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Becca Ryan ·
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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.

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Street style: Christopher Van Nest

Communication senior Christopher Van Nest said his style can consist of just about anything. Van Nest wears articles of clothing ranging from black leather jackets to cardigans. “I tend to just throw stuff together that I think will look good,” he said.

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International students enroll at continuously higher rate

Two days after the Institute of International Education ranked MSU in the nation’s top 10 for study abroad participation and international student enrollment, statistics released by the Office for International Students and Scholars — or OISS — show international students continue to flock to East Lansing.

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Event brings students taste of Israel culture

Residential College in the Arts and Humanities senior Sam Appel grabbed a microphone — “Five, four, three, two, one-” — and opened the sixth annual Israel Fest to the public. More than 300 attendants came out Tuesday to the Love Israel-themed Israel Fest, an annual event held to celebrate Israeli culture held at the Union.