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Students gather to volunteer in Lansing

The gymnasium quickly dissolved into chaos as the two lines of players rushed together. In a diverse game of dodgeball, MSU students, local volunteers and Lansing schoolchildren faced off at the Boys and Girls Club of Lansing, 4315 Pleasant Grove Road. The match was part of Destination Lansing, a volunteer initiative launched this weekend.

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Study: Regional economy improved during last year

Despite a lagging national economy, a new study found East Lansing improved financially last year. Milken Institute’s ranking of top U.S. cities, which judges metropolitan areas based on economic performance, placed the Lansing-East Lansing metro area as 120th in the nation in 2012, up 30 spots from 2011.

MSU

Going down singing

Biological science junior Bob Reed fights hard and sings softly.

MSU

Competition celebrates activists in honor of Black History Month

Dressed in suits and historical costumes with note cards at the ready, seven student teams made the case for their champions; a group of activists whose messages have endured the test of time. Presenting and sometimes acting out their arguments, the trios of students expounded on why their historical figure deserved their respective place in history.

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RHA elects new president

Zachary DeRade was elected as the next Residence Halls Association, or RHA, president for next year’s 44th session at the general assembly meeting Wednesday night at Shaw Hall.