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NEWS

Missing student update

A local Three Rivers, Mich., resident spoke with missing MSU junior Marco Drayton the night before his disappearance at a nearby Meijer. According to a Three Rivers Police Department release, Drayton was reported missing after he left in his mother’s van for a friend’s house around 9:30 p.m.

NEWS

Anti-abortion bill passes, heads to senate

With only 19 hours public notice, the Senate Judiciary Committee met Thursday morning and pushed through a controversial anti-abortion bill that sparked controversy in the House of Representatives last month. At the end of a two-hour session almost solely devoted to the abortion bill, the committee recommended the bill to the full Senate with a vote of 3-1.

MSU

Making an Impact

Journalism senior Jesse Wiza said she spends a lot of her summer days listening to music in preparation for her show, “Sit Or Spin.”

MICHIGAN

Candidates use advertising to try to get votes

When Susan Schmidt campaigns door to door, she is surprised by the connection she feels with the community. On Tuesday, the Democratic candidate for the 69th district House of Representatives seat spent about eight hours speaking with voters about their concerns, many of whom she visited before.

MSU

Face Time: Manager of MSU Bikes Service Center Tim Potter

MSU Bikes Service Center, formerly run through the Physical Plant, has joined the Surplus Store and Recycling Center. The Surplus Store and Recycling Center currently sells bikes from time to time, but it does not offer repairs or have as steady of a stream of merchandise as the MSU Bikes Service Center.

NEWS

The proof is in the plants

Pouring rain, mosquitoes and thorns couldn’t sway Frank Telewski and Detective J.B. Wells away from climbing through the wooded areas of Ludington, Mich., in search for a “needle in a haystack.” The needle — a species of plant, known as sedges — might connect the dots on the whereabouts and fate of a missing baby.

NEWS

Binge drinking can have poor career effects

In college, the shenanigans known as drinking can be a rite of passage, but the effects it can have on the body and career later in life can be devastating. Associate director of career services Garth Motschenbacher said the way people document themselves today can be a problem when looking for a job. “Over 85 percent of employers that visit this campus use social media as part of a background check,” Motschenbacher said.

NEWS

Binge drinking can have poor career effects

In college, the shenanigans known as drinking can be a right of passage, but the effects it can have on the body and career later in life can be devastating. Associate director of career services Garth Motschenbacher said the way people document themselves today can be a problem when looking for a job. “Over 85 percent of employers that visit this campus use social media as part of a background check,” Motschenbacher said.

COMMENTARY

Disco dancing on Bastille Day

I come from an exceedingly frugal family. My parents decided at a young age that instead of taking lavish vacations, they would rather pay for me to go to college debt-free. Although when I was younger I was angry when spring break would come around and I would be home alone while others were on vacation, I appreciate it now more than ever.

COMMENTARY

Disco dancing on Bastille Day

I come from an exceedingly frugal family. My parents decided at a young age that instead of taking lavish vacations, they would rather pay for me to go to college debt-free. Although when I was younger I was angry when spring break would come around and I would be home alone while others were on vacation, I appreciate it now more than ever.

MICHIGAN

Neat cars come to Lansing this weekend

Lansing will turn into a display of the area’s antique, rare and collector cars when the 20th annual Car Capital Celebration kicks into gear this weekend. The family-friendly event will take place July 28 at Adado Riverfront Park, 300 N.

NEWS

Obama admin continues push for college accessibility

President Barack Obama’s administration continued to push for easier accessibility to colleges Monday by creating a new system for prospective students to compare college costs. In a press call Monday afternoon, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said the Department of Education released a new college “shopping sheet” to compare costs, and asked universities to “unravel the mystery of education.” “Too many students I meet across the country tell me the first time they really understood how much debt they were in was when the first bill arrived,” Duncan said.

MSU

Research forum held in Engineering Building

Tuesday, about 225 students, all dressed in their best, flooded the northwest wing of the Engineering Building to participate in the Summer Undergraduate Research Forum. The forum was attended by students from about 60 universities from across the country, and a few from Puerto Rico.

ICE HOCKEY

MSU athletics announces new partnership with Huntington Bank

The bank, whose sponsorship will exceed $5 million, will provide significant funding for the $10 million scoreboard renovations that are underway at Spartan Stadium. The project includes an upgraded sound system, a new 5,300-square foot video scoreboard in the south endzone, two additional video boards on the north end along with a 10-foot high LED ribbon video board that stretches the length of that end of the stadium.