Sunday, January 11, 2026

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Welcome home

Marketing freshman Allison Finney admires her new fish, Claude, which she bought at the Okemos Meijer, 2055 W. Grand River Ave., during the 2005 Midnight Madness Shopping Spree on Thursday evening. MSU students had the opportunity to ride aboard the Capital Area Transportation Authority buses to local Meijer stores that had various sales and activities for students.

East Lansing quickly became alive this weekend as an influx of nearly 50,000 students moved back into town. Some played beer pong in the dark, others shopped for books and built beds in their dorms.

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