MSU students frightened for family in Iran
Nichole HoernerThe State News
Solmav Rezazadeh*, a medical student at MSU, missed a call from her mother Wednesday morning. But for her, simply calling back wasn’t an option. Rezazadeh’s family is in Iran, the scene of peaceful-turned-violent protests over contested presidential election results.
2010 census to tally same-sex marriages
Updated 06/24/2009 9:37pmStudents are wondering if a new census provision to tally same-sex married couples in the 2010 census will count in the struggle for equality. U.S. Census Bureau officials announced June 19 that same-sex couples would now be counted, starting with the 2010 decennial census.
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