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Award season: Entertainment that deserves a shiny gold globe

With 2012 already in full swing, it can be easy to forget about 2011 while keeping busy making plans for the new year. But members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association find it important to recognize those who made 2011 a year to remember — and they do it by presenting icons with a shiny gold globe.

COMMENTARY

Work left to do at Guantanamo

Jan. 12, 2012, is the 10th anniversary of the day when terrorism suspects were subjected to indefinite incarceration in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, generally in the absence of any charges or trial.

COMMENTARY

Violent rhetoric obscures choices

January marks the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that struck down many repressive state laws criminalizing abortion. The right to make one’s own intimate medical decisions is not only a legal imperative but also empowering and provides a path toward social and political equality.

NEWS

Less bang for your book

For many students, such as packaging junior Spencer Westhuis, price is one of the main factors when it comes to deciding which textbooks to buy and which to pass over at the beginning of every semester.

NEWS

E.L. city manager search continues

East Lansing residents will have to wait at least one more day to find out a list of finalists for the vacant city manager position after the city council voted during its Tuesday night work session to move its final deliberations regarding the positions’ nine semifinalists to Wednesday evening.

NEWS

Police Brief 01/11/12

A 21-year-old female student reported groceries and medicine stolen from her dorm room in South Case Hall during winter break, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

MICHIGAN

Lawsuit filed against city of East Lansing for OMA violation

A lawsuit filed Monday against the city of East Lansing and City Attorney Dennis McGinty claims members of the East Lansing City Council violated the Michigan Open Meetings Act, a state law that requires all public voting bodies to disclose all voting practices and make most meetings open to the public.