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Local St. Paddy's Day drink deals

Whether or not people choose to believe in leprechauns or four-leaf clovers, most can agree on one way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day: drinking.As early as the crack of dawn, many will flock toward the local bars to celebrate Irish culture.

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Fashion show to display student creations

It’s not a typical fashion show. The garments aren’t brand name and include wood, plastic and metal elements.For the past four years, students have challenged their designer skills to participate in the Apparel and Textile Design Fashion Show.

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Some type of show

From Pasadena to East Lansing, rapper Rich Homie Quan has a habit of making Spartans feel some type of way.Adopted as an unofficial anthem for the MSU football team, Quan’s 2013 hit single “Type of Way” even made President Lou Anna K. Simon get up and dance.

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Student competes in MTV reality cooking show

When he was a small child, Brian Kho got his first experience in culinary preparation by slicing Golden Delicious apples with his grandmother in her kitchen. The hospitality business junior still holds a passion for food, and he had an opportunity to display his drive and talent while participating in the upcoming MTV series, “House of Food.”

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Students spend spring break performing service around country

While some students spent their spring breaks carelessly vacationing in warm weather, others offered helping hands to various communities across the country.MSU student groups such as Alternative Spartan Breaks and the MSU chapter of Students Today Leaders Forever journeyed throughout the nation to help rebuild communities.

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Rapper Bubba Sparxxx takes over The Loft on Saturday night

Booties were rockin’ everywhere at The Loft on Saturday night for a performance by rapper Bubba Sparxxx. Doors at the Loft opened at 8 p.m.and people slowly scattered in through the evening. By 11 p.m., the Loft was packed.By midnight, the crowd was revved up for Bubba Sparxxx, who is best known for his song “Ms. New Booty."

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Spartan Board Gamers keep competition alive

All four players counted down from three and suddenly drew foam guns.Members of the Spartan Board Gamers stared each other down as they deliberated surrendering or taking the shot in a particularly heated game of Cash ‘n Guns.

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Staycation

B eginning today, many students will flock to places with warmer weather for a week of fun under the sun. However, those who are staying behind on campus can still enjoy spring break. Here are a few places on campus students can visit to still get the vacation feel.

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Sequestered beneath four floors of traditionally-bound books in the Main Library, more than 200,000 comic books are safely nestled in protective plastic, waiting for eager eyes searching for a graphic novel fix.“Special Collections” signs act as guides through the cluster of shelves in the library’s basement. Once inside the Special Collections reading room, both the curious and the scholarly simply need to tell thepresent faculty member what they are looking for.

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Student creates delivery service

It was Saturday morning when prenursing freshman Nick Holcman laid in his bed craving Taco Bell.He wanted it, but he could not fill his appetite. He didn't have a car and was unwilling to make the journey from East Holden to Grand River on foot.

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Important spring break safety tips for any vacation location

For Lyndsey Kubbe,  her planned spring break trip to Cancún  is something she's been excited about for quite some time. But heading to a foreign country has made her think of her safety.The supply chain management sophomorecl said she went through a travel agent because she and her friends are not going with their parents.

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Finding their faith

Each morning, Mohkam Singh brushes his hair for 10 to 15 minutes before he wraps it all into a turban. His hair, which falls to the middle of his back, has never been cut. And Singh, a human biology senior, doesn't plan on cutting it in the future.

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Student organization focuses on community service

No rewards, no personal gain, just helping other people and linking communities together - those are the main goals of student charity organization Community Action and Response Experience at MSU.The group is comprised of 20 to 50 active members at a time. President Deanna Schaferch said they usually organize community service events that are open to anyone who may be interested or who can work it into their schedules.