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Bagger Dave's burger joint to open this week
For T. Michael Ansley, opening a restaurant isn’t a new or extravagant experience, but it’s still a good one.
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Potential UN vote sparks forum
In response to the U.N. General Assembly preparation to vote later this month on Palestinian statehood, MSU students attended an open forum Tuesday evening to discuss the status of negotiations between Israel and Palestine.
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New businesses open, cater to students
Two emerging businesses catering to MSU students recently opened in Campus Town Mall, 541 E. Grand River Ave.
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Local play to help child with cancer
When 3-year-old Charlie Waller received radiation treatment last spring after being diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, his hospital bed was filled with toy animals.
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Lawsuit requests MSU’s timely response
The MSU College of Law has one month to respond to a employment discrimination complaint filed against it in U.S. District Court
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Computer Help and Repair expansion adds 5 new centers
Clicks, clacks and talk of routers and data are the sounds of the MSU Computer Help and Repair center, but with the service’s recent expansion, the sounds are being heard all across campus.
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Council to discuss illegal debris, hiring for city manager
During transitional move-in and move-out periods in East Lansing, it’s not uncommon for students and residents to see couches and other debris illegally thrown on the side of streets in city neighborhoods.
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Magazine ranks E.L. Art Festival 60th of 200
Of all the art shows Ohio painter Douglas Fiely travels to during the summer season, he ranks the East Lansing Art Festival among his favorites.
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Michigan affirmative action, ban to face appeal
Almost as soon as it was resurrected, affirmative action might soon be buried for good in Michigan. On Friday, Attorney General Bill Schuette announced the U.S.
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Candlelight vigil held at Capitol
More than 100 police officers, firefighters and local residents gathered on the front lawn of the Capitol on Sunday evening to solemnly pay their respects for the victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.
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MSU invites kids to explore music
Eight-year-old Okemos resident Easton Grace inched closer to a trumpet. His fingers traced the outside rim as he stared at the golden instrument. “Do you want to try it?” asked his father.
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Marching band helps commemorate 9/11 with backyard concert
On Sunday, Tim Staudt’s backyard was filled with two kinds of pride – national and Spartan.
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Red Cedar Elementary School could close after 2016-17 school year
If a motion made by East Lansing Public Schools Board of Education at its Sept. 8 meeting passes, Red Cedar Elementary School likely will be closed after the 2016-17 school year, a move that will affect MSU faculty and students.
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Meadows accused of violating House rules
East Lansing’s state representative is under fire by Michigan House officials for allegedly violating campaign finance laws late last month.
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Obama introduces new plan to increase jobs
President Barack Obama introduced a detailed new jobs plan Thursday evening in front of a joint session of Congress, criticizing the state of American politics and assuring the country the government could be a solution in digging the nation out of its economic despair.
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Officers at home remember 9/11
Sept. 11, 2001 — East Lansing Fire Marshall Bob Pratt was attending a fire inspectors conference at the Kellogg Center with firefighters from throughout the state. During a break, someone informed the congregation that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center’s North Tower.
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Medical marijuana protest held at Capitol
At the end of Michigan Avenue, a street where slews of dispensary storefronts stand closed and dark, more than 1,000 people toting colorful signs gathered on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon to protest a recent Michigan Court of Appeals ruling that made commercial sales of medical marijuana illegal.
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ELPD names two new lieutenants
The East Lansing Police Department appointed two new lieutenants at Tuesday night’s East Lansing City Council meeting.
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Dublin Square makes top 50 list
When employees of Dublin Square Irish Pub found out their establishment made Nightclub & Bar Magazine’s Next 50 list, they thought it might be a hoax.
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School board to discuss changes in E.L. public schools
Okemos resident Ella Sackett and her family moved out of Spartan Village Apartments a few years ago, but she still makes the trip to East Lansing to bring her youngest child to Red Cedar Elementary.