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By Jeana-Dee Allen,

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama delivers a campaign address Sept. 8 in Farmington Hills. He spoke about health care, education and bringing Michigan out of an economic downturn.

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Money for Music

Criminal justice sophomore Madison Boden puts a dollar in the instrument case of Lansing resident Hugh Cochran as he plays the tin whistle Thursday on the corner of Grand River Avenue and Charles Street. Cochran also had a fiddle and a mandolin for playing traditional Irish music. “I’m supposed to be running errands, but I needed some gas in my car,” Cochran said.

Paradise Park

MSU professors Richard Paulsen and Gail Vander Stoep, who are serving in an advisory role for the world park concept in Micronesia, discuss the characterics of the islands. Under the proposed world park concept, the nations of Micronesia-Federated States of Micronesia would be preserved as a living park.

Taking & Giving

Marty Dolan takes tickets at the men’s basketball game against Ohio State on Feb. 21 at Breslin Center. Dolan is a 1955 MSU graduate that has been taking tickets at men’s basketball games for 50 years. He donates a large portion of his earnings from his ticket job back to the university’s Spartan Fund, which supports student-athletes.

A Veteran's View

Flint resident Maurice Teer joins Vet to Ag, a program designed to train unemployed veterans how to perform agricultural jobs. The veterans live, study and train together during their stay. Teer, one of the 19 veterans, shares his personal story in the military and his perspective of the program.

Senior Day Emotions

Women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant talks about her emotions while seeing her players go through Senior Day festivities.

Spartan Sleepover

MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo talks about the sleepover his team had at Breslin Center on Friday night. The sleepover was sophomore forward Draymond Green’s idea.

Tom Izzo Press Conference

MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo reflects on his team’s 53-44 victory against Purdue on Sunday.

Elegantly Scripted

Kathryn Darnell’s interest in calligraphy first began more than three decades ago after her mother requested Darnell take a class in it.

“I enjoyed it and continued on,” said Darnell, an East Lansing resident. “Other than that one calligraphy class, I’ve pretty much self-taught.”

Darnell turned her interest for calligraphy into a career by becoming a professional illustrator, calligrapher and teacher. She teaches classes through the Extension Community Education at Lansing Community College, 422 Washington Square, in Lansing. Darnell provides her professional services by addressing invitations, labeling diplomas and designing logos.

On Saturday, Darnell taught a calligraphy workshop at Kresge Art Center. Darnell said calligraphy often is a first step into visual arts for some people.

“It’s a fun art form to do,” Darnell said. “It’s interesting to do because in this age of computers and computer fonts, my works has changed over the years because of that. But that’s not necessarily bad. Having something that’s actually hand done, it’s more special to some people.”