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Murder Mystery event gives students chance to improvise

On stage, two men crashed their way through an improvised scene. They were basing the performance on cues written by the audience. Every thirty seconds, the men would pause, read off one of the cues, and the performance would veer in a wildly new direction. The setting: a clock tower. The plot: a fear of worms. And then the revelations: “You’re adopted!” “You’re also adopted!” The scene concluded with the actors embracing and the audience enthusiastically applauding.

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Students show little interest during ASMSU election week

It’s been a rough week, and even ASMSU can’t deny it. Between low turnout at a $25,500 carnival and the cancelation of the Ne-Yo concert, MSU’s undergraduate student government’s election week — meant to promote the group and engage students — didn’t go as planned.

MICHIGAN

Stricter abortion laws put in place

Michigan abortion clinics will need to adhere to a stricter set of rules, including screening women to ensure they aren’t being forced into abortions, to stay in business under a controversial state law that recently took effect. “House Bill No.

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MSU ranked low in faculty salary

MSU ranked relatively low in terms of average faculty salary compared to other Big Ten universities, according to a survey by the 2013 American Association of University Professors Faculty Salary Survey.

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Hopeful downtown developers answer to officials, residents

After the last meeting of the Park District Planning Area Review Team left members with more questions than answers, prospective developers of the Park District Area — a slot of vacant downtown properties including the site formerly planned for the City Center II project — were brought before the team to review their qualifications Wednesday at the meeting at City Hall.

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AT&T to bring 4g lte to area

AT&T smartphone users in the Lansing area already enjoy fourth generation, or 4G, coverage, but according to the nation’s second-largest cellular service provider coverage will be upgraded by the end of this summer to Long Term Evolution, or LTE, infrastructure.