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Suspect in Cedar Street shooting arraigned

The man who police suspect murdered sophomore Dominique Nolff was arraigned Thursday in Grand Rapids. Marquay McCoy, 19, was arrested on Tuesday for cutting his tether while on parole. East Lansing police have named McCoy as a suspect in last month’s shooting on Cedar Street, which killed Nolff and injured another student.

NEWS

Off-campus exposure

It’s been months since her apartment was broken into and robbed, but communication sophomore Julia Dinoto still can’t shake the uneasiness when she imagines a stranger’s hands sorting and pilfering her belongings.

MICHIGAN

A new beat

Class is in session, and the word for the day is “cohesion.” When asked for the definition, the students stare back blankly at the teacher, unsure of how to answer.? But this is no English class.

FEATURES

Department of Theatre's production of 'Cyrano de Bergerac' enthralling

The MSU Department of Theatre’s performance of ”Cyrano de Bergerac,” a classic romantic tragedy, took the audience for their Wednesday night performance on an emotional extraordinary roller coaster. I had the privilege of riding along in front row of the newly-renovated Fairchild Theatre, which now treats guests to polished wood armrests and a “new theater” smell.

FEATURES

Faces of East Lansing

When John Miller is on the back of an 1,800 pound bull, he can’t risk taking his eyes off the massive creature’s neck or his own hands as he grips the rope.? Even as the world morphs into a spinning blur around him, his focus can’t shift away — unless he wants to end up thrown to the to the ground like a rag doll.