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NEWS

Kerry leads caucus as Michigan Democrats head to polls

Democratic voters and campaign volunteers hit the street today to cast their vote for Michigan's caucus. At the MSU Union, student groups campaigned for their favorite candidate. Voters stepped off the elevator on the third floor as campaigners immediately started firing questions. "Have you considered John Kerry?" "Do you mind if I ask you a couple questions about Gov.

MICHIGAN

More motorists, students do daily intercounty travel

MSU students are among a growing number of motorists driving across county lines each day on their way to work and school. More than 2,000 students, who reside in the newly built apartments of the Northern Tier, cross the Clinton-Ingham county line during their morning commute to campus. Seventy-three of Michigan's 83 counties, including Ingham and Clinton, showed an increase in intercounty commuting, according to a study by Kurt Metzger, research director of the Center for Urban Studies at Wayne State University. Students living in the newly-built Crossing Place, Melrose Place and the Village at Chandler Crossings apartments travel more than two miles from Clinton into Ingham County to get to campus. "I usually leave about 30 minutes prior to the start of my classes each day.

FEATURES

Detroit announces date for electronic music fest

Good news for electronic music fans - the Detroit Electronic Music Festival is scheduled to return to the city's riverfront Memorial Day weekend. Although the fate of the music festival has been undetermined since May, Pop Culture Media and a rival group led by techno pioneer Derrick May have presented plans to Detroit city officials. The large crowd of more than a million is expected to return this year.