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MICHIGAN

CEO to contest Mich. ban of obscenely named beer

Human biology junior Steve Hanrahan is a craft beer drinker and a fan of the brand Flying Dog. But Hanrahan won’t get to taste the company’s newest beer at any East Lansing bar — it’s been banned in Michigan because of a potentially offensive label and product name.

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Board picks new editor, ad manager

On Friday, The State News Board of Directors appointed managing editor and English junior Kate Jacobson editor-in-chief and appointed English and advertising junior Colleen Curran interim advertising manager.

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Student Group remodels local school

When the elementary students of Sheridan Road Elementary School walk into their classrooms today, they’ll have new murals, bookshelves and brightly colored walls awaiting them — thanks to the work of about 150 volunteers Saturday from MSU and the Lansing community.

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Performance to celebrate lent

The University Chorale, one of the College of Music’s choral ensembles, will partner with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra for a performance to celebrate the season of Lent.

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ASMSU passes resolution to support medical amnesty

ASMSU’s Student Assembly passed a resolution Thursday to support a bill in the State Legislature regarding medical amnesty. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. The bill would establish legal safeguards for underage students who consume too much alcohol and, as a result, seek medical attention. ASMSU has been trying to push the bill through the State Legislature for three years.

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Women’s health fair held in Union

The MSU Women’s Resource Center, or WRC, hosted the sixth annual MSU Women’s Health Fair on Thursday in the Union to educate women and increase knowledge about personal health.

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Liebler sworn in as chief of police

Police officers, firefighters, city officials and members of the East Lansing and MSU communities filled the seats and lined the walls of Courtroom 2 in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court Thursday afternoon to witness the formal swearing-in of Juli Liebler as East Lansing’s new police chief.