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Lauren Rice
Northwest Lower Michigan General Assignment ReporterLauren Rice is a newsroom intern for WCMU based at the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
Rice is a rising senior at Central Michigan University, majoring in journalism with minors in political science and public law.
She will return to Central Michigan Life in the fall as the editor-in-chief, looking forward to covering the presidential election while riding it out on a college campus.
Rice specializes in local government coverage but has a soft spot for columns.
She sees journalism as well-rounded learning: for the community, and for the journalist.
Send your story ideas to: rice2le@cmich.edu
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As pinball rises in popularity, meet the "pinball wizard" who started a tournament in Traverse City.
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Now that President Joe Biden has dropped out of the race, what are Michigan voters thinking?
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