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Student aid, research priorities in Obama’s budget

Higher education appeared to be one of the winners in a national budget proposal Thursday that was full of spending cuts. President Barack Obama’s budget priority of making higher education more affordable seemed to correlate with his earlier pledge for the United States to have the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020.

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MSU study finds gender trend in stroke treatment

Women receive a “clot-busting” medication for strokes 30 percent less often than men, a study by MSU researchers found. The medication, tPA, must be administered to a blood-clot stroke patient within three hours of a stroke’s onset, said Mathew Reeves, a professor in the MSU Department of Epidemiology who led the study.

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Flats Grille’s assets liquidated

The possibility that Flats Grille, 551 E. Grand River Ave., will ever return became less likely Wednesday morning, when the Financial Services Bureau began liquidating the business’ assets.

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New proposal could push closing time to 4 a.m.

Students wishing to spend their nights as bar stars will have two extra hours to do so if a recent proposal by Gov. Jennifer Granholm is passed into state law. Granholm made an announcement last week proposing bars be permitted to stay open until 4 a.m., a two hour extension on the current 2 a.m. closing time, in an effort to generate more money for the state.

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ELPD awarded MADD Lifesaver Award

East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert takes great pride in his department’s work on finding and arresting those who get behind the wheel while intoxicated. “There is a narrow segment that just doesn’t get it,” Wibert said. “We want to give them a room without a view downtown.”

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Bars gear up for Mardi Gras festivities

The slowing economy won’t stop Mardi Gras from rolling into East Lansing. Bars around East Lansing expect Mardi Gras business will be booming and the economic downturn won’t stop people from coming through their doors.

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Humane Society celebrates Spay Day

The Capital Area Humane Society today is encouraging residents to follow the advice of Bob Barker and have their pet spayed or neutered. Tuesday is Spay Day USA, the Humane Society of the United States’ celebration of keeping pets healthy.

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Agribusiness stimulates struggling Mich. economy

While Michigan’s overall economy stumbles, one sector is growing at an unprecedented pace. An MSU study released this month found Michigan’s agribusiness sector increased 12 percent in 2007, the year the data was collected. The number represents more than double the amount of growth in the industry during the previous two years combined.