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Students can learn from celeb mistakes

Celebrity gossip was rampant this year, with so many breakups, hookups, pregnancies and scandals you had to look out for whiplash — especially if you're Lindsay Lohan and you actually risk whiplash by crashing into paparazzi. Since this is college, here's what we can learn from the top five celeb scandals that disprove the old saying, "any publicity is good publicity:" 1.

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Getting in tune

From "The Cosby Show" to "Will & Grace" and "Grey's Anatomy," television has come a long way to reflect more of the country's racial and ethnic diversity. But much more progress could be made, according to a report released Thursday.

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2 men, multiple roles in 'Stones'

It takes audience members at BoarsHead Theatre about 10 minutes to figure out that Paul Riopelle and Neil Necastro aren't playing the part of two schizophrenic Irishmen. Instead, they're part of a two-man show called "Stones In His Pockets" in which they play all 14 characters. "Once the audience keys into that, it becomes really fun for them," Riopelle said.

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Area vintners respond to wine-sale bills

Lansing — Some area wineries have mixed reaction to state Senate legislation approved on Thursday that would allow wineries inside and outside of Michigan to directly ship to consumers up to 1,500 cases of wine a year. The chamber voted 35-0 to send the House bills that would let Michigan residents buy wine from out-of-state vintners.

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Charlemagne show at (SCENE) cancelled

Charlemagne will no longer be performing at (SCENE) Metrospace tonight. The band cancelled Wednesday afternoon, but there will still be two other bands playing at the gallery tonight, said Emma Kruch of (SCENE) Metrospace.

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The bartender

The holiday season is here. Well, at least according to retailers. Although Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Christmas, Bodhi Day, St.

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Secret agent woman

She got her schooling as a ballet dancer and now she's shaking a leg all over the silver screen. Charlize Theron's latest film is "Aeon Flux," a science-fiction thriller set to open nationwide tomorrow.

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Snow days

The weather outside is frightful — a skier's paradise. "We're the only ones who get excited about it getting cold, about the snow falling," said human biology junior and Spartan Ski Club member Ashley Delzer.

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Five favorites

The State News presents five things going on in the world of pop culture that might make your life a little bit better: 1.

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Alumnus to challenge students' push-up ability at GA Tech game

Lloyd Ward wants to know how many pushups he can do in 60 seconds. The MSU alumnus is challenging MSU students tonight during halftime at the men's basketball game versus Georgia Tech. Ward, chairman and CEO of BodyBlocks Nutrition System Inc., will compete against five students to try to break the Guinness world record for pushups in one minute.