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Michigan Avenue project introduced to council

Lilly Keyes
September 25, 2012

East Lansing City Council members had the opportunity to discuss the possible Red Cedar Golf Course and Michigan Avenue redevelopment at their work session Tuesday night. The Capital Gateway Project, in its entirety, involves complete redevelopment of about 70 acres along the Michigan Avenue corridor to solve water pollution issues in the area, as well as offer housing and entertainment options for students.

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NEWS

Bob Genetski declared guilty of operating while intoxicated

Rebecca Ryan
September 25, 2012

Since state Rep. Bob Genetski was arrested about eight months ago on MSU’s campus, he has been living with the after-effects of fighting operating while intoxicated charges — he hired an East Lansing lawyer who requested about 300 pages of lab reports to evaluate, he underwent a two-day jury trial in which nearly every detail of his blood alcohol content test was scrutinized and he has been restricted to driving only to and from work and court appointments. Tuesday afternoon, any hope ended for his charges being dropped as a six-person jury in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court declared him guilty of the crime. Genetski likely will not be sentenced until November, his attorney Mike Nichols told a crowd of reporters after the verdict was read. Genetski, a Saugatuck Republican and chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, could face a penalty of a 93-day jail sentence.

NEWS

Grand River overhaul planned for spring 2013

Zachary Peña
September 25, 2012

East Lansing could be abundant in traffic cones and construction workers during portions of next spring and summer, as the Michigan Department of Transportation, or MDOT, plans to make improvements along sections of Grand River Avenue and Michigan Avenue bordering campus.

COMMENTARY

Lawmaker must accept consequences

More than eight months after he chose to get behind the wheel of a car intoxicated, State Rep. Bob Genetski, R-Saugatuck, was found guilty yesterday in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court of operating while intoxicated.

COMMENTARY

Take advantage of right to vote

Abby Wood
September 25, 2012

I wish I could say I don’t care who you vote for — I do, deeply. But for the purposes of this column, I’m refraining from divulging my political beliefs for the promotion of a greater cause: the act of voting overall.

VOLLEYBALL

The Road to 500

Matt Sheehan
September 25, 2012

To some coaches, approaching a milestone is something to thrive for. To MSU volleyball head coach Cathy George, however, talking about the journey to her 500th win is just another topic to roll her eyes at.

SOCCER

Column: Coaching tweak sparks creativity in MSU’s offense

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Thankfully, the MSU men’s soccer team (3-5-1) made a few changes in its offense before reaching a level of insanity, playing with two forwards instead of one for the first time all season in its 2-1 win over Western Michigan on Friday.