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ASMSU gives students free admission to Hannah Center

ASMSU and the city of East Lansing's University Student Commission are sponsoring a free day at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road. ASMSU is MSU's undergraduate student government. The passes are valid for one day at the center and expire Feb.

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Businesses to fill empty lots on Grand River Ave.

After losing five businesses in a month, Grand River Avenue will see two new shops open soon.A retail clothing store specializing in resort and vacation clothes is taking over the 9,300-square foot vacancy left by Tower Records, 115 E.

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United Way President announces plans to resign

Capital Area United Way President Bob Berning intends to resign after a $1.88-million embezzlement scandal.In a statement released Monday, Tom Chirgwin, chairman of the Capital Area United Way's board of directors, said Berning will submit his resignation from the chapter at a special meeting Feb.

MSU

U-M, 'U' rival for blood

Competition between MSU and the University of Michigan will take the form of 13 blood drives held at various locations on and near MSU campus throughout February to promote saving lives and collecting more blood than our rivals.The American Red Cross is sponsoring the first Blood Drive Face-off Competition between the two schools, which will take place prior to the teams meeting for a hockey game at Joe Louis Arena on March 1.The student planning committee involved with the blood drive is hoping to collect more than 800 pints of blood from MSU students.

MSU

Showtime at the Aud

The audience already knew what to do.But Latour, a disc jockey on Lansing's hip-hop radio station WQHH (96.5-FM), just wanted to make the rules clear."Now if it's good, you clap.

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ASMSU names new director

ASMSU officials announced James Perra as the new association director for MSU's undergraduate student government last week. Perra, a psychology senior, has been working as interim association director since October, after Joe Mignano resigned from the position in August. As association director, Perra oversees the executive board and steering committee.

MICHIGAN

War cannon relocated to local museum of history

Lansing - A British cannon from the War of 1812 has a new home at Lansing's Michigan Historical Museum where it is undergoing restoration to put it once again on display for the public. The cannon was found about 16 years ago in the Detroit River in 28 feet of water, about 300 feet from Detroit's Cobo Hall, museum spokesman Chris Dancisak said. "It is a part of the state's collection," he said.

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Students, reps. protest new tax ideas

A battle began brewing over how to balance the state budget Friday morning, when several MSU students and state representatives picketed outside Kellogg Center.About 14 protesters, including three Republican state representatives, held signs reading, "Tighten your belts," and chanted, "No new taxes," during a meeting of the Red Cedar Coalition, a group of education and other lobbying organizations searching for ways to minimize cuts by increasing state revenue.

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Michigan-area performers put on Christian concert at Union

The Union Ballroom was bursting at the seams with energy Sunday from the singers of Expressions of Praise, a gospel concert sponsored by the Women of Color Task Force.The event, featuring Lansing's own brother-sister gospel hip-hop group Tre'-Kin,Detroit's Heavenly Hands, an American Sign Language choir and Lansing's New Mount Calvary Choir, was a night of "special praises in song."Students and church members attended the event and had nothing but good things to say about the concert.

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Campus split on possible Brody addition

Emmons Hall roommates Lisa Lubinsky and Keara Cromie have mixed feelings about the possible construction of a new residence hall in the Brody Complex. MSU officials said Friday a 300-student building could be added between Emmons and Butterfield halls within five years.

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Answers sought about meningitis

While sitting in her Haslett home, Pat Bezdek saw her daughter's residence hall on a television news report Friday night. Her daughter had called the night before saying one of her floormates was taken to the hospital with an illness similar to meningitis. Thirty minutes after seeing the news report, she was with residents in a Hubbard Hall classroom looking for answers. A female journalism sophomore living on the building's ninth floor contracted meningococcemia, a disease similar to bacterial meningitis.

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Broken sprinkler causes fire, flood

Shaw Hall was evacuated at about 3 a.m. Saturday after a fire alarm sounded and sprinklers activated on the ground floor."A sprinkler got broke off on ground east," said Assistant Building Manager Ken Hoffman.

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Police continue investigations

Preliminary results from an autopsy on the Lansing woman found dead in her home Tuesday indicate she died from being stabbed, the Lansing Police Department said Friday. Tehesha Wallace, who lived on Call Street, was found by family and police about a week after she died. Toxicology reports aren't complete and the final autopsy report still is not finished.