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E.L. businesses brace for break
When Sarah Munkacsy opened Bronze Bay Tanning in December 2003, she had no idea about the difficulties in store for her business in the coming weeks.
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Students lobby Legislature
Marci Baranski was a long way from class Wednesday morning. Instead of professors, equations and notebooks, the bio-chemistry junior found herself facing another lesson: how to influence state legislators.
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Transferring credits gets a little easier
Nicole Morris has been researching for weeks how her credits at MSU will transfer to Grand Valley State University. The criminal justice sophomore has undergone this search before — when she transferred her summer credits at Muskegon Community College to MSU.
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Easy carts could replace trash bins at East Lansing homes
Garbage day could look different for some East Lansing residents next year under a proposal being considered by the East Lansing City Council.
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MSU honors World AIDS Day
For Domonique Baul, the numbers don’t illustrate the problem. People aren’t likely to grasp the devastating toll AIDS takes on society unless they move beyond statistics and feel the emotional toll AIDS takes on individuals carrying the disease and families who have lost loved ones, the telecommunication junior said.
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Grim weather fails to deter visitors from Winter Bowl
Slippery roads and rainy weather loomed Sunday morning, but they couldn’t keep Sally Birkmeier from driving to East Lansing for Winter Bowl.
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Tour gives students glimpse into local IT job market
Kevin Healey didn’t know of all of the different places to find jobs in Information Technology. But after visiting four Lansing companies as part of a tour sponsored by the Capital Area IT Council Friday, the telecommunication senior felt a boost of confidence in landing a job after college.
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Mich. House repeals service tax, introduces surcharge
The 6 percent service tax was repealed by the Michigan House of Representatives on Saturday, two months after legislators introduced the tax to alleviate the state budget deficit.
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Winter storm to hit E.L.
A storm producing one to three inches of snow and up to a quarter of an inch of ice is expected hit the East Lansing area this evening.
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Mich. Legislature delays compromise on service-tax substitute
Michigan’s Legislature is leaving businesses in limbo as to whether the service tax will be repealed by Saturday’s deadline.
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Former E.L. mayor set to travel world
Somewhere during his hike up Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, his trek through Peru’s Machu Picchu or his half-marathon jog through Antarctica, Sam Singh said he hopes he will quench his thirst for new culture.
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Yoga State takes students to the mat
From MSU athletes to Broadway stars, Jen Hayes had a way of drawing big names to her yoga classes.
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E.L. residents may be fined for not removing snow
Frostbitten fingers and deadened limbs aren’t the only snow-driven products that will numb East Lansing residents this winter.
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MSU students to blog for The Detroit News during GOP debate
MSU journalism students will participate in a live blog hosted at www.detnews.com/debateblog during Wednesday’s CNN/YouTube Republican Presidential Primary Debate at 8 p.m.
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Hate crimes addressed at Capitol
With local citizens, TV cameras and a group of middle school students looking on, about 20 Michigan legislators took a stand against hate crimes Tuesday.
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Mich. Senate refuses to put Democratic presidential candidates back on ballot
Democratic presidential hopefuls may not appear on Michigan’s Jan. 15 primary ballot after all.
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Holiday sales may determine outcome of Blu-ray vs. HD DVD format showdown
Sales from the beginning of the holiday shopping season could indicate whether HD DVD or Blu-ray, the industry’s competing high-definition disc and player formats, will become the new standard in home movies.
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E.L. government could gain 2 MSU students
East Lansing’s brisk effort to stimulate more student involvement in city politics could be validated in December.
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Medical marijuana proposal could appear on Mich. Ballot
A proposal to legalize medical marijuana could appear before Michigan voters in the 2008 election.
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Lansing man killed on U.S. 127
A 44-year-old Lansing man was killed after being struck by a car at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday while aiding a fellow motorist in a one-car accident on US-127 near the Trowbridge Road on-ramp.