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2012-13 rates might increase for housing, dining

Derek Blalock
April 5, 2012

Students might pay about $300 more for on-campus housing next academic year if the Board of Trustees approves a 4 percent increase in housing and dining rates next Friday. The Division of Residential and Hospitality Services, or RHS, presented the proposed increase, which would raise housing rates from $8,154 to $8,476 for the 2012-13 academic year, during a Residence Halls Association, or RHA, meeting on Wednesday.

MSU

Twins experience MSU together

Isabella Shaya
April 5, 2012

Erica and Jessica Cutler are roommates, competitors, best friends and twins. “Usually we have a basic understanding between the two of us,” elementary education sophomore Jessica Cutler said, who is a member of the women’s swim team with her sister Erica. “It’s not like twin telepathy, it’s just from being around each other so much.”

MICHIGAN

Westboro Baptist Church to rally at Union

Ian Kullgren
April 5, 2012

Westboro Baptist Church announced plans to rally at the Union from 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. on April 23. The church, which caused national controversy in recent years for protesting fallen soldiers’ funerals, said on its website the rally will be focused on university curriculum, where “degrees of rebellion are passed out like candy.”

FOOTBALL

Sims, receivers eager to step up, improve

Pat Evans
April 5, 2012

With the departure of leading wide receivers B.J. Cunningham, Keshawn Martin and Keith Nichol, along with tight ends Brian Linthicum and Garrett Celek, the receiving corps for the MSU football team is wide open. And with junior tight end Dion Sims as the only player with more than 10 receptions, the chances for the rest of the receivers are even greater.

SOFTBALL

Softball looks to win at Penn State

Darcie Moran
April 5, 2012

After breaking its seven-game losing streak, the MSU softball team is feeling prepared for its three-game series against Penn State — and hoping for its first conference win of the season. The Spartans(11-23 overall, 0-6 Big Ten) beat Central Michigan (14-14) 6-1 on Wednesday in Mount Pleasant, Mich. The team will kick off its weekend at 2 p.m. on Saturday with a doubleheader at University Park, Penn.

COMMENTARY

Gun-free zones weaken daily life

In Tuesday’s editorial “Weapons Bill Doesn’t Ensure Campus Safety,” (SN 4/3) it became clear that many people feel that carrying a firearm in school is not a good idea.

COMMENTARY

Student debt big issue, solvable

Lazarus Jackson
April 5, 2012

I love the financial crisis. Well, not “love” it, since it caused millions of Americans to lose their homes, ground economies to a halt on not one but two continents and is part of the reason I and thousands of other graduating seniors can’t find a well-paying job.

Katie Harrington, Alex McClung ·
MSU

Life after assault

Katie Harrington  and  Alex McClung
April 4, 2012

Last fall, Monica, a Lansing Community College sophomore, was invited to her friend’s East Lansing home to tour his place. The evening started off as a casual hangout, but it ended in a way she didn’t see coming. Her friend was showing her around just like he said, but when they got to his room, he turned off the lights and locked the door, forcing her onto his bed.

NEWS

Workers set stage for City Center II project

Beau Hayhoe
April 4, 2012

Workers moved Wednesday morning to secure the site of a decrepit Abbot Road building with ties to the $105 million City Center II project, setting the stage for a financial evaluation of the redevelopment effort and possible demolition at the site.

NEWS

Case against MSU brought by alumnus

Lauren Gibbons
April 4, 2012

A four-year-old case stemming from a disputed MSU parking ticket and a related university ordinance once again saw the light of day when a case filed by MSU alumnus Jared Rapp went before the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday.

NEWS

Police Brief 04/05/12

Lauren Gibbons
April 4, 2012

A 19-year-old male student reported a ball was thrown through his dorm room window between 9:01-9:30 p.m. April 2 in West Akers Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

Ian Kullgren ·
MICHIGAN

State senator talks Michigan 2020 plan

Ian Kullgren
April 4, 2012

From the moment Gretchen Whitmer entered the room, Kelly Rossman-McKinney knew she had make a mistake. When the then-29-year-old arrived at the East Lansing Rotary Club event to campaign for the 70th district seat in the 2000 election, the Democratic candidate’s charisma was palpable.