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Rock 'N' Roll takes over day five of Common Ground

Saturday’s Common Ground lineup drew from an eclectic lineup to congregate around a classic standby — good old rock 'n' roll.Opening the afternoon was the psych-rock outfit Chappo, a band that encapsulated the day’s lineup with a set that alternated between airy and uptempo but whose sounds always remained expansive.

MSU

Students with gym memberships obtain higher GPAs, study finds

Pivarnik said the data shows the correlation between purchasing a membership, GPA and retention. MSU isn’t only interested in the GPAs of the student body, retention — students completing a degree — is important, too. The study did not address whether or not participants actively used the gym membership.

MSU

Sigma Chi MSU chapter house undergoes $1 million plus remodel

“It was decided (to remodel the house) a couple years ago,” Nemesi said. “We were coming up on the 50th anniversary of the house, it was built in 1963, and we started talking about the fundraising and all that type of stuff, and figured if we remodeled it right, it would be able to go the next 50 years.”

MICHIGAN

The Color Run brings array of experiences to Lansing

Hinz said the proceeds from this race will go toward the Sparrow Regional Children’s Center and Kelleigh’s Cause, a charity dedicated to finding a specific protein that causes the disorder known as Arteriovenous malformations, or AVM.

FEATURES

Day three of Common Ground Music Festival features Gunnar & the Grizzly Boys, country fare

A country-themed day three of Common Ground featured straw hats and cowboy boots.