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SPORTS

Track and field set to compete in NCAA regionals

When the NCAA Track and Field Regionals begin Thursday in Jacksonville, Fla., 31 Spartans will be in attendance. The MSU Track and Field team will look to build on a positive performance at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in which it took home seven medals.

COMMENTARY

EPA makes move to protect environment

Right now, power plants are allowed to dump unlimited amounts of dangerous industrial carbon pollution into our air. What can stop them? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, which has announced the first ever national limits on industrial carbon pollution from new power plants.

NEWS

Police Brief 05/22/12

*Woman reports purse stolen from car * A 34-year-old woman reported her purse and wallet stolen from her four-door gray 2002 Chevrolet Uplander in Ramp 4 by Kellogg Center between 12:31 and 12:58 p.m.

NEWS

Students fall victim to too good to be true email scams

When athletic training freshman Shelly Bennett received a check in the mail for $3,500, she thought it was too good to be true. But it wasn’t until she lost more than $3,000 of her own money, she realized she was right. Bennett was a victim of one of several overpayment email scams that have been defrauding members of the student body, including the most recent scheme sent via email on May 9. Titled “Get paid weekly as a personal assistant,” the email was addressed to students to invite them to aid a company in processing checks and was signed under a false contact from the Michigan State University Human Resources Affairs. Students who accepted the job were mailed a check for a large amount of money and instructed to take their salary out of the check.

NEWS

Proposed Lansing casino meets roadblocks

A proposed casino in downtown Lansing continues to face hurdles in its approved construction, following a letter from the Michigan Department of Attorney General to the federal government opposing its development. The letter, signed by S.

MICHIGAN

CATA fights for more funding

Outside the Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, Transportation Center Monday morning, as cars and buses passed by, a group of Lansing community members stood by the side of the road.

FEATURES

Michigan offers viable options to summer music festival scene

As the summer season approaches, many students are preparing to travel out of state to see performances by top names in the music industry, such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bon Iver. But not all music enthusiasts are able to make the trip to popular music festivals, such as Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, because of the cost of tickets and planning required to make the trip.