The Transition from High School to College

  By Amir Risper 

and TNCP Staff
 
LANSING, MI — Rosemarie (Rose) Summers just started her 10th grade year at Eastern High School.  She is already preparing herself for college. 

 

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Gov. Snyder Creates Campus Fire Safety Month

 Off-campus housing — a greater fire risk 

LANSING- MI — College students living away from home should take a few minutes to ensure that they are living in a fire safe environment as they start their academic year at Michigan colleges and universities, as Gov. Rick Snyder recently proclaimed September as Campus Fire Safety Month. Living off-campus poses particularly high fire risks that are preventable when young adults know and practice life-saving fire safety measures. 

 

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PET WORLD: Why a male cat may become attached to an inanimate object

  By Marc Morrone

Tribune Content Agency
 
Q: My girlfriend's family has a cat who almost every night will grab a wash cloth or dish towel in its mouth and carry it through the house crying as it does so.

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Advice for College Grads

 

Presented by Sara Frank-Hepfer, CFP®, AAMS®
 
Every year I have the pleasure of speaking with some seniors at Michigan State University (Go Green!). We discuss the basics of investing and what the heck this 401(k) thing is.

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Movie: Kevin Hart: What Now?

 Studio: Universal Studios (1hr. 36 min.)

Plot:  Kevin Hart gives a historic stand-up performance at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field.
Cast:  Kevin Hart, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Ed Helms, David Meunier, Richardson Jones
Rating:   R
Bottom Line:  ****

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Lansing Community College Ranked #1 in Michigan

  LANSING, MI — Lansing Community College (LCC) is making lists, receiving awards, and being featured as a leading resource and contributor to higher education and community by local, regional and national organizations.

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College: Navigating the Steps to Post-Secondary Education

 

Photo by Kenn W. Kiser

By Michele Strasz, Capital Area College Access Network, www.capitalareacan.org 

 
The Capital Area College Access Network (CapCAN) is dedicated to increasing college attainment in our community.

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Excuse me, are you listening?

  Dear Readers,

 
Ever since 9th grade, my daughter has gone on a college tour with other students from the Greater Lansing Area.  She is now in 10th grade and has become very accustomed to being in high school.  The older the children get, the more exhausting it becomes juggling the things they want to do with the things you want to do. 

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