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MSU community hosts events in support of world AIDS day

After losing friends to HIV/AIDS, a potentially deadly immune disease, social relations and policy sophomore Antonio Clements decided to make a difference. In honor of World AIDS Day 2010, students and community members are sponsoring events on campus to bring awareness to the epidemic.

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Grad students to explain research at conference

Graduate students who choose to present at the 2011 Graduate Academic Conference hope to translate the technical language of their research into terms the everyday person can understand, according to graduate student government officials.

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Downtown E.L. takes hit on Black Friday

Although Black Friday sales brought hoards of shoppers to some malls and department stores across the nation, businesses in downtown East Lansing did not fare as well. MSU students, a large demographic of business in the area, were gone for the Thanksgiving holiday for most of the weekend, said Joe Bell, co-owner of The Peanut Barrel, 521 E.

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MSU sees rise of Libyan international students

Although virtually no Libyan students were enrolled at MSU three years ago, almost 60 Libyan international students are enrolled this fall, said Anne Schneller, coordinator of sponsored student recruitment for the Office of International Students and Scholars, or OISS.

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City Hall to close for Thanksgiving

East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, and all local post offices will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving. East Lansing’s 54-B District Court, located in City Hall and Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, will be closed for the holiday Thursday and Friday.

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Energy company offers advice

Preparing a Thanksgiving meal for 12 people costs between 70 cents and $1.38, Consumers Energy calculated. The company provides natural gas and electricity to the East Lansing area.