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Three popular Lansing venues
Bored on a weekend? Check out these popular Lansing-area venues frequently showcasing popular bands.
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GRiZ, electronic dance music frontrunner, hails from Michigan
From the local Lansing bar scene to sold out shows across the nation, Grant Kwiecinski, or more commonly known as GRiZ, has become one of the frontrunners of the electronic dance music (EDM) world. GRiZ, a Southfield, Mich.
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Grand Rapids-based band Desmond Jones started at MSU
A Grand Rapids-based rock/funk/jazz fusion band has had success with its Midwest tour so far this summer. Desmond Jones is no stranger to the Lansing music scene. A group of MSU students formed the group in 2012 and have since gradually established themselves as a nearly full time touring band.
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Marching band uses summer for prep
With only two months of summer left, football season is just around the corner. Soon enough, the streets of East Lansing will be crowded with Spartan fans and MSU students heading to the first game of the season.
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Businesses prepare for Common Ground
To Lansing residents, Common Ground may just be a popular music festival that happens every summer.
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Orlando shooting hits MSU's LGBT community with shock
Late Sunday morning on June 12, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer went live a few blocks from Pulse nightclub – the number of bodies had doubled – 49 people were dead. When the gunfire stopped the night before, the shooting became the worst in United States history.
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Home invasion reported early Wednesday morning
The East Lansing Police Department is investigating a home invasion that occurred at about 3:50 a.m., according to an alert sent out Wednesday morning.
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E.L. Summer Concert Concert Series begins this weekend
East Lansing's annual Summer Concert Series is set to start this weekend, according to a release sent out by the City of East Lansing.
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From SNL to John Oliver, see the most viral videos of the 2016 election
Election cycles are the harbinger of the viral video universe. From whacky, to humours, to gaffes, and controversies. Here is a sample of some of the viral videos of this year’s election cycle.
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Trump draws criticism from Republican Party, Clinton still without a running mate
Republican Round Up Trump revokes Washington Post Credentials Presumptive Republican nominee, Donald J.
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Three Suspects in Lansing bank robbery arrested on MSU Property
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a bank robbery that occurred Thursday afternoon at the CASE Credit Union on West Saginaw Highway in Delta Township, Eaton County, close to the Lansing Mall. Shortly after 4:00 p.m., Lt.
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MSU Greenline: Behind the scenes of Big Ten's largest calling program
MSU Greenline is a student-run calling program located on Michigan State's campus. Supervisors and employees of Greenline, such as former supervisor Alec Strauss and current employee Jeremiah Grant, say that Greenline is the best job on MSU's campus. "I've worked at Greenline for 12 semesters and been a supervisor for the past 10 semesters," Strauss said. "I had a team of about 10-15 callers."
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8 free activities on MSU's campus
As was so eloquently spelled out by the Notorious B.I.G., "Mo money, mo problems." For most college students, this is an entirely misdirected dictum. For most of the youthful population, more money means more food and more fun.
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MSU to be a tobacco-free campus this fall
In August 2016, Michigan State University will officially be a tobacco-free campus. The MSU board of trustees approved for a tobacco-free campus in 2015 to help ensure that the Spartan community enjoys a healthy lifestyle on campus.
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Spartan Stadium to get new lights for the 2017 football season
Spartan Stadium is about to get a lot brighter — MSU's Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to plan for permanent stadium lighting. MSU is among three other Big Ten Schools without permanent lighting. The installation is projected to cost between $2 million and $2.5 million.
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MSU raises tuition for seventh consecutive year
The Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday raised tuition by 3.7 percent for in-state undergraduates, according to 2016-2017 budget proposal.
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Trump wins California, Clinton secures delegates to clinch Democratic nomination
Republican Roundup: Trump wins California Donald Trump won the California Primary, furthering his nomination lead.
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Vigil held at State Capitol for Orlando massacre victims
On Sunday at 6 p.m. around 100 people from the Lansing community gathered at the State Capitol to mourn the ones who were lost in the Orlando massacre from early Sunday morning. The month of June is national LGBT Pride Month, but instead of celebrating life and love, the country is mourning the biggest mass shooting in U.S. history.
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MSU employee among the fatal Kalamazoo bike crash victims
One of the victims of the June 7 bike crash, that killed five people and injured four in Kalamazoo County, was an MSU employee. Suzanne Sippel, age 56, was a data manager for the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station (KBS), MSU’s largest off-campus education complex that offers courses and research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students in biology-related fields.
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Healthy eats in East Lansing
When in a rush it's easy to pick up food that isn't healthy. In a city with more than 50 restaurants, East Lansing doesn't count healthy food out. Places like Sultan's, located in Okemos and East Lansing, and Tropical Smoothie serve quick and healthy meals for customers on the go.