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NEWS

Windchill advisory in effect today

A windchill advisory is in effect for the Lansing area until noon today. This morning, the windchill was predicted to be near minus 24 degrees. According to the National Weather Service of Grand Rapids, wind gusts could reach about 30 miles per hour today.

NEWS

Leaving a digital footprint

Your friends aren’t the only ones looking at your Facebook.com profile. Employers are beginning to use the site, and others like it, as a way to screen job candidates.

MSU

Debate team sets sights on nationals

Winning makes Abby Schirmer feel like all her hard work has paid off. The international relations senior got that feeling last weekend when the MSU debate team took home top honors in the Owen L. Coon “Big Ten” Debate Championships held at Northwestern University.

MICHIGAN

Romney suspends campaign

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s decision to suspend his presidential campaign Thursday left some MSU students disappointed about his early exit.

NEWS

A mark of faith

It’s natural for people who don’t know what the ashes represent to point them out, Meredith Nelson said. “It’s like when you have food in your teeth, you’d want to tell them,” Nelson said. The history freshman, who is Christian and doesn’t celebrate Ash Wednesday, said she has never actually seen anyone wearing ashes.