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“Top Gun” screenwriter revisits MSU

“Turner and Hooch,” “Legal Eagles” and “Top Gun” all were top hits in the 1980s starring A-list talent such as Tom Hanks, Robert Redford and Tom Cruise — award-winning hits written by the writing duo of MSU alumni Jack Epps Jr. and Jim Cash.

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MSU celebrates National Coming Out Week

As Thursday marks National Coming Out Day, the LBGT Resource Center collaborated with campus neighborhood caucuses, student organizations and the LGBT Alumni Association to create an entire week of programs and activities to support the LBGT community during MSU’s National Coming Out Week.

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E.L. City Council discusses alcohol ordinance

At Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council work session, councilmembers debated whether or not to suspend the city’s 50/50 reporting requirements for bars, which requires them to report their quarterly food and alcohol sales to stay in compliance of city order.

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Face Time: Matthew Clough

MSU alumnus Matthew Clough recently fulfilled his lifelong dream of reaching Mount Kilimanjaro’s summit. After learning his porters don’t make enough money to educate their youth, Clough founded his company, stone cloth, to donate proceeds to African children’s education. Clough took some time to tell The State News exactly what happened during his trip.

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MSU Career Services hosts graduate school fair

For biomedical laboratory science senior Alli Pearson, traveling to the West Coast to visit graduate schools would be difficult to fit into her schedule.

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MSU Canadian Studies Center hosts Thanksgiving dinner for students

The scent of roasted turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie overcame the third-floor corridor of the International Center on Monday evening for a Canadian Thanksgiving celebration.

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Deputy Secretary of agriculture speaks on campus about USDA

On Monday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Dr. Kathleen Merrigan spoke to students, faculty and community members about the importance of agriculture and the opportunities in the agriculture industry. On Monday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Dr. Kathleen Merrigan spoke to students, faculty and community members about the importance of agriculture and the opportunities in the agriculture industry.