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FEATURES

Faces of East Lansing

Matt Torres spent about 13 years going toe-to-toe with other professional fighters in mixed martial arts fighting, until an injury in 2010 forced him to step out of the ring. Now he’s back to mold champions out of his students and working with his own mixed martial arts team, Team Torres.

COMMENTARY

MSU should sponsor use of on-campus kitchens

Sometimes when I walk across the main lobby of my dorm, I see the community kitchen. At a glance though, the second word only comes across my mind. Despite having an array of cooking utensils and instruments, the kitchen doesn’t seem to be a community one, because I rarely see it full of students.

FOOTBALL

Reports: 2015 football recruit body slams security guard, charged with assault and battery

Jayru Campbell, a 2015 quarterback recruit and verbal commit to MSU, is in police custody and has been charged with assault and battery after body slamming a Cass Tech High School security guard on Wednesday, according to media reports. A video of Campbell slamming the security guard leaked across the internet and other social media after the altercation occurred on Wednesday. Cass Tech football head coach Thomas Wilcher told Detroit television station WXYZ that Campbell

FEATURES

MSU piano professor plays for 80 minutes straight

With every tap of the toe and every stroke of a key, Minsoo Sohn’s magical melody grew into something much larger than just a variety of verses Wednesday night in the MSU Auditorium. After Sohn, an MSU piano professor, performed the first variation, Aria, the eager crowd gave a big round of applause, almost as if they knew what they were about to hear; that bigger things were to come. Sohn took a bow. From that point on, he would play about 80 minutes, taking only slight pauses between each variation. The melody flowed throughout the night.

NEWS

Voices of Dissent

On the first day of his visit to Istanbul, Turkey, biology and psychology sophomore Ryan Farrick woke up to an unusual smell.

NEWS

Obama talks sexual assaults at universities

Obama talks sexual assaults at universities U.S. President Barack Obama spoke Wednesday about an epidemic prevalent on university campuses — sexual assault. In remarks to the Council on Women and Girls, President Barack Obama addressed the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses, citing the estimate that one in five women are sexually assaulted at universities. “These young women worked so hard just to get into college, often their parents are doing everything they can to help them pay for it.

BASKETBALL

Schilling, Ellis deal with new transitions

The freshman transition can be tough for most students, but not a lot of college newcomers are experiencing what Gavin Schilling and Alvin Ellis III are going through. The men’s basketball team’s freshmen duo is dealing with the everyday stresses of college courses and getting accustomed to a new home.

MICHIGAN

Snyder wants $350 million for Detroit

LANSING – Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders announced a proposal to allocate up to $350 million throughout 20 years to Detroit’s unfunded pension obligations. Flanked by House Speaker Jase Bolger, R-Marshall, and Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, R-Monroe, Snyder said Wednesday the proposal was a settlement, not a bailout. “This is not a bailout of dollars for Detroit’s debt, this is not a bailout of banks and other creditors,” Snyder said.

MICHIGAN

Investigators testify during alleged I-96 shooter trial

HOWELL, Mich. – During FBI Special Agent Anthony Hartman’s interview with Raulie Casteel, Hartman said the alumnus openly spoke about the .45-caliber revolver and 9mm pistol he had in his home. When he went upstairs to retrieve them that day, Hartman said he remained cautious. “I followed (Casteel),” he said.

MSU

Michigan universities rank second in U.S. for research

A recent report showed Michigan’s University Research Corridor ranked second among the eight university innovation clusters in the country. According to the report, Michigan’s URC stimulated the state with $16.6 billion in state economic activity in the 2012 fiscal year.