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MICHIGAN

Club apparel store to close doors

After less than a year in business, another specialty shop will soon close its doors and bid 'adieu' to downtown East Lansing. Cool Waves, a Miami-based retailer featuring trendy and stylish club apparel, will leave its short-lived home at 115 E.

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Brightest & Best

The opportunity to earn her master's degree at Cambridge University has made zoology senior Sarah Lansing quite nervous. Lansing is one of two MSU students nominated for the prestigious Churchill Scholarship, and although she applied for the scholarship on a whim, the Chicago native is anxious to plan her post-graduate life. "The nomination was kind of last minute," Lansing said.

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Professor to discuss abortion's influences

Adrienne Asch, an ethicist and disability rights advocate and professor in biology, ethics and the politics of human reproduction at Wellesley College, will be speaking on the medical ethics of abortion on Wednesday. Her topic is "Emerging Issues in Abortion: Beyond Pro-Life and Pro-Choice," and will take place at 7:30 p.m.

MICHIGAN

Capitol connection

Amidst the uninhabited wilderness of Mid-Michigan, a hastily constructed, temporary state Capitol arrived in Lansing 156 years ago.

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International photo exhibit stops in E.L.

The corners of some of the pictures in a new photography exhibit at the Kresge Art Museum have begun to curl. It might be because the artwork was recently in a more humid environment, art Professor Peter Glendinning said.

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Downloads still banned despite subpoena ruling

Although the Recording Industry Association of America will now have a more expensive and lengthy process to obtain the identity of illegal file-sharers, students shouldn't see the ruling as a green light to download, university officials say. Last month the U.S.

MICHIGAN

Pop tax bill to be introduced

Michigan pop drinkers may have to fork over extra cash for their carbonated drinks in the near future. The increase in pop prices would come from a sales tax one local lawmaker wants to add to all bottled and canned soda pops. Sen.

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Sessions promote harmony, enlightenment

The chanting began with a soft, feminine voice in the corner of the room. From the opposite side of the living area, the men's deep baritones joined in. With their eyes closed, legs crossed beneath them and hands raised to the sky, the 20 present members of the MSU Buddhist Study Group began their Friday night ritual in a typical home tucked away in a quiet East Lansing neighborhood. For these men and women, their week culminates with this chanting at 7 on Friday evenings.

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Hustle & Bustle

Returning students will battle more than the chilly weather this week. Winter book-buying season means fighting the year's largest crowd of bookworms.

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Career planning focus of senior seminar

Tips on networking, finding job openings and career planning top the list of advice that speaker Linda Gross, MSU's Career Service and Placement assistant director, will cover in the seminar, "Using Internet Resources to Find Job Opportunities." The Senior Class Council and the MSU Alumni Association will host the program at 7 p.m.

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Board debates tuition, parking

The MSU Board of Trustees passed several proposals at its Dec. 5 meeting to create more campus parking and electrical power and to add gender identity to the university's anti-discrimination policy. The board also, in light of the state's $920 million budget shortfall, pledged not to increase tuition for the spring semester if the state holds appropriation cuts at 3 percent or less. When Gov.

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State launches newdisease Web site

Lt. Gov. John Cherry aided in the launch of a new state Web site on emerging diseases Dec. 16. The new state-operated site, http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases was a joint effort between the Department of Natural Resources, Department of Community Health, Michigan and U.S.

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Governor signs in new election laws

Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a handful of bills on Thursday to begin the new year of legislation. The governor signed a package of bills modifying Michigan's election policy by decreasing the number of elections held each year.