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MICHIGAN

Downtown E.L. takes hit on Black Friday

Although Black Friday sales brought hoards of shoppers to some malls and department stores across the nation, businesses in downtown East Lansing did not fare as well. MSU students, a large demographic of business in the area, were gone for the Thanksgiving holiday for most of the weekend, said Joe Bell, co-owner of The Peanut Barrel, 521 E.

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MSU sees rise of Libyan international students

Although virtually no Libyan students were enrolled at MSU three years ago, almost 60 Libyan international students are enrolled this fall, said Anne Schneller, coordinator of sponsored student recruitment for the Office of International Students and Scholars, or OISS.

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City Hall to close for Thanksgiving

East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, and all local post offices will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving. East Lansing’s 54-B District Court, located in City Hall and Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, will be closed for the holiday Thursday and Friday.

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Energy company offers advice

Preparing a Thanksgiving meal for 12 people costs between 70 cents and $1.38, Consumers Energy calculated. The company provides natural gas and electricity to the East Lansing area.

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Students, community celebrate religious differences

In a local episcopal church, students and community members listened to readings from religious holy books, including the Torah, the Bhagavad Gita and the Quran. Despite religious differences, people from many faiths celebrated Thanksgiving together on Monday evening at All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbot Road.

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MSU students to travel far for family, Thanksgiving holiday

It’s a long drive to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, but Katie Nelson thinks it’s worth it. Nelson, a medical technology senior, will make the four and a half to five hour drive to Newberry, Mich., this Wednesday for the Thanksgiving holiday. “It’s a big holiday for us,” Nelson said.

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Program to provide scholarships

MSU could see an influx of students from the Lansing area with the help of a new high school scholarship program. Lansing’s plan to develop a scholarship program — the Lansing Promise Zone Scholarship — was approved by the Michigan Department of Treasury on Oct.

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Making the cut

Campus Barbers Inc., 612 E. Grand River Ave., has been in East Lansing for more than 40 years, and is the only shop of its kind in the city.