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54B judicial candidate debate appeals to young voters

Everything from the “Voting is Sexy” T-shirts offered to those who submitted questions for the moderator to the actual debate questions themselves was geared toward the student population during the East Lansing 54B District Court judicial candidate debate hosted by ASMSU on Thursday evening.

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Riding it out

The sounds of tools resonated from the back room of the brightly colored Action Board Sports building as Jim MacGregor assembled a longboard. On any given day, the smoothing of grip tape or tightening of trucks can be heard throughout the store.

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Retired admiral campaigns for Prop 3 on campus

Retired U.S. Navy Admiral Dennis McGinn spoke to a small group of ROTC cadets in Demonstration Hall on Friday to support Proposal 3, a state constitutional amendment that would require utility companies to increase their energy sources to 25 percent renewable by 2025.

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Under the needle

The buzzing of a needle, an assortment of ink and an apron and a canvas to paint on are things tattoo artist Solomon Trofatter has become very familiar with. But in his case, the canvas is a human body, and the paint is permanent ink.

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E.L. City Council discusses alcohol ordinance

At Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council work session, councilmembers debated whether or not to suspend the city’s 50/50 reporting requirements for bars, which requires them to report their quarterly food and alcohol sales to stay in compliance of city order.

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Getting jiggy with it

Black dance shoes smacked the hardwood floor as Irish music blasted Wednesday evening in the Bailey Community Center, 300 Bailey St., as Molly Stephens taught her students a new jig step.

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Upcoming Grand River Avenue construction to disrupt traffic

The construction on Grand River Avenue is expected to extend from Coolidge Road and Park Lake Road, university engineer Bob Nestle said. He said the road will have at least one open traffic lane in each direction, but said East Lansing and the MSU campus still will see heavy congestion although the construction will happen in late spring and summer when campus is losing many students for summer break.