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Twenty-one and up bars limit live music in East Lansing

Red Hot Chili Peppers played at Dooley’s in East Lansing in Nov. of 1987. Dooley’s closed in 1996 and sat where Harper’s Restaurant and Brew Pub currently resides. It had a host of musical acts throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s including U2 and The Ramones. Rick’s American Cafe hosted hundreds of concerts in the 1990s. 

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What it's like to matriculate differently at MSU

Elementary education sophomore Bethany Caswell and communication sophomore Sophie Lynskey were not able to experience welcome week, moving in the dorms with hallways full of people. Instead, they came to MSU at a time where campus had no signs, nearly empty and only Brody’s dining hall was open. No groups, no welcome and no freshman experience.