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Wilder sexual assault case heads to circuit court

Katie Abdilla
September 27, 2013

After appearing for a preliminary exam during which four alleged sexual assault victims testified, Oswald Scott Wilder Jr. will go to trial at Ingham County Circuit Court on Oct. 9, 54-B District Court Judge Andrea Larkin ruled Friday. Wilder, 26, is accused of initiating a string of sexual assaults that took place near campus earlier this year that occurred between March 30 and and May 16.

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Wilder to face trial in circuit court

Katie Abdilla
September 27, 2013

The man who police believe committed four sexual assaults in East Lansing earlier this year will face trial in Ingham County Circuit Court after Judge Andrea Larkin heard testimony from each of his alleged victims Friday.

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Like fathers, like son

Katie Abdilla
September 27, 2013

It was Christmas Eve in 2005. Kent Love, the communications director for the MSU College of Law, had spent the evening unwrapping gifts with Diego Ramirez, his partner of five years. But unbeknownst to Ramirez, his last gift from Kent would hold a meaning he’d never forget.

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Living City- Men at work

Georgina De Moya
September 26, 2013

It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it. For cousins Adam Land and Kameron Best, their so-called “dirty job” become a new family affair in a lifelong relationship. The cousins work in tunnels across campus and with other electrical systems that will power MSU’s National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory.

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E. Lansing Amtrak revamp delayed

Simon Schuster
September 26, 2013

The process of transforming the current East Lansing Amtrak Station into the CATA Multimodal Station can move forward now that the Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, obtained a grant originally announced in July 2012.

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University network down briefly

Simon Schuster
September 25, 2013

MSU experienced a brief period of network downtime Wednesday afternoon because of what Information Technology Services staff are calling a main switch failure in the university’s network infrastructure.

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Jobless rates rise, but education still worthwhile

Michigan jobless rates are up for the third month in a row, creeping to nine percent unemployment. The state was dubbed the nation’s fourth-most unemployed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But getting a college degree still seems to be the best pathway to a high-paying career.

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Wilder will face testimony from alleged assault victims

Katie Adbilla
September 25, 2013

The man accused of committing four sexual assaults in East Lansing this summer made his first court appearance Tuesday and soon will face testimony from all four of his alleged victims. Police believe Wilder, 26, initiated four sexual attacks near MSU’s campus between March 30 and May 16.

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MSU benefits from Wayne State University tuition hike

MSU is slated to profit to the tune of $111,500 from an abnormally high tuition increase for Wayne State University students. WSU’s tuition increased by 8.9 percent this year — more than double that of other Michigan universities, whose average tuition increase was 3.45 percent.

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Students create iPhone, Android app to promote financial literacy

Simon Schuster
September 24, 2013

MSU’s Games for Entertainment and Learning Lab, or the GEL Lab, recently released their latest application for iPhone and Android that is aimed at teaching a younger audience responsible financial habits. The lab partnered with MSU Federal Credit Union to create Saving Magic, an app in which players control a wizard-in-training protagonist who battles dragons that are stealing magic while collecting coins along the way.

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Police crack down on drunk driving

Justine McGuire
September 24, 2013

A drunk driving crackdown in late August yielded more than 260 arrests throughout Michigan — including 45 drivers with a blood alcohol content of .17 or higher, according to an Office of Highway Safety Planning, or OHSP, press release. “Enforcement efforts like this save lives by putting extra officers on the road to stop and arrest impaired drivers and prevent other dangerous driving behaviors,” said Michael Prince, director of the OHSP in the press release. There were eight traffic deaths during Labor Day weekend, according to Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center.

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Man accused of East Lansing sexual assaults has first court appearance

Katie Abdilla
September 24, 2013

The man accused of four sexual assaults in East Lansing made his first court appearance Tuesday and will soon face testimony from all four of his alleged victims. Wilder, 26, is accused of initiating four sexual attacks near MSU’s campus between March 30 and May 16. He appeared for his pretrial conference before 54-B District Court Judge Andrea Larkin Tuesday morning.

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Proposal to cap bar patrons on city radar

Derek Gartee
September 24, 2013

A proposal that could prevent the addition of future bars serving alcohol past midnight in East Lansing remains on the minds of city officials, local businesses and residents. Members of the East Lansing Planning Commission are scheduled to discuss the matter again Sept.

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Impact 89FM looking to install texting request system

Simon Schuster
September 23, 2013

MSU’s student radio station Impact 89FM is considering the use of a new technology that could update the way listeners communicate with the station. Impact program The Vibe, which features a mix of hip-hop, rap, R&B, soul, funk and reggae, currently is conducting a trial run of a text messaging service that will allow students to text their requests to Impact’s landline.