| Michigan State University is a public
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| | dormitories. Females, even from the
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| college located in East Lansing,
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| | early days, took the same scientific
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| Michigan. It is a land-grant university
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| | agriculture courses as male students. In
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| and was the first agricultural college in
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| | 1896, the faculty created a "Women
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| the United States. Michigan State
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| | Course" that melded liberal arts and
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| University(MSU) has a fantastic
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| | sciences, with a home economics
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| hospitality school and the study abroad
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| | curriculum. That same year, the College
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| program is the largest of any
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| | turned the old Abbot Hall dorm into a
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| single-campus university in the nation,
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| | women's dormitory. However, it was not
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| offering more than 200 programs in more
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| | until 1899 that the State Agricultural
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| than 60 countries on all continents.
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| | College admitted its first African
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| Following the introduction of the Morrill
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| | American student. The first African
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| Act, "MSU" became co-educational and
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| | American student, William I. Thompson,
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| expanded its curriculum beyond just
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| | went on to teach at what is now Tuskegee
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| agriculture. "MSU" is currently listed
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| | University. In September 2005, current
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| as the six-largest university by
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| | university president Lou Anna Simon
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| enrollment. As a research university,
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| | called for "MSU" to become the global
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| Michigan State University is a member of
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| | model leader for Land Grant institutions
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| the Association of American
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| | by the year 2012.The Athletic teams, all
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| Universities.In 1855, Governor Kinsley S.
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| | 22 of them, are named the Spartans and
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| Bingham signed a bill to establish the
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| | dress in green and white colors.
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| nation's first agriculture college, the
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| | Michigan State offers 14 varsity sports
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| Agricultural College of the State of
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| | for men and 15 for women. The men's
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| Michigan. Classes began in May of 1857
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| | basketball team has won the national
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| with three buildings, five faculty
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| | championship twice, once in 1979 and
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| members and 63 students. The first
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| | another in 2000. The 1979 championship
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| designed curriculum was one that required
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| | team was led by the well-known NBA great,
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| more scientific study than any
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| | Earvin "Magic" Johnson. Football has a
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| undergraduate institution of the era,
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| | long tradition at Michigan State,
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| balancing liberal arts, sciene and
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| | starting as a club sport in 1884, but
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| practical training. After the
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| | football gained varsity status in 1896.
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| Reorganization Act of 1861 was passed,
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| | The team won the Rose Bowl in 1954, 1956
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| Colleges had a four-year curriculum and
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| | and 1988. The basketball games are
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| the power to grant master's degrees.
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| | played at the Jack Breslin Student Events
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| That same year, the school changed its
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| | Center and the football games are played
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| name to State Agricultural College and
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| | at Spartan Stadium, in the center of the
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| its first class graduated. However,
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| | campus.Michigan State University is one
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| there was not much for an elaborate
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| | of the many fine schools to attend after
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| graduation ceremony, most of the alumni
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| | high school in the United States. The
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| were drafted into the American Civil War
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| | academic program and athletic program of
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| that followed soon after. The college
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| | the university meets the requirements to
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| first admitted women in 1870, although at
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| | become successful beyond graduation.
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| that time there were no female
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