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Local DJs will spin hip-hop, soul, and R&B at Jollof Afro Caribbean Lounge in downtown Lansing every other Sunday.

The Culture event runs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 25 (next event) and offers music fans a new spot to gather.

U.S. News and World Report released new rankings of Michigan public elementary schools this week, showing that Okemos Public Montessori (Okemos Public Schools) and Whitehills Elementary from East Lansing are among the top 50 of 46,000 ranked schools statewide.

Shaheen has partnered with MAI on the Sleep in Heavenly Peace program aimed at boosting local sleep health—details on workshops and resources will be announced soon.

Local reporters have issued predictions for Greater Lansing high school football games in Week 9, naming winners for matches at DeWitt (Okemos), Holt (Everett), East Lansing, and more as the season nears its end.

MSU hockey, led by Anthony Romani who has four goals and three assists in three games, begins a two-game series against New Hampshire today and tomorrow at Whittemore Center in Durham.

Both games drop at 7 p.m.—continuing a season with at least five goals per game.

Bath's girls golf team won the Division 4 state championship at Grand Valley State's The Meadows on Oct.

17 when sophomore Hattie LaLonde finished in the top 10 and dropped her average score by 10 strokes from last year & helped secure a 14-stroke win over Kalamazoo Christian.

MSU alumnus Aaron Zeigler committed $10 million to FOR SPARTA to support Spartan football and stadium improvements, donating Thursday morning as part of the campus fundraising campaign.

His gift follows a $10 million donation by Joe and Julie Serra on Oct. 1.

Two MSU psychology students are working with The Davies Project to recruit younger volunteer drivers in Lansing who provide rides to severely ill children and pregnant women.

They will conduct focus groups, campus outreach, and research, and their work may support planned nonprofit expansion.