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Trump, Clinton highlight differences with election only days away

It’s less than a week away from what pundits call, like they do every four years, one of the most important elections in U.S. history. From policy differences to possibly making history, see how Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump stack up against each other

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Political advertising takes negative turn in 2016

Research by the Wesleyan Media Project at Wesleyan University claims negativity in campaign ads has been trending upward for years, and that this September political ads were comparatively more negative than the same month in the 2012 presidential election. Kjerstin Thorson,rm an assistant professor in the MSU Department of Advertising and Public Relations, said negative advertising as a whole is an effective tactic. “We don’t like it, it makes people kind of cynical about elections, but it does mobilize people to turn out because it sends a signal that we should be worried about the election, or that it might be close,” Thorson said.

FEATURES

MSU International Students celebrate their versions of Halloween

While Americans dress up in costumes and trick-or-treat for candy, international students don't celebrate the spooky holiday. Nursing senior Yixi Dong, is from Mianyang, China, and she said celebrating Halloween or similar holidays, her hometown doesn’t do much. When she came to the United States, it was one of her first chances to experience the holiday of Halloween.

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Loved ones and recent passings celebrated at Dia de los Muertos

As she set up her ofrenda, at the second annual MSU Día de los Muertos, Michigan Indígena/Chicanx Community Alliance, or MICCA, community liaison and University of Michigan graduate student Angelica De Jesus said she was thinking about two friends. These two friends were Amanda Harris and Maximillian Miguel Monroy-Miller, both of whom passed away this past year. The reason she was thinking about them was because of the nature of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, she said.

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Proposed Potter Park Zoo millage on Nov. 8 ballot

Ingham County voters will decide to renew or not renew a millage used for operating expenses of the Potter Park Zoo, located in Lansing during this year's election. “The millage, really, is responsible for the operating expenses of the zoo: operations, maintenance and improvements," Potter Park Zoo Education Curator Dennis Laidler said. Laidler said the millage is an important part of the zoo's budget.

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CRU organized protest for Trump Jr. speech, make voices heard

Students from the Culturas de las Razas Unidas, or CRU, organized a protest to oppose Donald Trump Jr.’s visit to MSU and his father, Donald Trump's, stances. The protest included students and local residents. The protest was a non-violent, non-partisan protest that grew increasingly stronger during the course of the event as participants grew louder and chanted. Chants included “Love, not hate,” “Black Lives Matter” and “We will not be silenced” among many others.