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DeAnna Sanders is a sports and news journalist who is interested who in public relations.
“I’ve had two ankles sprains, two fractures, a wrist injury on my left hand, severe nerve damage on my right wrist/hand, left knee sprain, left shoulder labrum repair, ACL reconstruction right knee, and ACL reconstruction/osteotomy,” Monroe said.
Refueling the body while active plays a big role in an athlete’s performance. To get a better understanding of what is preferred by athletes to drink on t
he sidelines and during recovery to restore their bodies, Branndais Agee and Rhashad Hicks Jr. shared what they consume to stay hydrated.
According to the NCAA, there are 73,660 participants in NCAA football. Of those, only 16,369 players of them are eligible to be drafted and about 1.5 percent are drafted to the NFL.
Keenan Smith and Jared Mosley are just two of the many football players who had their hearts set on playing in the NFL. Spartan Newsroom talked with them about dreams — and the realities they faced.
“Once I graduate, I plan on picking somewhere to train; get ready for the combine and go from there,” Hill said. “I’m a hometown kid. I’ve always liked the Lions and been a fan of the Lions, but if any other team wanted me, I would consider them and weigh my options.”
Women in Rugby is a digital package on the MSU Women’s Club Rugby team. The team is a set of women who define social stereotypes of women, one being that women cannot play rough sports.
Mullins found her passion for the sport through a family tragedy.
Aaron Stephens, junior, organized a sexual assault student town hall to address perceptions.
“To make sure that the people making the decisions especially at this university are in touch with what is actually happening on campus,” Stephens said.
Although, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said the university is making strides when dealing with sexual assault. In a detailed email, she quoted a survey by the Association of American Universities saying Michigan State, along with other universities, is making significant improvements and devoting substantial resources for a safe campus.
Nye feels that there is hope for his life while dealing with depression.
“It’s like I’m excited because yeah I might be miserable now and I’ve been miserable for probably 5 years of my life and had one good month but that one month is enough for me to see okay this isn’t permanent.”
Michigan State’s University Activities Board held a Sex Expo to educate students. Caroline Poole, UAB event programmer, said that it is difficult attracting students to educational events.”We really wanted that engaging component but we also wanted it to be educational,” Alessandra Alvares-Paines, freshman, said she enjoyed the games provided by the fraternity and learned some new things. “I’ve learned phrases for things like the actual term names and I’m learning about other ways to keep safe sex,” Paines said.
1855 Place, a student family and single student apartment community will open Fall 2017.
According to Kat Cooper, director of communications for hospitality services, in the family units it is a total price and in the rest of the facility it is a per person price.
Camilla Johnson, junior, feels that the pricing does not accommodate everyone.
“Its not fair, just because they have a family it should be a flat rate and students have to pay by the room,” Johnson said. “I feel like it should be some kind of adjustment there.”