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MSU

Sparty in Capital One playoffs

After 12 weeks of competition in the Capital One Mascot Challenge, Sparty has advanced to the playoffs by making it into the top eight competitors. The eight finalists were determined by the mascots’ records in the regular season.

MICHIGAN

School closing to be investigated

The East Lansing school district currently is subject to a federal investigation in response to a complaint against the recent decision to close Red Cedar Elementary School. The complaint alleges that the move to close the school discriminates against the minority population at the school. At the East Lansing School Board’s Sept.

Becca Ryan ·
MSU

Railroad Club Train Show and Sale attracts large family audience

Inside a room of the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education on Sunday morning, train whistles blew and children cheered as model trains barrelled around handmade tracks. In another room, families crowded around vendors’ stands, eager to purchase their own model train sets.

Justin Wan ·
NEWS

Thrill of the hunt

For Mason, Mich., resident Doug Smith and Lansing resident Jessie Treat, November is all about hunting.