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ASMSU General Assembly holds last meeting of academic year
Members of ASMSU’s General Assembly wrapped up this year’s session on Thursday night with a heartfelt meeting.
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Twins experience MSU together
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
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
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.
FEATURES
After nearly 40 years of transporting, helping students, bus driver plans to retire
Every weekday at about 7:13 a.m., Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, bus driver Michael Cullimore pulls the Route 39 bus up to Spartan Village with a smile on his face, ready to greet his passengers. It’s the same smile he’s worn for the past 36 years, and it’s one of genuine love for every person who steps onto his bus.
SPORTS
Spartans hope to repeat success at NCAA Regionals
The lights are a little brighter, the crowds are a little bigger and the competition is a little better, and although most of the MSU gymnasts have been there before, there’s still something different about NCAA Regionals.
SOFTBALL
Softball looks to win at Penn State
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.
FEATURES
Weekend roundup: April 6-8
It is almost the weekend. Classes are ending, and students are ready to unwind. Here is a roundup of events to attend during the weekend respite.
COMMENTARY
Student debt big issue, solvable
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.
COMMENTARY
Credit card ads are candid with students
When a college student obtains a credit card, it should be a responsible, mature decision about when one has the proper income to afford it.
NEWS
'Behind the Beautiful Forevers' to be One Book, One Community selection
Incoming MSU freshmen will have some assigned reading to complete before they step on campus this fall. MSU and the city of East Lansing today announced the selection of “Behind the Beautiful Forevers,” by Katherine Boo, as part of the 11th year of the One Book, One Community program.
Katie Harrington, Alex McClung
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MSU
Life after assault
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.
Julia Nagy
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NEWS
David Marion Jr. sentenced to minimum of 40 years
It was the end of the road for a double homicide case when David Marion Jr., 22, was sentenced Wednesday morning to a minimum of 40 years in prison. But for the families of the victims, it was only partial closure.
NEWS
Workers set stage for City Center II project
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
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
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
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MICHIGAN
State senator talks Michigan 2020 plan
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.
MICHIGAN
Early spring conditions spark tornado activity throughout state
Robert Spiegel called his mom to make sure she was doing OK after hearing reports of a tornado in Dexter, Mich., on March 15 — about 65 miles from MSU. “It hit our neighborhood, and the house right across the street from us was completely gone to the foundation,” the finance junior said, adding his mom was safe in the basement.
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Student groups push for new, separate multicultural center
Efforts by the Black Student Alliance, or BSA, and other student groups to create a freestanding multicultural center might be stalled in the face of logistics, such as cost and space availability, officials said. When MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon spoke at a Residence Halls Association, or RHA, meeting last month, students addressed the issue with her, but she said she hasn’t formed a position on how to proceed without looking at all the facts, including cost and space.