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MICHIGAN

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.

NEWS

Second time around

Three cards taped to the front counter of Udon Sushi Bakery, 134 N. Harrison Ave., welcome its owner back from the restaurant’s half-year hiatus. “We were all losing weight. You need to feed us more!” one reads. Another customer writes, “When you guys closed, I died a little inside.”

MICHIGAN

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.

MSU

College seeks building funds

In five years the cost for a new music facility has risen from $70 million to $103 million — to the point where officials said it is not feasible to start construction.

NEWS

Police Brief 10/24/07

A tinted headlight cover was stolen from a Lansing resident’s car Sunday evening while the vehicle was parked near Spartan Stadium, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

NEWS

City Council Q&A

Their thoughts About 100 students and community members piled into the Union Tuesday night to question the candidates running for the Nov. 6 East Lansing City Council election.

NEWS

Sans diversity

Two ASMSU members sit together on seven of the university’s 20 committees that have student seats — a fact that art history professor Phylis Floyd said illustrates a lack of diversity.