NEWS
No arrest in Boston Marathon bombing investigation
An arrest has been made in the Boston Marathon bombing incident, according to CNN reports this afternoon.
NEWS
Damaging winds, large hail, isolated tornadoes forecasted Thursday
While some showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to break in the Lansing area this afternoon, a more significant threat of severe weather won’t occur until Thursday.
MICHIGAN
Students vow to Take Back the Night
When Laura Swanson hears others claim a rape isn’t real, she has a choice to make — speak or remain silent.
FOOTBALL
Hard Hitters
All Spartan athletes are prone to concussions — from football to tennis — MSU has seen them all.
MICHIGAN
Duffel bag could provide clues for Boston bomb
Although police have yet to find the faces behind the Boston tragedy heard around the world, MSU experts say based on their research, those responsible for the Boston Marathon bombing are likely to be identified soon, thanks to a duffle bag.
MSU
ASMSU voter turnout 9.2 percent despite troubled week
The burden of low carnival attendance and the Ne-Yo concert cancellation turned out to play a small role in ASMSU’s election turnout — about the same percentage of students voted this year as last year. ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, had 2,636 voters out of 28,628 eligible students, which equals a 9.2 percent voter turnout in this year’s elections, ASMSU Director of Public Relations Haley Dunnigan said. This year’s turnout was fewer then last year’s 2,988 voters, but Dunnigan pointed out there were multiple organizations that had their tax renewal on the ballot last year that drew additional attention to the elections. “Considering during last year’s election there were tax questions for the Residence Halls Association, MSU Radio Board and James Madison (College), those kind of issues tend to bring in a lot more attention,” Dunnigan said.
MSU
COGS continue to receive student tax after vote
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, will continue to receive the student tax after graduate and professional students voted in favor to renew the tax for another three years, COGS President Stefan Fletcher confirmed. COGS received about a 6 percent voter turnout amongst the graduate and professional student body with 490 electing to continuing the tax of $9.25 per student per semester during the fall and spring semester and $4.75 during the summer semester, Fletcher said.
MICHIGAN
New apartments to come to Michigan Avenue, city bars' liquor licenses renewed
A new apartment complex was unanimously approved by the East Lansing’s City Council to be built at the site of a BP gas station on Michigan Avenue at the council’s Tuesday meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
MSU
Making inspiration accessible
Computer science sophomore Jordyn Castor has been fighting for everything she has since she was born.
MSU
VP of Student Affairs appointment process debated among students, Faculty Senate
At Tuesday afternoon’s Faculty Senate meeting, members recommended to waive the search process for the vice president for student affairs and advise MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon to promote Denise Maybank from interim vice president to permanent vice president of student affairs.
MSU
OISS honors three community members with globie award
Making MSU a more welcoming place for international students is something Peter Briggs, director of the Office of International Students and Scholars, or OISS, strives for every day. With assistance from the MSU community, Briggs recognized those who share that goal by thanking them with Globie Awards.
BASEBALL
MSU beats Toledo In 4th straight walk-off
Cam Gibson would like to leave the field with a clean pair of underpants.
BASEBALL
MSU returns to Comerica Park for clash with CMU
Most young ballplayers dream about playing under the bright lights of a professional stadium. For one night a year, the dream becomes a reality for members of the MSU baseball team.
FEATURES
MSUFCU donates $1 million to Wharton Center
After months of negotiation, Wharton Center will receive a $1 million grant from MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU.
FEATURES
MSU students' art displayed at exhibition
As a requirement for his Master of Fine Arts degree, MSU graduate student Steven Stradley’s work currently is displayed at the Master of Fine Arts Exhibition at the Broad Art Museum.
COMMENTARY
Spirit trumps tragedy
Coping with the aftermath of a national tragedy is a process that has no deadline. In the days that follow, questions pertaining to motive and intent move to the forefront of our minds. Regardless of where the disaster takes place, for a brief period of time, every person seems to belong to the area of the country that’s been affected.
COMMENTARY
I moved to Boston in November, became a Bostonian Monday
When I moved to Boston in November, it should have been cold and dreary. But it wasn’t. At least, not for me.
COMMENTARY
In midst of darkness, find light
Unfortunately, as we all were taught again on Monday in the form of a marathon that left blood and carnage, this world we live in isn’t always the greatest.
NEWS
Bombs Shake MSU Community
Two large blasts explode in the heart of Boston. People scatter across the streets. Witnesses’ screams are matched with the sounds of sirens as officials rush to the scene.
MSU
3,000 trout released into Red Cedar River
It was an unusual gathering over the river — students, administrators, faculty and fishermen from the community assembled around a brightly painted truck on a bridge spanning the Red Cedar River.