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DTN begins free Napster service for its residents

DTN Management Co. is offering free Napster music subscription services to residents who subscribe to its Spartan-NET Internet service after nearly a year of planning. Between 3,000 and 4,000 residents in 1,500 of DTN's apartment units are expected to be offered the free music download service in August and September, said Richard Laing, director of DTN broadband services. A Napster subscription usually costs $9.95 per month. After receiving complaints from the Recording Industry Association of America and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act concerning DTN residents illegally downloading music and movies, Laing said the rental property firm collaborated with Napster to rectify the complaints. "We know what our residents do &30133; they are a lot of college kids and they download a lot of music and movies which is technically illegal to do," he said.

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Greek members left homeless

Margaret Harding
August 31, 2005

When Alex Brown went down to his basement Sunday morning, he realized something was not quite right. A few hours later, Brown - and the 20 other housemates of Alpha Tau Omega - were homeless. The support beam of the main floor, at 251 W.

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Study: Coffee has antioxidants

Jennifer Toland
August 31, 2005

Good news for students who drink a cup or two of coffee everyday: A new study conducted at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania shows coffee has antioxidants that are important for the drinker's good health. The study also showed coffee is the number one source of antioxidants for Americans.

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MSU helps Sparrow find pediatrician

Jennifer Toland
August 30, 2005

MSU and Lansing's Sparrow Hospital have formed a partnership to bring in a pediatric hospitalist, a new addition that will improve care for children with serious illness and disease in Michigan, Sparrow officials said. A hospitalist is a doctor who practices exclusively with the hospital, Sparrow spokesman John Lux said.

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Grants for children given to area shelter

Kristi Jourdan
August 29, 2005

The Greater Lansing Fund of the Capital Region Community Foundation has given Haven House, a shelter in Lansing for area homeless families, a grant of $1,670. The money will be used to hire a mentor to help children at the shelter keep up with school work and basic reading, math and computer skills.

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Increased gas prices prompt new inspections

It used to take Jaclyn Peraino $20 to fill up her 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier with unleaded gas. Then gas prices started to rise more than $2.50 a gallon and now the biochemistry junior is paying more than $30 for a full tank. Peraino said the higher prices are making her take a closer look at just how much gas she gets when she pays at the pump. "If you're paying $20 to $40 a week, the amount you're paying for and getting is definitely a concern," Peraino said. Statewide, an increased number of complaints about gas stations shortchanging consumers at the pump on fuel quality and quantity has prompted the Michigan Department of Agriculture to double the amount of full-time gas station inspectors, said Dominic Perrone, Department of Agriculture public information officer.

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DTN sues city over attempt to build apartment complex

Kristi Jourdan
August 29, 2005

Although many students have moved into apartment buildings for the school year, they arrived in the middle of a legal battle about where apartments can be built in East Lansing. DTN Management Co. filed a lawsuit on June 16 against the city of East Lansing concerning property DTN originally bought for an apartment plan in the 700 block of Burcham Drive. DTN planned to build a complex that would have housed 90 occupants and 75 vehicles on three pieces of property it owns along Burcham Drive.

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Giveaways differ between sexes

Jennifer Toland
August 29, 2005

During Welcome Week every year, students gather in front of the Student Book Store, 421 E. Grand River Ave., to receive their campus trial paks with free samples inside - one for guys and one for girls.

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Health officials: Students should be immunized

Jennifer Toland
August 29, 2005

When coming back to school, there are many things students need to think about, including buying books and getting settled, but one thing health officials say students must do before coming to school is to get immunized. With August chosen as National Immunization Awareness Month, it is a reminder of the importance of keeping immunizations up to date, said Pat Vranesich section manager of education and outreach for the division of immunization in the Michigan Department of Community Health. "It is a back to school time and also a time where we want older adults to think about their immunization status," Vranesich said. According to Dr. Randolph L.

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Commercials against smoking earn Emmy's

Jennifer Toland
August 29, 2005

The Michigan Department of Community Health has received two Emmy Awards from the Michigan chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for anti-smoking campaign commercials. As a part of the campaign, the Michigan Department of Community Health has created "Quit Kits" to aid smokers in the process of quitting smoking.

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LCC starts year with Caribbean festival

Kristen Daum
August 29, 2005

Music, dancing and ethnic foods helped mark the beginning of school for Lansing Community College students at at the 11th Annual Student Life and Leadership Caribbean Festival on Saturday The festival, which was held at the North Washington Square Mall in Lansing, began in 1994 as a one-day affair with one band as "something different to have for students," said Denise Harris, director of Student Life and Leadership at LCC. Now, 10 years later, the festival has grown into a 12-hour event, featuring bands, vendors and food. "It's an event that the community looks forward to," Harris said. This year, the Zulu Connection stilt dancing troupe from New Orleans, performed at the festival, along with drums and music.

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Same-sex partner rights debated today in court

Jason Worthy
August 16, 2005

A hearing to determine whether public employers can offer benefits to domestic partners is scheduled for today at the Ingham County 30th Circuit Court and proponents will hold a rally before the hearing. Triangle Foundation Director of Policy Sean Kosofsky said the benefits should remain legal. "I don't want to comment on possible decisions from the hearing, but we are expecting a positive outcome because the intent behind Proposal 2 was not to restrict domestic benefits," he said. In 2004, Proposal 2 was put on the ballot and was ratified as a Michigan Constitutional amendment defining marriage as being between a man and a woman. The American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, is representing 22 same-sex couples who filed a lawsuit in March after Attorney General Mike Cox interpreted the amendment as barring the city of Kalamazoo from providing domestic-partner benefits in future contracts. Messages left at the attorney general's office were not returned. The court hearing, which would have been last month, was postponed in order for Gov.

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State grant extends Northern Tier Trail

Daniel Thai
August 16, 2005

The city of East Lansing has received a grant to help fund an extension of the Northern Tier Trail. The $92,400 grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will help the city extend the trail about a mile farther north.