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(10/17/07 10:43pm)
Whether it was a simple misunderstanding, a slip of the tongue or a calculated statement of resource scheming, Democratic presidential hopeful and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson made a serious mistake when he suggested the Great Lakes could help solve his thirsty state’s water crisis.
(10/17/07 10:27pm)
Pulling up outside Breslin Center on Wednesday in a red and blue mobile home, titled the Mitt Mobile, presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s son, Josh Romney, addressed a handful of Romney supporters.
(10/17/07 10:25pm)
More than 34 years after the fatal stabbing of an MSU student, the second of two men convicted of the murder was sentenced to 25-40 years in prison Wednesday.
(10/17/07 10:23pm)
The suspect in a string of Lansing slayings dating back to July was arraigned on charges of open murder, torture and first-degree criminal sexual conduct Wednesday at Lansing’s 54-A District Court.
(10/17/07 8:56pm)
East Lansing city officials will begin working on a project in coming weeks to reconfigure the lanes on Abbot Road between Lake Lansing and Coleman roads.
(10/17/07 3:20am)
Sarah Bauer, a music performance junior, practices one to three hours a day on either her voice or the piano, but sometimes has to wait up to half an hour for a practice room at the Music Building.
(10/17/07 3:14am)
About 20 family members welcomed Claude McCollum home Tuesday after he spent more than a year in state prison for the rape and murder of a Lansing Community College professor.
(10/17/07 3:14am)
A proposal to increase the capacity of Lou & Harry’s Five Star Deli from 124 people to 155 people has been deferred until the first week of March.
(10/17/07 3:14am)
A simple mistake has led to a missing memorial and useful tool for students with disabilities. The custom-designed adjustable memorial table — valued at $2,000 — was created to help students in wheelchairs at the College of Human Medicine. It was a memorial for Yvonne Tarala, a student in the college who died in 1992.
(10/17/07 3:14am)
A video game system and accessories were among the nearly $800 worth of belongings stolen from a car outside of Bailey Hall on Monday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. Two 18-year-old female students reported an Xbox 360, a wireless adapter and a “Halo 3” disc stolen, totaling an estimated $460, and a pink iPod Mini stolen from the owner’s red 1999 Cadillac Cetera, McGlothian-Taylor said. A male witness who drove the car last said it was a strong possibility that he left the car unlocked, McGlothian-Taylor said. There were no signs of forced entry. Police have no suspects.
(10/17/07 12:40am)
When Austin Kerndt, a human biology senior, sat down to write his application for medical school this past summer, he never anticipated a creative diversion would become a Spartan spirit sensation.
(10/17/07 12:40am)
The winter break of 1876 on the campus of the State Agricultural College was very much a similar scene as one today. Classes were suspended, students had traveled off campus, and the everyday grind had given way to a calming respite. The college was continuing to flourish in a post-Civil War United States led by a group of talented students studying new advances in agricultural science.
(10/17/07 12:40am)
Jeff Monroe is on the sidelines of every MSU football game and practice, but his time to shine doesn’t come until someone else’s light starts to flicker. As head athletic trainer, Monroe, 57, evaluates the conditions of injured football players, helps them heal and gives coaches daily reports. He also serves as assistant MSU athletics director. Monroe’s position and opinions often dictate who is healthy enough to make the lineup on the field each week. “I think I’m under pressure to make the right decisions,” he said. “Not pressured to win but pressured to work with the coaches to know the players’ limits.”
(10/17/07 12:40am)
Since the time of MSU’s first dormitory, Saints’ Rest, the Department of Residence Life has expanded to provide a home-cooked meal and a warm bed to countless Spartans.
(10/16/07 11:53pm)
With cold weather comes another seasonal depressant — costly electric bills.
(10/16/07 11:53pm)
When university officials announced renovations for the Wharton Center, audience members listened to the list of projects with quiet excitement.
(10/16/07 11:53pm)
Freshman midfielder Spencer Thompson woke up last Monday as an MSU freshman midfielder with no goals to his name.
(10/16/07 11:53pm)
Lansing — An East Lansing development group unveiled a plan Tuesday to add housing, shops and commercial space that officials hope will attract MSU graduates to downtown Lansing.
(10/16/07 11:53pm)
Karen Plaut’s face showed a look of surprise and perhaps a little embarrassment as her co-workers gathered around her.
(10/16/07 11:53pm)
Whether she’s tardy for class or trying to get somewhere fast, zoology junior Marilyn Smith has been known to throw caution to the wind when traversing campus crosswalks.