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NEWS

Mich. bill could affect parking ticket offenders

Students prone to parking tickets might be better off taking the bus if a new bill is passed in the Michigan Legislature. The bill would lower the number of tolerated outstanding parking tickets to three — half the number allowed in the current law.

NEWS

Reduce, reuse, results

Worn cardboard, crinkly white paper and soggy newspaper are just some of the items piled in a campus building off Service Road. These materials, once considered trash, will become more valuable to the university with the grand opening of MSU’s new Recycling Center and Surplus Store tomorrow.

FEATURES

Band's latest CD 'psychadelic'

Listen closely. Trickling down the music stream, slowly and quietly, is Cotton Jones (formerly known as Cotton Jones Basket Ride). With its eclectic folksy vibe and velvet-soaked mood, there’s something psychedelic about the band’s new record. Yesterday marked the release of the third in a series of handmade art-book EP’s from the group, entitled “Rio Ranger EP.”

FEATURES

Food and fitness

As the Food Fitness reporter, it’s fitting that I love food. It’s one of my favorite topics to talk about and one of my favorite activities to indulge in. But I have a problem with food. Rather, certain foods have problems with me. I’m lactose intolerant.

SOCCER

Brothers' chemistry goes long way

There are only a handful of differences between Domenic and Mark Barone. Mark has long hair compared to Domenic’s short hair. Mark is left-footed while Domenic is right-footed. And Domenic was born exactly two minutes before Mark.