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City council votes to demolish vacant house
East Lansing City Council voted Tuesday night to demolish the house of Claudette Nelson, the once-resident of 1025 Snyder Rd.
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MSU students testify on legislation that reduces student debt for graduates living in Michigan
“A lot of my support for this bill comes from the fact that we not only want to alleviate the financial burden on students but we also like to attract more academics to East Lansing and the surrounding areas," Williams said. "Once we graduate from MSU, which we view as our homes for for four years, we have opportunities available in the Greater Lansing Area that are suited to to our highly skilled degrees and we don’t have to leave the state that we grew to love to pursue jobs ... that will pay off the debts.”
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MSU Police reveal new MSU Alert Portal
MSUPD revealed today their newly-implemented alert notification system and announced new measures for emergency preparedness. In a statement released on Facebook, the department said the draw of the new MSU Alert Portal is that users on- and off-campus can tailor more easily the way they'd like to receive emergency alerts and outreach messages. Residents nearby campus and student's parents also can sign up for these messages. MSUPD also unveiled their plan to implement a quicker alert system after March 1 that will send out a short, vital message related to an emergency while a longer message is being written. Lastly, the department will be replacing sirens around campus with speakers that have the ability to broadcast both severe weather warning sirens and vocal messages that tell students what actions to take in an emergency.
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New apartments to be completed for next school year
For students looking to live on campus next school year, they will have the option of living in newly-constructed buildings in a number of areas.
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Students upset by offensive Urban Outfitters tapestry
An offensive tapestry debuted at Urban Outfitters has sparked recent uproar for resembling the uniforms the Nazis forced gay male prisoners to wear during the Holocaust.
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"Fifty Shades" sparks conversation regarding domestic violence, abusive relationships
“We found abuse was prevalent throughout the book,”Bonomi said. “Christian uses an ‘interlocking pattern of abuse,’ such as stalking and intimidation." Psychology junior Jillian Convery, who said she has read the books and saw the movie, said she could see how someone who did not read the books before seeing the movie might find the film “abusive and horrifying.”
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Runners brave cold for Heart Throb 5K
Mimi Patterson said she was happy to have the opportunity to spend time with her daughter. “Now that she's off at college I don't get to see her very often and so for her to invite me to do something with her was awesome, so I jumped at it,” Mimi Patterson said.
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East Lansing police release photos of "persons of interest" in shooting
In hopes of identifying two persons of interest, the East Lansing Police Department released surveillance photos of two men entering the 7-Eleven convenience store across from the Grove Street Parking Garage on Feb. 5.
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In run-up to Valentine's Day, sex shops feel the love
When walking into any grocery store this time of year, it’s hard to miss the abundance of flowers, balloons and chocolates. But what about the dildos, vibrators, fuzzy handcuffs and blindfolds?
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"Treat yo self" this Valentine's Day
Clothes. Fragrances. Massages. Mimosas. Fine leather goods.
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Students mourn loss of North Carolina Muslim students, reflect on meaning for MSU
Dozens of people gathered at the Radiology building Wednesday evening for a vigil held in memory of three Muslim students killed in North Carolina.
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Recent shooting draws attention to lack of parking lot security
In the most recent parking garage incident, two men were shot, resulting in one fatality. As of Tuesday, police have not announced the capture of any suspects, whom they described as two black males, the first being 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing between 165 and 180 pounds and last seen wearing “a hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.” The second was described as a 5-foot-11-inch black male, weighing about 200 pounds.
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Handicapped East Lansing resident resumes litigation against Wayne County Airport Authority
The two plaintiffs in legal action that arising after Wayne County Airport Authority's decision to move the pick-up and drop-off location of the Michigan Flyer, AirRide and the SMART bus to the south end of the Ground Transportation Center are back in court — a motion to enforce the terms of the settlement was filed this month.
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Students hope to give bikes to foster kids
Elizabeth Brajevich, the organizer of the fundraising campaign, said the group is working to reach their goal of buying 30 bikes by Feb. 20.
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Acafellas, Capital Green, move on to a capella semifinals
This past Saturday, the Wharton Center for Performing Arts held the quarterfinals for the 19th International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA). And for two MSU a cappella groups, the final results were aca-awesome. Winning the top two spots in the quarterfinals and heading to Dayton, Ohio for the ICCA Great Lakes Semifinals were MSU’s all male vocal group, the Accafellas, and coed vocal group, Capital Green. Since 1996 the ICCA has held competitions throughout the nation, giving hardworking a cappella groups the opportunity to showcase their talent.
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Prosecutor will pursue retrial against alumnus Meng Long Li
Though the jury found the other defendant in the trial, student Shan Gao, not guilty of all charges, they were unable to reach a verdict on Meng Long Li.
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Despite low potency, flu shot still best way to protect against sickness
Feeling like you're about to come down with the flu? Check your symptoms and if it's not too late, find out where to get your flu shot.
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East Lansing City Council to discuss improvements to sewage disposal system
The city plans to borrow money from the state to finance the renovations to the sewage disposal system, which according to the memorandum will not exceed $15 million.
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Lawmakers view MSU funding outlook cautiously
Snyder’s administration prepares to work with an estimated $324.6 million less revenue in the 2016 fiscal budget due to $224 million worth of tax credits cashed by an unidentified business in December 2014.
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Police release name of person killed in shooting, give suspect descriptions
East Lansing police released a statement on the shooting, announcing one death, one injured individual and that neither of two suspects have been apprehended.