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Sept. 11 inspires Rising

Only a man with a soul deeply rooted in both America’s spirit and the sweat and toil of his fellow Americans could, for 30 years, succeed at poignantly capturing the emotions of a changing nation in his lyrics.

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Domestic Problems rock Kalamazoo crowd

Kalamazoo - There seems to be some confusion as to who or what Domestic Problems is. When I told a co-worker I was going to see Domestic Problems in Kalamazoo, she thought I was going to Kalamazoo to do a story on spousal abuse.

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Guest appearance helps Fetus-X move forward

The fetus in a jar that brought controversy to MSU a few years ago now is taking it all in stride.“Fetus-X”, the comic created by Eric Millikin and Casey Sorrow that once ran in The State News, has picked up momentum and expanded beyond being a college comic.Despite the inherent controversy involved with having the main character as a human fetus in a jar, “Fetus-X” was chosen by online comic “Goats” to be a featured guest during its “Goats Guest Week” on July 24.

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Same songs, but whole new energy

Remix albums are all the rage among rappers and hard-rockers these days, but usually prove to be complete flop or an album with only one or two decent songs. And to make a remix a band should have a few albums to its name to have enough good songs to actually remix. So a band has got to have a lot of guts to remix its debut album and put it out two years later.

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Books in the summertime? Some students dig it

Many people have grabbed a book, curled up in a favorite spot and escaped reality just for a moment this summer. Whether it’s chasing down “The Bachelor” with Carly Phillips or preparing for the end of the world with the “Left Behind” series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins, there have been several good reads keeping people occupied this summer. “‘The New York Times Best Seller Lists’ always sell well,” said Dan Chenoweth, store clerk at Schuler Books & Music in Okemos’ Meridian Mall.

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Super spy vs. super spoof

One is an international man of mystery, the other has a license to kill. One carries a gun, the other uses a Swedish-made penis-enlarging pump. Hollywood’s two most famous spies, Austin Powers and James Bond, are at it again.

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Goldmember continues tradition of Powers antics

What can I say, it’s Austin Powers. You know you’ll laugh, your stomach will churn and then you’ll laugh again. “Austin Powers in Goldmember” doesn’t capture the same hysterical humor of 1997’s “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,”but what sequel ever does? “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me,” wasn’t as funny as the first either, but it was good.

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Weekend Guide

Thursday Barnes & Noble Booksellers presents authors Tim Powers and Karen Joy Fowler at 7 p.m.

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Wharton to celebrate 20th anniversary in style

Broadway is making a stop on the MSU campus this year to provide students with an amazing lineup of original and legendary shows. Wharton Center is celebrating its 20th anniversary season, “Encore,” and will host six Broadway shows and musicals from September to April. “Basically, we’re bringing back the best of the best for our 20th anniversary - and then adding to it,” Wharton public relations manager Bob Hoffman said.

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This summer, U gets insane with the chains

The hole, a benign Par 3 according to the much-graffitied sign, taunts mercilessly. The fairway - an 8-foot clearing before the trees start in earnest - curves slightly to the right before dropping off sharply, the red flag atop the basket barely visible from the tee. A distinctive “ching!” rings out from what constitutes the green as a disc lands hard in the metal basket.