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City council amends zoning ordinance for fraternities

In a move that took a step toward ending a debate that goes back over a year, the East Lansing City Council voted to amend a zoning ordinance that would allow for FarmHouse Fraternity, 151 Bogue St., to make expansions to its current building location under a special use permit.

BASEBALL

Garner salvages weekend with complete game shutout for Spartans

David Garner would not let the MSU baseball team go down without a fight. After dropping the first two of the weekend series to No. 13 Purdue, the sophomore pitcher from Niles, Mich. rose to the occasion by striking out seven in a complete game shutout on Sunday to give the Spartans a 5-0 victory against the Boilermakers.

FOOTBALL

Defense picks up where it left off in annual Spring Game

The score might have been 14-2 in favor of the White team, but the real winner of the MSU football team’s Spring Game was the defense. With a young offense and an even more inexperienced quarterback substituting in, there was no question that the team with the stronger defense would be victorious, and with such a low scoring game, defense was dominant on both teams. “We stepped up; we (rose) to the challenge,” said junior linebacker Denicos Allen, who played for the White team.

NEWS

Alleged campus thief arrested Tuesday

Police released new information about the arrest of alleged thief, 43-year-old James Lackey, who was caught by a Michigan State police fugitive team on Tuesday in Lansing, according to MSU police officer Chris Rozman. Rozman said Lackey had been stealing items on campus for years, including involvement in a 2003 incident in which he physically assaulted a police officer who was investigating a number of thefts from buildings on campus.

Isabella Shaya ·
FOOTBALL

Spartans return to battle

Junior defensive end William Gholston has never lost a game at Spartan Stadium. In two years, the Spartans were undefeated at home, but at least half of the MSU football team will know the losing feeling when the team plays its third and final scrimmage of the spring practice season Saturday at 1 p.m. at Spartan Stadium.

MSU

ASMSU elects new leadership

Closing up a year of rebuilding and transitioning, ASMSU’s General Assembly elected its new leadership for the 2012-13 academic year Thursday night at its last meeting of the semester.

Lauren Gibbons ·
MSU

MSU celebrates anniversary of Morrill Act

It’s not every day MSU pedestrians are greeted by Abraham Lincoln and Justin Morrill on the sidewalk, but on Thursday afternoon, passersby near the rock on Farm Lane were able to experience history in a new way.

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MICHIGAN

Bust a move

Communication sophomore Rachel Bonello leaves Spartan Dance Center every Wednesday with a smile. Bonello teaches a group of 8 and 9 year olds competitive hip-hop at the center, located at 3498 Lake Lansing Road.