Justin Wan
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NEWS
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Natalie Kolb
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MICHIGAN
Adopt-A-Fest works to find stray animals local homes
Jessica Reiss always has had a soft spot for special needs animals, and when she spotted a one-eyed cat laying in a cage waiting to be adopted on Sunday afternoon, it was love at first sight.
Justin Wan
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MICHIGAN
Fundraiser gets spiced up with chili cook-off
Thousands of area residents descended on Lansing’s Adado Riverfront Park Saturday afternoon for the 17th annual Board of Water and Light, or BWL, Chili Cook-off.
MSU
MSU Student hits virtual jackpot in stock challenge
For MBA student Scott Gordon, taking risks paid off to the tune of $867,000 — if only it were real. Gordon was the winner of the first MBA Stock Market Challenge, which ended April 27, after three months of trading. Competitors were given $100,000 in virtual money and 12 weeks on the stock market through the website investopedia.com. Gordon said he did it because there was no risk. “You always want to see what you could do if you had money,” he said. Gordon said his strategy was a bit more risky than everybody else’s because he used option trading, where you have the right to buy the stock at a predetermined price at a later time, even if the price goes up. He targeted big companies like Apple and Qualcomm and invested with them if he knew they were going to have a financially productive day. With option trading, Gordon said you either win or lose, and he didn’t always win. “At some point, I was down $70,000,” he said.
MSU
Spartan, 'Gumby' voice actor Beals remembered
Dick Beals was a Spartan through and through. When Homecoming came around, he left Hollywood behind for the autumn air of East Lansing each year.
MICHIGAN
Project Pride promotes recycling
Janet Ashton filled her car at least three times with everything from used furniture, wood, Styrofoam, paper to be shredded and scrap metal she had been saving for a year to donate in the annual Project Pride recycling event. On Saturday, East Lansing residents brought all types of reusable or recyclable items to the Abbott Center, 1400-1500 Abbot Road.
BASEBALL
MSU eliminated from tournament after back-to-back losses
There was no California love for the MSU baseball team this weekend, as it bowed out of the NCAA Tournament following back-to-back losses to teams from the Golden State at the Palo Alto Regional in Palo Alto, Calif.
NEWS
Alumni object to deletion of their spartan email accounts
Alumna Rebecca Allen has had her MSU email account for about 17 years. It was her first email account and she still uses it for everything, including an entrance into a lottery so her daughter can attend her top-choice school.
NEWS
Forever a loan
Dan Delaney worked several part-time jobs in high school and went to a community college to save money before coming to MSU last year.
FEATURES
Local people flock to Pumpstock
Dozens of East Lansing residents gathered in the field behind the Bailey Community Center, 300 Bailey St., to enjoy warm weather and live music at the third annual Pumpstock event Saturday afternoon.
BASEBALL
Column: Another year signals growth for program
The MSU baseball team returned to East Lansing on Sunday following a pair of weekend losses in the NCAA Tournament in Palo Alto, Calif. Crushed and empty-handed, the Spartans enter the offseason with more questions than answers and have plenty to think about during the next eight months until they resume play.
COMMENTARY
Bright side of being wrong
If you asked me where I would be attending school for college at any point during my junior or senior year of high school, I never would have told you MSU.
COMMENTARY
Dorm construction worth brief hassle
The university’s decision to renovate residence halls has caused minor disturbances and inconveniences to students and faculty.
BASEBALL
Spartans downed 8-2 by Fresno State, eliminated from NCAA Tournament
Despite a strong effort by junior pitcher Andrew Waszak, the Spartans couldn’t overcome a late surge by Fresno State in addition to their own offensive inadequacies — leaving six runners on base on the day — and fell to the Bulldogs, 8-2, in the Palo Alto Regional of the NCAA Tournament. season.
BASEBALL
Spartans fall to Pepperdine in opening game of NCAA Tournament
Just as in 1979 — the last year Spartan baseball qualified for the NCAA Tournament — MSU lost in the opening regional game Friday to Pepperdine.
NEWS
Higher Ed budget to be voted on Tuesday, MSU could see slight increase from last year
MSU might not see as high of a funding increase from the state as other public universities if a budget proposal is approved by the House of Representatives next week. The Michigan legislature is set to approve the 2012 fiscal year higher education budget on Tuesday, after failing to meet a self-imposed June 1 deadline. The general budget, which covers 17 state agencies including school aid and transportation, was approved yesterday.
MICHIGAN
Mich. families rally at Capitol for immigrant rights
When Cayla Roberts’ father told her she was worth less than a sack of potatoes as a child, she never expected to one day become a high school and college graduate, an active volunteer in her community and wife surrounded by a new family who loves and respects her as one of their own.
BASEBALL
Spartans prepare for first NCAA Tournament berth since 1979
The MSU baseball team begins its wild west NCAA Tournament shootout today in Palo Alto, Calif., as the No. 3-seed Spartans take on No. 2-seed Pepperdine in the first round of the Palo Alto Regional at 4 p.m. EST.
Julia Nagy
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MICHIGAN
Hitting all the right notes
Woodchips flew as master builder Brian Taylor sawed off part of the sound board of a piano.
MICHIGAN
State budget deadline quickly approaches
Michigan lawmakers continue to push forward on passing the state’s budget for the next fiscal year, hoping to reach a self-declared June 1 deadline. Conference committees formed to flesh out details of the budget have come to agreement on most of the 17 state agencies included, but details have yet to be worked out on higher education and school aid funding. Gov.