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MICHIGAN

Companies recall malfunctioning cars

Two of the nation's largest automakers announced plans this month to recall more than 3 million cars assembled in the late 1990s, potentially affecting many drivers at MSU. On Jan.

NEWS

Council passes complex plan

Less than 24 hours after the East Lansing City Council approved plans for the Northern Tier housing complex The Beaumont, developers already have received calls from more than a dozen interested buyers and renters. The controversial 40-acre complex proposal got a 4-1 vote in Tuesday night's council meeting held in the MSU Union. Developer Pat Gillespie, of Gillespie Development & Management, said his company should be breaking ground on the project by May or June. The community is set to be built on Coleman Road, just west of Crossing Place Apartments, 3636 Coleman Road. The Beaumont will be known as an "alumni village" and will be geared toward MSU alumni, young professionals and empty-nesters, rather than students. The accepted proposal was the 24th version of the complex, which was revised in response to resident and councilmember concerns.

NEWS

Music worlds open wide if you let them

It's really easy to get stuck in a certain frame of mind, especially when it comes to music. It's comfortable and it's effortless - but it's also na?ve. If I hadn't opened my ears and my mind in middle school, I'd still be listening to Bob Seger and Rod Stewart exclusively, maybe even with a side of Toni Braxton.

NEWS

Upcoming concerts

JANUARY 22: The Gentleman Callers with Jen Sygit at Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing. 23: Code of the Cutz Hip-Hop Show at Mac's Bar, 2700 E.

NEWS

Mammals bring evolving sound to area

It's not uncommon to see three generations of a family at a performance by The Mammals. Ruth Ungar, who has been singing and playing fiddle and ukulele for the group since its start in 2001, said it's a unique style almost everyone can enjoy. "We toured a lot for the first couple years as a trio: Banjo, fiddle, guitar and vocals," she said.

COMMENTARY

Newspaper underplayed Sparty's win

When I picked up The State News this morning and glanced at the top of the first page, I noticed "Sparty time: 'U' mascot named top in country (SN 1/21)." I was so excited to rip open the paper and read an article all about how and where he had won.

MSU

'U' uses new, old strategies to keep energy costs down

A $4-million lighting renovation in several campus buildings will save energy and money in the long run, but university officials say most students won't even notice the change. However, some might notice another way MSU has been cutting back on energy - keeping the temperature in campus buildings at about 68 to 70 degrees. "Quite frankly, a lot of people are uncomfortable at 68," University Engineer Bob Nestle said. Nestle said MSU has been keeping building temperatures at about 68 degrees for more than 30 years. "Energy conservation has been a high priority at Michigan State University since the early '70s," he said.

COMMENTARY

No faith needed to support evolution

Jamin T. Villarreal has created a false idea of what "evolution" is and proceeds to knock down his own caricature of the science ("Scientists base claims on faith, too" SN 1/15). I am a science educator and researcher, and it is because of my concern for this type of ignorance that I write to you today. The study of evolution is no more based on faith than is the study of the solar system.

COMMENTARY

Bad Bush!

When George W. Bush was still the governor of Texas in 2000, months away from being elected the 43rd president of the United States of America, he sat opposite David Letterman in the Ed Sullivan Theater and said, "I'm a uniter, not a divider." It's now abundantly clear as we step into the next presidential race that the United States of America is more politically, socially and ideologically divided than it has been in decades. Concurrently, in Tuesday night's State of the Union address, Bush had the opportunity to quell the fear that many Americans have of a nation being torn asunder by differences in politics.

MICHIGAN

Young voters could be key to caucus

Dimity Palazzola can't wait for the Michigan Democratic caucus - it's the first time in a presidential race she will be old enough to have a say. "I've always been following politics and looking forward to when I could vote," she said. "I wished I could have voted in the last election.