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NEWS

E.L. city manager search continues

East Lansing residents will have to wait at least one more day to find out a list of finalists for the vacant city manager position after the city council voted during its Tuesday night work session to move its final deliberations regarding the positions’ nine semifinalists to Wednesday evening.

NEWS

Police Brief 01/11/12

A 21-year-old female student reported groceries and medicine stolen from her dorm room in South Case Hall during winter break, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

MICHIGAN

Lawsuit filed against city of East Lansing for OMA violation

A lawsuit filed Monday against the city of East Lansing and City Attorney Dennis McGinty claims members of the East Lansing City Council violated the Michigan Open Meetings Act, a state law that requires all public voting bodies to disclose all voting practices and make most meetings open to the public.

FEATURES

Whirlwind celebrity romances simply set standard for divorce

What girl out there doesn’t love to imagine her dream wedding? From the moment the backpack is strapped on their shoulders on the first day of school, little girls are predisposed to daydream of ball gowns, veils and cakes with white icing stacked high to the ceiling ­— and don’t forget the picturesque plastic bride and groom perched on the very top.

COMMENTARY

Renewable energy no fairy tale

“Trust the process.” This is what student environmental activists in groups such as MSU Greenpeace and MSU Beyond Coal have been told time and time again by MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon.

COMMENTARY

State surplus chance to impact education

Public universities in Michigan have been used to cuts in state funding, but a surplus in the state budget could mean a turn for the better. This week, State Budget Director John Nixon will meet with fiscal agencies and the state treasury to discuss how the $400 million to $450 million left over from this year’s budget will be allocated. State officials have neither confirmed nor denied if any of the money will be given to higher education, but MSU would welcome more state money.