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Food contaminated by gas should be tossed

Any food sitting out that might have been contaminated by tear gas on Saturday night should be thrown out, said Dean Sienko, medical director of the Ingham County Health Department. Thousands of students took to the streets of East Lansing after the men's basketball team's loss to the University of North Carolina on Saturday.

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Library, stores offer special pope collections

Sitting on a shelf near the check-out corner of the East Lansing Public Library, a collection of books about the late Pope John Paul II are flying off the racks. From titles such as "In the Vatican" to "The private prayers of Pope John Paul II," the publications offer a wide variety of information to readers on the life of an influential public figure. "One of the services we offer to the community is to highlight current events and library materials that relate to those current events," said Laurie St.

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Experts: Police used tear gas legally

East Lansing police officers were within their rights to fire tear gas into crowds of thousands of students as they filled the streets of East Lansing on Saturday after MSU's loss to the University of North Carolina, experts say. Police officers have said they used the gas to disperse large crowds of students who they felt they could not control.

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Trial begins for student charged with rape

Seven months after 19-year-old Travis Eichten was accused of raping his Emmons Hall floormate, the marketing freshman appeared in court Monday to face charges that could earn him up to 15 years in prison. The trial addresses a Sept.

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7-Eleven to close Mich. Avenue store

Students craving a Slurpee won't be able to fill up at the 7-Eleven on Michigan Avenue anymore. Store employees confirmed that the building will become a different store after closing today. "It's just not a profitable location for us anymore," Manager Martin Block said. The 7-Eleven, 210 Michigan Ave., is one of four in East Lansing.

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Resources help first-time tax filers

This is the first year communication senior Kristi Buckham has filed her taxes on her own. As the April 15 tax filing deadline approaches, local tax preparers are getting the word out about the number of resources available to filers, including local tax-preparation services, resources and Web sites devoted to do-it-yourself filing. And, like Buckham, many college students will file as independents for the first time. Buckham said she used an online tax preparation site because it was simple to use and inexpensive.

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Several tear-gas injuries reported

Several injuries were reported after thousands of students took to the streets following the Spartans' loss to North Carolina on Saturday. At Lansing's Sparrow Hospital emergency room, between 15 and 20 students were treated and released, said Nan Simons, spokeswoman for Sparrow Hospital. Students were treated for twisted ankles, bumps and bruises and exposure to tear gas and similar chemicals.

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WEB-ONLY: A timeline of Saturday's action

11 p.m.: Game ends, people begin to gather on campus and in East Lansing, specifically in Cedar Village and Albert Avenue by Buffalo Wild Wings, 360 Albert Ave. 11 p.m.: Police begin announcing over loudspeakers in Cedar Village that the gathering was an "unlawful assembly" and would soon begin making arrests. 11:15 p.m.: Police begin releasing tear gas. 11:27 p.m.: One of the two helicopters circling the area shines lights down on the gathering in Cedar Village.

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Bill addresses high school freedom of the press

When he returns from spring break, East Lansing High School student Tyler Whitney will be allowed to distribute his conservative newspaper at school. Whitney said officials stopped the distribution of Right Way in March because they did not agree with its content.

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Time change can affect sleep pattern

When students set their clocks forward an hour for daylight-saving time this Sunday at 2 a.m., there are health, safety and practical issues they should be thinking of too, experts say. Although an hour is lost with the change, daylight-saving time is meant to help people, Bill Mosley, spokesman for the U.S.

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Final Four shirts pulled for misprint

MSU fans who swept up men's basketball apparel this week might have received more than a college keepsake. One Nike T-shirt design splashed with a Final Four logo that had Michigan spelled "Michgan," could turn out to be a collector's item, said Howard Ballein, owner of Student Book Store, 421 E.

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Bookseller assesses vintage reads

Automobile connoisseur and collector Wade Leonard of Clinton Township flipped open his wallet Wednesday inside Archives Book Shop to show off his baby - a 1922 Ford Model T. The 65-year-old social studies teacher spent the afternoon scouring the shelves for old Ford Motor Co. advertisements. But Leonard is not a dealer.