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Casual smoking can lead to an addiction

There is no doubt there are those who partake in keggers, drinking games or bar crawls whenever the chance arises — just as there are many with regular, alcohol and pack-a-day cigarette habits. In the midst of a good time, sometimes there is nothing we won’t do to intensify the madness.

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7 deadly sins

Our dirty little secrets, the vices and habits that make us shame ourselves, are some of the greatest human equalizers. As the new year picks up momentum, it’s prime time to take stock and resolve your sins with help from the power of seven — deadly sins, that is.

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Balancing act

A new semester is beginning, and riding shotgun with it is that wonderful sick feeling in my stomach that only serves to further remind me — like I could ever forget — that break is over and it’s back to the world of long study sessions, projects and exams.

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Co-op living

It is every bit a typical living room. There are broken-in couches and other scattered pieces of furniture. A cat wanders around, investigating newcomers.

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Freshmen fifteen Q's

College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with two of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and their perspective on their new frontier.

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Hello, my name is Colleen Davis

For Colleen Davis, co-owner of Gone Wired Cafe in Lansing, the best part of operating a coffeehouse is providing a space for students and residents to actively take part in the arts — from reading to writing.

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Holiday blitz

Ready or not, the holidays are upon us. Here is where to find everything you will need for a merry good time, no matter what you may be celebrating.

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All sorts of people, one community

When I first moved into New Community Co-op, 425 Ann St., my co-op house, I had no idea what to expect. I was moving into a house with 13 strangers at the beginning of the summer when most of my friends were not in East Lansing, and needless to say I was a little nervous.

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Sharing space

Around 4 a.m. Saturday at the Avalon Co-op, 236 N. Harrison Road, I slept resolutely in my bed with a belly swirling full of tequila and low-grade beer.

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Helping at Detroit school meaningful

As my best friend and I entered a Detroit elementary school dressed up as Tigger and Winnie the Pooh in the dead of winter, kids — wearing sandals and T-shirts in the foot of snow — turned to stare.

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Surviving the holidays

Ah, the holidays. The very idea can conjure up so many images: cold weather, warm food, snowflakes, a break from your classes and the pan-denominational gift-giving celebration of your choosing. But, there is another side to the holidays that some students are less than enthusiastic about — family.

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MP3 game fun at first, eventually dull

Four people plug their iPods or MP3 players into the cords connected to the game. A card is then drawn from the center of the box that says something along the lines of finding a “song with a color in the title” or a “song that mentions food in the lyrics.”