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Life on the street

Lansing resident Richard Aikin has been homeless for three years, walking the streets of Lansing during the day and sleeping at an overnight homeless shelter for men.

MSU

RecycleMania Tournament aims to green campus

In an effort to advocate environmentalism not only on campus but throughout the U.S., MSU is competing to be the campus that recycles the most. From Sunday until April 2, MSU will vie for a winning title in the 2011 RecycleMania Tournament against more than 600 colleges and universities across the country.

Ashley Brown ·
MSU

Students celebrate Chinese New Year together

Spending a holiday away from home might not be the most comfortable, but international students, such as Zeming Teng, have been making do with the celebration of Chinese New Year during the past week.

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Spartans use Twitter accounts for networking

For two hours, communication junior Elizabeth Battiste stepped out from behind her Twitter handle of @elizbattiste and chatted in person with several of her Twitter contacts as she and others gathered Thursday in the Main Library for Spartan TweetUp.

MSU

2-year state budget might benefit MSU

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is planning to move the state to a two-year budget plan, which might help MSU better plan for long-term financial decisions, according to members of the MSU Board of Trustees.

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Hundreds come out for snowball fight

At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday more than 400 students descended upon Munn field clad in hats, gloves, scarves, jackets ­— and the occasional trojan helmet — to spend their day off attempting to break a world record.