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City Council Q&A

Their thoughts About 100 students and community members piled into the Union Tuesday night to question the candidates running for the Nov. 6 East Lansing City Council election.

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Sans diversity

Two ASMSU members sit together on seven of the university’s 20 committees that have student seats — a fact that art history professor Phylis Floyd said illustrates a lack of diversity.

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Police seek link in mask man crimes

Police are investigating whether an armed robbery of a local Jimmy John’s Tuesday morning by two suspects wearing masks from the movie “Scream” are related to a similar incident that occurred Monday.

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The dead zone

It’s about 3 p.m. on a Friday afternoon as Sparrow Hospital Dr. Joyce deJong opened the door to view the 11 visitors in the area she warmly calls “her waiting room.” While she says “waiting room” with a tone of affection, one step in the cold, dark area removes all trace of optimism.

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Police Brief 10/23/07

An unknown male exposed himself to a 23-year-old female student on Sunday afternoon outside an East Owen Hall study lounge, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

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Student government debates water quality

Nirali Patel will not touch MSU’s water. “MSU’s water is horrible,” the physiology sophomore said. “Black specks come out of the faucet when you turn it on, it tastes like iron and it creates a yellow rust. ...”