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MICHIGAN

Goodrich's Shop-Rite closes doors for final time

Goodrich’s, located in Trowbridge Plaza, was a nearby grocery stop for MSU students. And with its international, organic and store-made offerings, the grocer catered to a variety of tastes.

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For MSU student housing co-op, containers provide means of practicing sustainability

In a world filled with perpetual change, sustainability can be a necessity.Sustainability served as a major theme in a Container Gardening Workshop held Saturday at co-op house Vesta. The workshop, created by AmeriCorps and the Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council cooperatively with the MSU Student Housing Co-op, or SHC, highlighted the idea of sustainable living through the use of growing food planted in upcycled, or re-used, containers.

FEATURES

Student band jams out for last time

The band, which has been performing shows throughout the mid-Michigan area for about three years, announced this set as the beginning of a hiatus.

MICHIGAN

MSU students play integral role in mentoring with Big Brother Big Sisters program

Big brother William Martinez, who is a MSU Ph.D. student studying physics BW, said he joined the program because he simply wants to be there for someone. "I want to be a positive role model," Martinez said. "There's a lot of people who need a little bit more than they have and so if I can just be a little bit of something there, then that's really all I'm looking for."

COMMENTARY

Secondhand cancer — life after loss

Last Tuesday, our university lost a great scholar and mentor. On July 8, George Peters died of pancreatic cancer, less than two months after retiring as a professor at Michigan State University.But you probably didn’t know that, even if you had him as a teacher.According to the Hirschberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, almost three-quarters of pancreatic cancer patients die within a year of diagnosis.

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Abrams Planetarium to receive birthday upgrades

As a result of its 50th birthday celebration in February, the Abrams Planetarium will be receiving an upgrade. Its 20-year-old DigiStar 2 projection system will be replaced by a DigiStar 5, a two-projector system with clearer images creating a more accurate representation of the night sky.

FEATURES

Spencer's Kitchen and Bar to change name again

The owner, Spencer Soka, said the first name change was the result of acquiring a liquor license last year. Due to customer confusion and the desire to establish a brand, the restaurant has now changed its name to the more recognizable State Side Deli and Pub, to join similarly named restaurants in Okemos and Howell, Mich.