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Spartan statewide spending

MSU has a total impact on Michigan’s economy of about $4.7 billion and about $397 million in spending with local businesses, according to data from MI Spartan Impact — a site launched earlier this month showing the academic and economic impact of MSU on Michigan.

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Satrang style

Although she was born with one hand, human biology junior Anjali Patel did not let that stop her from one of her passions — dancing.

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Iraq war in spotlight for One Book, One Community

Graduate student Aleece Hodges felt the soldiers’ heartache while reading “The Yellow Birds,” this year’s pick for the One Book, One Community program, an initiative created in 2001 to connect East Lansing community members and MSU students through literature.

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Steamy Habits

Soaking in a 116-degree Japanese hot bath while breathing through an oxygen mask is normal for Hotwater Works Inc. owner and MSU alumnus James McFarland.