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Mich. has until Nov. 1 to enact state budget

Legislators have little more than a week to get a budget enacted before a Nov. 1 deadline if Michigan is expected solve its budget crisis. Michigan still faces about $440 million in cuts since the last continuation budget was signed Oct. 1. So far, no bills enacting any cuts have been introduced.

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Simon participates in conference on U.S., China relations

MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon participated in a conference this week in Washington D.C. hosted by former President George Bush and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges to discuss relations between the U.S. and China with other education administrators and officials.

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Walk raises funds for cancer

Specks of pink and white flooded the front lawn of the state Capitol on Saturday as 3,000 participants gathered for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.

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Crosswalk safety

Whether she’s tardy for class or trying to get somewhere fast, zoology junior Marilyn Smith has been known to throw caution to the wind when traversing campus crosswalks.

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Great Lakes water a factor in '08 race?

The Great Lakes were at the center of a debate on water use this weekend as environmentalists criticized Democratic presidential candidate and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson for suggesting that Great Lakes states could help quench some Southwestern states’ thirst for water.