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MSU

Ballet dance group to visit MSU

The Ballet Hispanico will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall. Under the leadership of artistic director Eduardo Vilaro, the ballet shares the culture of the American Hispanic population.

MSU

Simon delivers State of University

In an online State of the University address, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon emphasized how easy it is for students and faculty to focus on what the university doesn’t have during difficult economic times.

SPORTS

U-M, MSU fan base evenly split

Little brother is growing up fast. A poll released Monday showed the percent of Michigan residents that support MSU is almost the same as the percent that support the University of Michigan. The poll was commissioned by Lansing-based Resch Strategies and conducted by pollsters at Marketing Research Group, said Matt Resch, president of Resch Strategies. Resch, an Indiana native, said he grew up with the Indiana University and Purdue University basketball rivalry, and he was curious how the numbers panned out for this rivalry. “I was surprised,” he said.

NEWS

Council clears up ordinance on dispensaries

The East Lansing City Council discussed a proposed ordinance for the dispensing of medical marijuana in order to clear up questions of council members and clarify points at its Tuesday work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road. The proposed ordinance, created by city staff, allows for medical dispensaries in primarily office districts but not in residential areas.