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Local teen starts MMA career in East Lansing

From a young age, Alyse Anderson wanted to fight — with or without her parents’ approval. The Mason High School senior grew up around martial arts, as her father, John Anderson, ran a karate school when she was younger.

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Carrie-d the Breslin: Country star, Hunter Hayes play sold-out show

A flood of sundresses and cowboy boots made their way to the Breslin Center from all directions, dressed in anticipation for a concert that sold out twice. Country star and former-American Idol winner Carrie Underwood made a stop Saturday night at Breslin as a part of her “Blown Away Tour.” Tara Peplowski, the marketing and group sales manager for Wharton Center and Breslin, said the show sold out despite the show’s promoter opening up more seats Friday afternoon.

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Grand Ledge to offer free historical festival in May

For those people who want to do something different after they finish their finals — or for those who aren’t in school and simply want to do something different — the city of Grand Ledge, Mich., presents an event for the Saturday and Sunday immediately following finals week: the Victorian Days.

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Word on the street

Buzzfeed — a pop-culture website — published a graph this week on a list of the top-100 party schools in the nation compiled by Fiesta Frog — a website dedicated to college parties — in February. The graph combines Fiesta Frog’s rankings with Forbes’ list of America’s top colleges, with the 100 party schools also arranged by academic standing.

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Hebrew and Israeli symposium held at MSU

In the past decade, Israeli-related reporting has heavily been influenced by the war and terrorism plaguing the area. Last night, the Jewish Studies Program at MSU and MSU Libraries hoped to give students and faculty a different perspective.