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Parents of MSU alumna seek out bone marrow match on campus

Erik Sargent
January 29, 2014

Two parents have been making the journey to Wells Halles all week as part of an attempt they hope will save their daughter’s life. Debra Richter and her husband, Mark Richter, have spent a good portion of their week on campus trying to find a bone marrow donor for their daughter, Jessalyn. Jessalyn was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in September 2013. The disease is an aggressive form of blood cancer. The MSU alumna is an English professor at Grand Valley State University. Because the family wasn’t able to get a transplant from Jessalyn’s younger sister, the Richter family decided to come to MSU in hopes of using the large student body to increase the chances of finding a match. “She was diagnosed with AML back in September,” Debra Richter said.

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Trustees slated to vote on projects

Olivia Dimmer
January 29, 2014

Trustees to vote on projects ?The MSU Board of Trustees is slated to vote this Friday on a contract regarding the artificial grass installment at Munn field for use by the Spartan Marching Band.

FEATURES

Snacking up for the Super Bowl

April Jones
January 29, 2014

The Super Bowl is approaching on Sunday, the nation will gather around the TV to watch the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos battle it out. For college students, it’s a night to hang out with friends and eat good food. Here are a few quick recipes students can create to contribute to the celebrations.

COMMENTARY

Boyfriend: Social media helps relationships

Alex Dardas
January 29, 2014

I hear it all the time, “social media ruins relationships.” I’ll agree that social media can create issues for couples that perhaps our parents’ generation never had to deal with, but I disagree with the notion that social media automatically dooms relationships. Instead of “ruining relationships,” I think social media is a valuable tool to bring people together and, if used correctly, actually can enhance your relationship.

NEWS

Council considers changing snow rules

Derek Gartee
January 28, 2014

Recent severe bouts of weather prompted talks of amending the city’s snow removal ordinance at Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council work session. Council members considered a proposal that would change requirements for cleaning snowfall off sidewalks.

NEWS

Casteel trial concludes with closing statements

Katie Adbilla
January 28, 2014

If she hadn’t been driving between 80 and 85 miles an hour to pass the vehicle in front of her on that day in October of 2012, Jennifer Kupiec might not have missed the bullet that came flying toward the front of her car. Had she passed just a bit slower, she might have been dead. In his closing statement for the trial of the alleged I-96 shooter in Livingston County Circuit Court, Assistant Attorney General Gregory Townsend focused on the fear that 44-year-old Raulie Casteel left in the minds of witnesses that October, when he allegedly shot at 24 cars along the I-96 corridor. He said some of Casteel’s victims — spread across Ingham, Oakland, Livingston and Shiawassee counties — likely will live with the story of the incident for the rest of their lives. “These communities … were living in that state of fear, because they didn’t know what was going to happen until (Casteel) was apprehended,” Townsend said. In their closing statements, both Townsend and Casteel’s attorney spent Tuesday morning questioning Casteel’s actions, challenging the jury to decide whether he intended to hurt his victims. On Monday, the MSU alumnus testified that he never meant to hurt anyone.

NEWS

BRRRing on the cold

Olivia Dimmer
January 28, 2014

Despite sub-zero temperatures, risk of frostbite and the fact that the University of Michigan canceled classes for the first time on Tuesday since 1978, the university operated as usual. And many students were not happy about it. When supply chain management junior Ryan Pun heard the news, he started a petition on the official website of the White House to see how many students would stand up to the administration with him. Before the petition was taken down Tuesday morning “for violating terms of participation,” it had more than 300 signatures. “I just think it is unethical for MSU not canceling class in such weather,” Pun said.

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Column: Role players step up for MSU in road win

It took a mob. It couldn’t have been just two people to make noise in place of Branden Dawson and Adreian Payne against the Hawkeyes on the road – it needed to be a mob. Luckily for MSU, the Byrd took the slew of role players on his wings down the stretch.