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FEATURES

Singing festival draws hundreds

The rooms of the Hannah Community Center were filled with people singing, stomping and clapping as they reveled in the sounds of the Mid-Winter Singing Festival this past weekend. The Mid-Winter Singing Festival spanned Friday and Saturday and was held in the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road.

SPORTS

Gymnastics falls to Michigan on Friday

MSU gymnastics fell to rival Michigan on Friday, 196.800-193.900 in Ann Arbor, but achieved its highest team score this season on bars and beam. The 2.9-point difference is nearly impossible to catch up in gymnastics, where every tenth of a point is important, but “No.

NEWS

Nearby residents react to Cedar Street shooting

Police responded to a shooting at about 8:45 p.m. Friday in an apartment in the 200 block of Cedar Street. East Lansing police Lt. Steve Gonzalez confirmed one person sustained severe injuries in the shooting. He said police have not made in the arrest.

NEWS

The State of Beer

Whether it’s the quality taste, the artisan production or the attraction to a locally-made product, people everywhere are becoming more interested in craft beer — including MSU alumni. Michigan has become a hotspot for craft beer breweries, with its ideal agricultural resources and water availability, thanks to the Great Lakes. East Lansing’s most recently established bar, HopCat, is well-known for the 100 beers it has on tap.