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Leadership Program provides insight

Although textbooks explain how stars are comprised of burning hydrogen and helium, one American-Indian legend describes how a coyote etched a pattern into the night sky with flower petals. Shirley Brauker, Moon Bear Pottery store owner in Coldwater and an Odawa tribe member, told the legend to a classroom of American-Indian high school students Tuesday afternoon at Berkey Hall.

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Zimbabwe colleges focus of 'U' lecture

Gordon Jeranyama, the Bursar of Chinhoyi University of Technology in Zimbabwe, will give a brown bag speech at noon July 29 in room 201 of the International Center. Jeranyama will speak about the new universities in Zimbabwe and the financial and other challenges they experience.

MICHIGAN

Annual race 'celebrates life,' raises money

Ellen's Race might have officially ended last summer, but the spirit and emotion behind the annual fund-raiser continues as Ele's Race debuts Sunday at Pinecrest Elementary in East Lansing. "We're hoping they will take this race and celebrate the life of a loved one who has died and use that for the inspiration for completing this race," co-director Lori Bosch said. As a nonprofit organization, Ele's Place helps more than 190 children each week.

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Survey tracks campaign ads

Almost 60 percent of Americans live in areas where no presidential campaign television commercials have been broadcast since the end of the primary season on March 4, according to a recent survey. But some campaign representatives say they aren't concerned about the survey's implications.

MICHIGAN

E.L. businesses prepare for development

Businesses on Abbott Road and Grand River Avenue are cleaning offices and drawing up blueprints to make way for East Lansing's newest downtown development. The $180 million project, called City Center 2, is expected to take three years to build.

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Success, downfalls mark center's 35th anniversary

Social work adjunct Professor Rachel Crandall was a sophomore at MSU applying for a volunteer position at the Listening Ear Crisis Intervention Center in East Lansing 25 years ago. "I really wanted to work with people, and I wasn't sure if I would be able to," said Crandall, who has a speech impediment and neurological disabilities.

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Council debates housing proposal

The debate over where and how to house students in East Lansing continues at tonight's City Council meeting, at which council members will discuss whether to accept an application calling for a new student apartment complex. The application from Campus Village Properties would renovate part of the Ramada Inn property, 1100 Trowbridge Road.

MICHIGAN

Capital cruisers

When the idea lightbulb first flickered above the head of Craig Parrish to hold a classic car show in downtown Lansing, the prospects were dim. "It started with an idea but I had no sponsors," the promoter remembered.

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Abstinence-based programs create sex ed controversy

For Casey Taubitz, the only reference to contraception during her high school health education class was a brusque "just use a condom." Taubitz, who graduated in 2004 from Fenton High School, said the curriculum at her school was abstinence-based - similar to programs President Bush would like to see more school districts utilize. In his 2004 State of the Union address, Bush added federal funding for abstinence-only sex education programs, expressing a desire to double the current amount.

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'U' student's essay appears in Newsweek

Traci Carpenter just wanted to make sure this year's presidential candidates took time from their campaigning to explain how they're different from each other, so the journalism senior took her own time to write an essay. That essay recently won the Newsweek/mtvU essay contest for her thoughts on the aforementioned issue and how candidates do not explain what they are going to do to help the young voters demographic.