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State Rep. Genetski trial comes to end
State Rep. Bob Genetski, R-Saugatuck, was sentenced to pay more than $1,000 in fines and complete community service Oct.
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Greek Life hosts Safe Halloween for local kids
Grand River and M.A.C. avenues were taken over by zombies, princesses and superheroes Thursday evening as MSU’s greek community and East Lansing businesses welcomed families to a safe Halloween environment.
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HopCat beer bar to open in East Lansing next year
For acclaimed Grand Rapids craft beer bar owner and MSU alumnus Mark Sellers, the choice to open an additional HopCat establishment in downtown East Lansing was a natural progression.
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Cancer walk to come to Capitol
The American Cancer Society is urging people to “Go Pink” at its Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk Saturday at the Capitol in downtown Lansing.
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Sen. Carl Levin discusses Senate, 2012 election
Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, was in town Wednesday touring MSU facilities and visiting businesses in the Lansing area. Levin, who is chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and is a member of the Great Lakes Task Force, is the longest-serving U.S. senator from Michigan, after being elected in 1978.
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Low gas prices benefit drivers, hurt small gas station owners
While many Spartans mourned their loss against the University of Michigan, psychology senior Caitlin Kelly felt little remorse about making the drive to Ann Arbor this past weekend for the game.
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East Lansing unable to fund carousel alone
In the midst of Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council work session items, one bullet point on this week’s agenda stuck out among the others: the discussion regarding submitting a proposal to the MSU Museum to lease the nearly century-old Crystal carousel within the city.
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MSU police investigate shootings on I-96
MSU police are helping to investigate a string of shootings stretching across four counties along the I-96 and M-52 corridors, where an anonymous gunman has opened fire on 22 motorists.
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MSU, UN work toward sustainable energy
As today marks the 67th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations Association of the United States of Americ, MSU has decided to help in the effort to work toward this year’s theme: renewable energy.
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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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Third, final debate continues discussion on Libya
Two weeks out from the Nov. 6 election, RPresident Barack Obama in a debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., sparring on military intervention abroad and how to maintain the U.S.’s image around the world.
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E.L. city officials might lease Crystal carousel
The MSU Museum is asking East Lansing to call in the cavalry.
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City of East Lansing edges forward accepting plans for former CCII site
The city of East Lansing still is committed to a mixed-used development at the site of the former City Center II project, and it started accepting proposals from potential developers earlier this month.
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Unusually warm week might be last of 2012
Cold temperatures and perhaps snow are right behind 2012’s few remaining 70-degree days, according to an MSU geography professor.
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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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Local business owners see dedicated fans
At 3:30 p.m. on one of the biggest Spartan football Saturdays of the year, Peanut Barrel bartender Becca Bell said the atmosphere in the bar, located at 521 E.
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Face Time: 54-B District Judge candidate Mark Meadows
With about two weeks until election day, The State News interviewed state Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, a candidate for East Lansing’s 54-B District Court, to find out about his goals for becoming a judge.
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54B judicial candidate debate appeals to young voters
Everything from the “Voting is Sexy” T-shirts offered to those who submitted questions for the moderator to the actual debate questions themselves was geared toward the student population during the East Lansing 54B District Court judicial candidate debate hosted by ASMSU on Thursday evening.
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Riding it out
The sounds of tools resonated from the back room of the brightly colored Action Board Sports building as Jim MacGregor assembled a longboard. On any given day, the smoothing of grip tape or tightening of trucks can be heard throughout the store.
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Noodles & Co. to use bike delivery option
One downtown restaurant started using its noodle to come up with a new delivery tactic for both students and residents alike.