2 Wednesday robberies disturb city; suspects sought

An MSU student was robbed at gunpoint while walking home from MSU's campus early Wednesday, East Lansing police said.

Democrats file suit against Terry Land for voting regulation

State Democrats filed a federal lawsuit against Secretary of State Terry Lynn Land on Tuesday, claiming that Land is illegally refusing to count provisional ballots in the Nov.

Republican trustee candidate comes to 'U'

MSU Board of Trustees candidate Melanie Foster made her first campaign stop at MSU Tuesday. The fund-raiser reception was held in the atrium of the Radiology Building to promote the current Central Michigan University trustee's campaign.

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Recent campus attacks discussed at meeting

About 30 students met Monday evening in the basement of the Union to generate discussion about the sexual assault cases on campus this semester. The meeting focused on how the administration, faculty and media are handling the assaults.

Officials debate rental ordinance

Lansing officials are discussing whether to impose a temporary halt on new rental licenses similar to the one currently in place in East Lansing. Residents weighed in on the halt during a Lansing City Council meeting on Monday. The council introduced the ordinance Monday, and scheduled an Oct.

Officials: International students target of telephone grant scam

Officials from the Office of International Students and Scholars are warning of a phone scam that collects processing fees for a fake grant. According to an e-mail sent by the office, an MSU international student received a phone call last week from a person who claimed to be from a federal government grant agency and said he or she had an $8,000 grant.

ASMSU plans upgrade to long-criticized Web site

ASMSU might soon upgrade its Web site that has been criticized for being ineffective and difficult to navigate. A bill to allocate funds for new technology to expand MSU's undergraduate student government's Web site and offices will be brought forward Thursday in ASMSU's Student Assembly general meeting.

'U' delegates question effectiveness of alliance

After the Association of Michigan Universities conference this weekend at MSU, some of ASMSU's delegates said the association is an ineffective body that doesn't accomplish more than ASMSU can do by itself. "There wasn't a whole lot to be gained from this conference," said Tim Howes, a representative for the College of Engineering in ASMSU's Academic Assembly and an AMU delegate.

Candidates spar over Great Lakes, environment

Sen. John Kerry outlined a plan earlier this month that aims to prevent Great Lakes water diversion and protect the lakes from mercury and other types of pollution that harms fish and closes beaches.

E.L. art galleries cope with student follies

Sometimes a window is bashed in, a shrub is uprooted or a puddle of urine is left behind. But for decades, East Lansing art galleries and artisan shops have managed to coexist alongside bars and other college town standards. Tom Dufelmeier, co-owner of Mackerel Sky Gallery of Contemporary Craft, 217 Ann St., said the key to survival is appreciating the city's diversity. "A college town is a college town," Dufelmeier said.

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East Lansing event to support AIDS research

A fund raiser to benefit HIV and AIDS treatment and prevention is scheduled Sunday at Valley Court Park, behind the Peoples Church, 200 W.

Election events held on campus Thursday

More than 1,000 free tickets are still available to see Michael Moore speak at noon Thursday at the Auditorium, but they are no longer being offered at Case Hall.

Lansing neighborhood awaits development

Lansing community leaders and residents met in the rain Tuesday at the East Village construction site to celebrate the coming of the city's first new neighborhood in 40 years. "This is a very exciting day for Lansing," Lansing Mayor Tony Benavides said during a speech.

Council to answer criticism

Members of the Executive Committee of Academic Council will meet to respond to a letter sent from representatives of the American Association of University Professors.

Campus site of 2 crashes

A mail truck driven by a 43-year-old male from DeWitt hit a Chevy Equinox on the corner of Red Cedar Road and Shaw Lane yesterday afternoon, MSU police Sgt.

Marriage amendment addressed

Students and faculty members discussed the possible repercussions of an amendment that would define marriage as a union only between a man and a woman. MSU's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Faculty, Staff and Graduate Student Association, or GLFSA, hosted a forum Tuesday to evaluate the local effects on domestic partnership benefits at MSU. "We are taking a two-tiered approach," GLFSA President Val Meyers said.

Horse club auctions stallions for money

The Equine Club at the College of Veterinary Medicine will host its first stallion service auction fund-raiser throughout October.

Most bikes stolen from Brody halls

Some students heading off to class in the morning are receiving a surprise once they reach the bike racks - their bikes are gone. Residence halls are the source of most bike thefts, said MSU police Sgt.