Student arrested on trespassing charge

Student arrested on trespassing charge

Chris Collins November 8, 2011

An MSU student was arrested by campus police Monday for criminal trespassing, after ordering a motorist to drive him to Mexico. Twenty-year-old Stanley Umoh, who lives in Pierce, entered a occupied...

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Lockdown at Pierce ends after two days

Chris Collins November 1, 2011

By Chris Collins and Elascha Davila-Hicks Pierce Hall residents were placed on lockdown Oct. 24 after some residents were caught sneaking girls into the dorm after hours. They were captured on...

Kay Dillard spurs building projects

Kay Dillard spurs building projects

Chris Collins November 1, 2011

Kay Dillard, a prominent donor who has given millions of dollars to the university, has issued a challenge to MSU administrators. She said she’ll give $2.5 million to pay off half the remaining balance...

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