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MICHIGAN

Possible E.L. budget cuts might affect future police, fire services

Darcie Moran
March 15, 2012

The East Lansing City Council is again discussing potential budget issues that could cut police and fire services, which might hurt the departments’ ability to deal with large events, such as future March Madness celebrations. During their Tuesday night work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, council members discussed removing eight full-time police positions, including five patrol officers, two detectives and one school officer to maintain a lower budget in the 2013-14 fiscal year.

MICHIGAN

Capsule app aims to make party planning private

Becca Guajardo
March 15, 2012

A new smartphone application named Capsule is getting some attention among young adults because of its innovative way of party planning and sharing. The app launched Jan. 19 and provides users with a way to invite specific friends to an event without having it publicly displayed on Facebook or other social media sites. A specific phone number and email address is selected for the Capsule group so personal information can be anonymous.

FEATURES

St. Patty’s Day above all celebrates Ireland

Katie Abdilla
March 15, 2012

Rather than spending St. Patrick’s Day covering her surroundings in green and shamrocks, political science and pre-law junior Bridget Sheehan grew up viewing the holiday as a time for church and to celebrate with family over a home-cooked meal of shepherd’s pie and corned beef and cabbage.

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FEATURES

MythBusters’ co-hosts to take the stage at Wharton Center

Britteny Dee
March 15, 2012

Inquisitive audience members will have the chance to help debunk myths with two of TV’s most well-known scientific sleuths this weekend. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, co-hosts of the Discovery Channel series “MythBusters,” a program in which science and experimentation are used to prove or disprove urban myths, will bring their live show, “MythBusters: Behind the Myths” to Wharton Center and allow fans to join them as investigators for a day. The show will take place at 3 p.m.

FEATURES

Weekend roundup: March 16-18

Caleb Nordgren
March 15, 2012

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. Dia de la Mujer Let’s get the more serious one out of the way first.

FEATURES

Weekend roundup: March 16-18

Caleb Nordgren
March 15, 2012

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. Dia de la Mujer Let’s get the more serious one out of the way first.

MSU

RHA elects vice president

Rachel Jackson
March 15, 2012

The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, elected another student to its leadership ranks Wednesday night, as the group begins to build its executive board for the 2012-13 year.

SOFTBALL

Softball prepares for Hoosier Classic

Josh Mansour
March 15, 2012

When looking at the MSU softball team’s record (7-15) the initial impulse is to assume the team isn’t very good. But the Spartans have gone through a grueling preseason that head coach Jacquie Joseph touts as the toughest in the country and said, as a result, the team’s record is deceiving.

COMMENTARY

Criminalizing drugs has failed U.S.

At a young age we learned that violence is a poor way to solve our problems. The vast majority of us live our lives in this fashion, refraining from using violence to solve our disputes.

BASEBALL

Baseball travels to Cincinnati for three-game series

Dillon Davis
March 15, 2012

As the MSU and Cincinnati men’s basketball teams prepare for the end of their season in the NCAA Tournament, the seasons of its respective baseball programs are just starting to come together. The Spartans (7-7) are looking for their bats to heat up and create a little March Madness this weekend in a three-game road series with the Bearcats (8-6) at Marge Schott Stadium in Cincinnati.