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Decision to adopt pet changes life

Eight years ago, I rescued my beagle, Roscoe, from Last Chance Rescue in Howell, Mich. My family had always traveled far and wide to find breeders for dogs, so this time was really different. But I knew we were saving his life, so at that point, it didn’t really matter.

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Vote yes on E.L. library levy

Did you know you can get a library card from the East Lansing Public Library with your MSU student ID? You don’t even have to be a resident of East Lansing.

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Vote for Obama, expect more war

One of my roommates, Pat, isn’t someone who is very vocal about being disappointed too often. However, I vividly remember the beginning of our freshman year, when Pat was livid about losing a bumper sticker he had gotten for free. The bumper sticker, which Pat claims was stolen by one of our friends, was from the Green Party, and it read: “Make love, not war.”

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Voting: gift that keeps on giving

Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, will be a historic day in American history. Sure, it happens to be the day the presidential election falls on, which could unseat an incumbent president or give America four more years of the first African American president. But there’s one more very important thing happening on Nov. 6 that should be brought to everyone’s attention: it is my 20th birthday.

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Stand clear of closing doors

In more ways than one, the New York City subway serves as a metaphor for life. I spent my summer on the subway traversing the city underground, and the words that come over every loudspeaker in every single train as the doors close have become ingrained in my brain.

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Moments define sense of home

People have been asking me what’s been wrong lately. Apparently, I’ve been off. I tell them all I’m just fine, but the truth is, maybe I’m not. But there’s just nothing for someone to say to “I think I’m losing myself” or “I don’t know where home is anymore.”

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Nothing wrong with some trash talk

Rivalries can be a lot of fun for both schools involved. It’s common, of course, for two schools who have developed such a strong rivalry to trash-talk in person or on social networking websites. And although most of the ill will between the two schools results in casual insults of sporting or academic records, in some extreme cases it can result in physical fights.

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Does media report or create news?

One of the interesting things one hears when dealing with the media is the doggedness by which reporters claim they only are reporting the news. These past few weeks have been plagued with stories reported in print, on television and on the Internet that have been very sad considering the individual who, because of health issues, became the brunt of “news” and endless jokes.