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MICHIGAN

Census Road Tour will stop in E.L.

The Census Road Tour Celebration will make a stop at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ann Street Plaza in downtown East Lansing and will bring giveaways, free food, a DJ and surprise celebrity guests. The event, which lasts until 10 p.m., is part of the U.S.

MSU

Free suture clinic to be held in April

The Pre-Student Osteopathic Medical Association will hold a suture clinic at 7 p.m. April 20 in Room A149 of the Plant and Soil Sciences Building. Doctors and medical students will be on hand to teach attendees suturing techniques on pigs’ feet.

MICHIGAN

Fundraiser helps to pay families' bills

A fundraiser hosted by the Lansing Board of Water & Light on March 4 collected more than $7,500 to help pay the utility bills of area families who are struggling to make the payments. BWL customers contribute nearly $40,000 every year to the event, which is known as Pennies for Power.

MSU

Pizza House giving away gift cards

Patrons of Pizza House, 4790 S. Hagadorn Road, have the opportunity to win a $50 gift card to the restaurant. Customers can enter to win by submitting photos of themselves and a Pizza House delivery box in various locations.

FEATURES

Alumni from Mont. to introduce craft beers to MSU

Big Sky Brewery, based out of Montana and founded by former Spartans Neal Leathers and Brad Robinson, along with mutual friend Bjorn Nabozney from Montana, are introducing their beers to Michigan this week, starting in East Lansing. Leathers will introduce Moose Drool, one of the brewery’s beers, to local bars and will be at Crunchy’s, 254 W. Grand River Ave., Thursday night to meet with old friends and promote his craft beer on MSU’s campus.

FOOTBALL

Nichol opens spring practice as starting WR

Fifteen years ago, Kordell Stewart made waves with his athleticism as a multiple-weapon threat with the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers. On Tuesday, the opening day for MSU football spring practice, head coach Mark Dantonio seemed convinced the Spartans have found their own “Slash.”

COMMENTARY

Signing of health care bill historic moment for U.S.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt went down in history for by the New Deal. Ronald Reagan helped bring down communism. George W. Bush will be remembered for Sept. 11. Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed into law a massive health care reform that is likely to define his presidency for decades to come.

COMMENTARY

New health care plan will benefit everyone

By signing the massive health care reform bill into law, Obama will go down as passing one of the most epic pieces of legislation in American history, no matter how a person views it. And instead of failing and weakening his stance on other issues after making health care a top priority, Obama likely will see a little bit of a increase in support, despite all the naysayers.

NEWS

MSU senior remembered for creativity dies in car crash

A 21-year-old female MSU student died Tuesday morning after her vehicle struck a tree Tuesday morning in Saline, Mich. Horticulture senior Ruthie Smith, of Midland, Mich., died after her Lexus SUV hit a tree at about 2:50 a.m. Tuesday morning, Saline police said. She was described by friends and family as a loving person who enjoyed nature and flowers and was kind to everyone she knew.

FOOTBALL

4 football players reinstated to team

Four football players have been reinstated to the MSU football program, while two others have chosen to transfer following November’s Rather Hall incident, MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio announced Tuesday. Sophomore wide receiver B.J.

BASKETBALL

Despite loss, Spartans' 4 seniors left mark on program

MSU’s four seniors deserved better than the way their careers ended Monday. The Spartans’ 70-52 loss to Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Monday at Freedom Hall signaled the end for Lauren Aitch, Allyssa DeHaan, Aisha Jefferson and Mandy Piechowski, and the ugly loss was an unfortunate final chapter for four women who gave everything they had to the program for their entire careers. It wasn’t just that the Spartans loss — by seeding, No.

NEWS

Police brief 03/23/10

A 42-year-old Adrian, Mich., man was cited for trespassing at Breslin Center on Thursday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The man was attending a high school basketball game and was heavily intoxicated, McGlothian-Taylor said. He was placed under arrest and officers requested the man seek medical attention. He was transferred to Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital.

NEWS

Health care bill to extend insurance age limits

MSU students and graduates will have the option to remain on parent insurance plans until age 26 under the national health care plan waiting for President Barack Obama’s final approval. The health care bill cleared the House, 219-212, late Sunday night about three months after passing in the Senate. Obama is expected to sign the bill as soon as Tuesday.