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Police Brief 03/17/11

Alleged larceny reported outside Munn A 49-year-old Lansing man reported his lug nut covers allegedly were stolen from his car while it was parked in front of Munn Ice Arena on March 7, MSU police Sgt.

NEWS

No bags to be allowed in stadium

The days of the pink plastic foam bricks outside Spartan Stadium are no more. Students and fans no longer have to worry if their purse or bag is small enough to gain entry — now all bags will be prohibited regardless of size.

MICHIGAN

ELPD calls for all hands on deck for St. Patrick’s Day

Originally created to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day has become synonymous with a different type of celebration, often involving excessive drinking. But this St. Patrick’s Day has a different significance for the East Lansing Police Department — it is holding its annual All Hands on Deck, or AHOD, day.

MSU

Exhibit to feature Israeli culture

The Main Library is featuring an exhibit until May 31 to help expose the community to Israeli culture and the Hebrew language. The exhibit will feature work by Etgar Keret, a popular Israeli writer of short stories, who also will be speaking at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, on March 31, said Jewish studies librarian Deborah Margolis.

COMMENTARY

Health care for graduate students severely lacking

As a member of the MSU Graduate Employees Union, or GEU, and a teaching assistant who provides health insurance for my wife and daughter, I hope to inform readers of the deplorable health coverage available for the partners and dependents of MSU graduate students.

COMMENTARY

Don’t dilute Irish culture with booze

Green vomit isn’t something of which Irish people necessarily are proud. For some reason, a decent amount of MSU students seem to think that’s what celebrating St. Patrick’s Day is about.

COMMENTARY

Election details should have been crystal clear

It’s hard to imagine an organization handling a situation so sloppily it manages to violate its own constitution. And yet ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, recently was cited for violating its own constitution by deciding to hold a special election in March to create a unicameral system.