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Week in Review: Dec. 4, 2015

December 4, 2015

Happy Friday Spartans!

Here are your top stories for the week of Dec. 4.

On Nov. 27 during Thanksgiving break, packaging junior Sydney Gort was arraigned on two counts of making a terrorist threat, MSU spokesperson Jason Cody said.

The first count the 23-year-old was charged with stems from a threat made in the MSU School of Packaging on Nov. 24 and the other is a case from April 2015 where a similar threat was made.

MSU Students for Choice held a candlelight vigil at The Rock on Farm Lane Monday night in the wake of the recent attack on a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic.

East Lansing City Council unanimously approved a resolution declaring the city of East Lansing a welcoming community for Syrian refugees at the Tuesday council meeting.

On Saturday, the Big Ten Championship Game kicks off at 8 pm in Indianapolis.

The MSU Spartans will take on the undefeated Iowa Hawkeyes. Both teams are fighting to keep playoff hopes alive with the Spartans ranked 5 and Iowa ranked 4 in the latest AP Poll.

Be sure to check out our live blog happening during the game and surrounding stories of the Spartans in Indy.

Those are your top stories for the week. Have a great weekend, Spartans. Go Green!

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