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Paul support continues

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s MSU supporters are armed and ready. More than 40 people take their places against walls, in corners or on the scarce supply of sofas.

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Izzo raises cash for cancer cure

MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo and his wife, Lupe, announced Wednesday their plans to join the American Cancer Society in raising awareness and money through Coaches vs. Cancer, the society’s nationwide partnership with the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

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E.L. tickets snowy sidewalks

After being hit with several inches of snow while students were on vacation, the city of East Lansing issued six tickets and 37 warnings for failure to shovel sidewalks over break.

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Students hunt for books

As English senior Elizabeth Tezak pored over the prices of textbooks in the English section of a local bookstore, she contemplated taking her business elsewhere. Namely, the Internet.

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CATA proposes price increases

The Capital Area Transportation Authority has proposed an increase in all regular and discounted fare and pass prices for 2008, a move that could leave students digging deeper into their pockets each time they take the bus.

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New record store opens

Mark Voldeck calls it a hobby that got out of hand. When he and co-owner Heather Frarey opened The Record Lounge, 210 Abbot Road, Suite 18, last week, they continued a love for music that both have held since they were young.

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Winter carnival to benefit shelter

When Mike Prelesnik and other members of the Ingham County Fair Board decided to host a winter carnival on the fairgrounds, they wanted proceeds from the event to go to charity. The board settled on Capital Area Child & Family Services’ Angel House, an emergency shelter for children in Mason.

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Students lobby Legislature

Marci Baranski was a long way from class Wednesday morning. Instead of professors, equations and notebooks, the bio-chemistry junior found herself facing another lesson: how to influence state legislators.

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Transferring credits gets a little easier

Nicole Morris has been researching for weeks how her credits at MSU will transfer to Grand Valley State University. The criminal justice sophomore has undergone this search before — when she transferred her summer credits at Muskegon Community College to MSU.