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NEWS

Fallen fund$

From the federal to local government, officials all are tightening their belts as budget talks continue on all levels.

NEWS

Lawmakers set to focus on budget

State lawmakers are expected to begin work on important budget bills this week as they return to a regular schedule today following a two-week break. Michigan faces a projected $1.4 billion deficit, and though legislators are working under a self-imposed May 31 deadline, they have yet to begin hammering out concrete details of how money will be allocated for the fiscal year that begins Oct.

NEWS

MSU receives record number of applicants

When it came time for Holt High School senior Nick Kreider to send in his college applications, he only sent his essays and transcripts to one university — MSU. “My parents both went to (Michigan) State and I wanted to go into education,” said Kreider, who plans on being a music education freshman at MSU next fall.

FEATURES

Annual performance puts focus on Latino heritage, student groups

Gaspar Quintero’s excitement was evident in both his voice and the sweat forming on his forehead just minutes before he went on stage Saturday. Quintero, a criminal justice senior, danced in and helped plan Latin Xplosion, the annual Latino cultural event held by the MSU student group Culturas de las Razas Unidas, or CRU.

SPORTS

Track runs well in Arizona

The MSU men and women’s track and field program ran well in its second outdoor meet of the season this weekend, competing in the Sun Angel Track Classic in Tempe, Ariz.