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May 15, 2008

Summer movies to see

Despite what recent weather forecasts may suggest, the summer season is actually upon us. Although a few weeks might pass before we can begin dusting off our swimsuits, there are a plethora of summer movies to keep us busy.

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'Harlem Classics' provides fresh beats, unique mixes

When I arrived at MSU five years ago, my freshmen floormates at Hubbard Hall knew exactly what to expect when they walked past my dorm room.

High pitched vocal screeches, vibrant beats, and thumping kicks that wore out my subwoofer beat by beat - qualities that could only be produced by The Diplomats.

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Deputy K. C. Epperson puts Sparty into a pen in the bite ward of the Ingham County Animal Control Shelter. The dog was accidentally let outside and bit two children. All dogs that bite a person and break the skin are required to be quarantined for 10 days either in the home or at the animal shelter to ensure that they do not have any diseases, such as rabies, that can be transferred to humans.
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    MSU students only have to take one step outside to see how the area surrounding campus has changed. With the majority of students either back in their hometowns for quality R&R or having graduated, the usually raucous university now appears more like a ghost town.

  • 'Annie Get Your Gun' musical bland, uninspiring

    With a musical score whose only potential for success lies in the visual spice of the stage and creative vocal styling of its cast members, the Lansing Civic Players left its production of "Annie Get Your Gun" all but flavorless last weekend.

  • Book uses TV shows to offer career tips

    Brimming with sitcom references and quotes from TV characters such as Betty Suarez and Michael Scott, "Find Your Inner Ugly Betty: 25 Career Lessons for Young Professionals Inspired by TV Shows" is not the classic, self-help career book.