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Duck Days promotes safe holiday drinking

There are a few things Count Duckula and the Bride of Quackenstein want you to know before having a few drinks this Halloween weekend.

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Dept. head, colleagues remember professor

If chemistry professor Gregory Baker’s colleagues had to choose one word to describe him, they would pick integrity. “Greg was a person who you could always trust, and he was somebody (who) you’d always know … was being honest with you,” said chemistry professor Gary Blanchard, one of Baker’s colleagues.

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Event encourages positive body image

Clad merely in his blue boxer briefs, white socks and bright blue sneakers, hospitality business junior Blair Pitcairn stood proud — owning himself — in South Case Hall’s lobby on Monday afternoon.

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Student representatives share goals

The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, and MSU’s undergraduate student governments provide services, funding and a voice for MSU students. With their contributions to policymaking at MSU, The State News decided to catch up with a few members of these governing bodies to find out who these student representatives really are.

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Conversation and fine wine, no snobs allowed

Unlike other bars in downtown Lansing, P Squared will be the only primary wine bar. The goal, they say, is to offer a wide selection and relaxed atmosphere without the snooty attitude.

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For the love of fur: Veterinary students walk to save strays

Veterinary students took a break from their stressful schedules to bring their pets to campus to compete in a race for a good cause.