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MICHIGAN

Local restaurants prep for romance

Valentine’s Day dinner can mean candlelights, white tablecloths, steak, seafood, heart-shaped pasta and chocolate desserts. But Elvis? Several local restaurants are going beyond the norm today to set up for one of the restaurant industry’s busiest nights of the year.

MICHIGAN

Students talk food, sex, intimacy

Students searching for romantic allure this Valentine’s Day might direct their efforts to a sensual source. Health educators from Olin Health Center discussed the sexual appeal related to sharing a meal with a significant other Wednesday at the Spartan Dining Room located in West Holmes Hall.

NEWS

E.L. seeks $5.3M development bond

The East Lansing City Council moved forward in its attempt to receive a $5.3 million bond and delayed action of a resolution banning the use of eminent domain during its meeting Tuesday night. The bond is planned to foster the development of new businesses in the downtown and could be used for improvements on the Virginia Avenue project and in other parts of the city.

MSU

MSU Pompon Club steals show at state competition

Members of the MSU Pompon Club danced and high kicked their way to first place in the Mid-American Pompon State Competition on Sunday. The competition took place at Eastern Michigan University and featured six pompon clubs and teams from Michigan colleges.

MSU

MSU judicial board training practices under review

Clyde Martin III is not new to the university’s judicial system. But after Martin and several judicial board candidates were unable to answer exactly how guilt or innocence is determined by MSU’s judicial system, ASMSU officials began to question the way candidates are trained.

MSU

Faculty Council to consider update

A report detailing the recommendations for restructuring academic governance at MSU is a long time coming for some Faculty Council members. The report, Faculty Voice Task Force 1, was brought to Faculty Council in fall 2006, which has worked to complete restructuring by this semester’s end.