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MICHIGAN

Hookah popular despite city moratorium on future lounges

Despite a city-mandated ban on opening additional smoke shops and hookah bars in East Lansing, business owners said the hookah trend still is thriving.

MSU

ASMSU discusses future projects at first meeting of school year

ASMSU hosted its first meeting of the semester on Thursday, discussing future projects the organization will look to tackle now that they are past their summer feud with the university. ASMSU President Evan Martinak said the undergraduate student government is in a better place now than it was on June 21, when they were still struggling with the university’s decision to request the organization move funds to on-campus accounts.

MICHIGAN

Living City- Chopping up locks

For hair stylist Vanessa Dungey and her clients, a haircut isn’t just a few snips and out the door. It’s a chance to catch up, not with just a client, but a friend. To share what’s new — the weddings, the graduations and sometimes gossip.

MSU

ASMSU preparing to lose business office manager

The struggle of ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, continues with potential changes to the front office of the organization in the near future. Now, Maryalice Chester, business office manager for the past three years, is at risk of losing her job.

MSU

Small iron oxide particles cause red water alerts, officials say

Current students likely already are familiar with red water alerts: emails sent to students from MSU’s Infrastructure Planning and Facilities, or IPF, warning that maintenance might discolor campus water. Water supplied for MSU is groundwater, which sometimes can lead to a color change, IPF Director of Utilities Robert Ellerhorst said.

FEATURES

Faces of East Lansing

While most students are fighting through classes toward an uncertain future, Nino Rabhi and Mac Hyman already have made strides toward building their own futures while juggling school work. The two are co-owners of Spicers Grill, the only food cart taking advantage of East Lansing’s food cart ordinance.

MSU

Brewing A New Course

While some students are enjoying alcoholic beverages at the bar, others are learning how to make them in the classroom.

MICHIGAN

Fire rips through Phoenix co-op

City officials still are putting the pieces together after a Wednesday morning fire at Phoenix cooperative house destroyed at least four rooms and temporarily displaced all of 29 its residents.