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University officials announce sexual assault awareness efforts

Lauren Gibbons
February 21, 2014

University officials publicly announced new initiatives meant to heighten awareness of student safety, particularly in terms of sexual violence and sexual assault, in a statement emailed to the MSU community Friday. In the statement, Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives Director Paulette Granberry Russell said despite current university efforts in place to protect student safety, “there is more that we can do to educate the MSU community on sexual violence.”

NEWS

Suspect in Cedar Street shooting arraigned

Katie Adbilla
February 20, 2014

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

Geoff Preston
February 20, 2014

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

Casey Hull
February 20, 2014

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

April Jones
February 20, 2014

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

Casey Holland
February 20, 2014

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.