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Report: Suspect arraigned for MSU freshman's murder

A suspect has been arraigned for the homicide of finance freshman Darren Brown, according to the Lansing State Journal. The journal reports that Lansing resident Benjamin French is charged with two counts of open murder in the deaths of Brown and St.

FOOTBALL

Prime Time

When the MSU football team takes the field Saturday night at Spartan Stadium, the implications of its game will reach much farther than the 75,000-plus in attendance.

MSU

Wells Hall to receive upgrades and expansion

MSU officials gathered in the Wells Hall east plaza Thursday to take part in a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the official beginning of an expansion at the building. The expansion will add three stories above the B-wing of Wells Hall, adding about 88,000 square feet of additional learning space.

ICE HOCKEY

Former icers visit Sparrow for kids

Current Detroit Red Wing forwards and MSU alumni Drew Miller and Justin Abdelkader visited Sparrow Hospital on Thursday to present a donation of more than $22,000 through Miller’s charity, Spartan Buddies.

MSU

Heavy rains affect students' day-to-day

What might have resulted in a field day for the ducks along the Red Cedar River turned out to be more of an inconvenience to many students and area businesses after heavy thunderstorms swept through the area Thursday.

MSU

MSU Board to discuss Cyclotron

The MSU Board of Trustees will meet Friday to discuss proposals to proceed with construction at the MSU Cyclotron building, establish plans to replace the Main Library’s chilled water system and approve an expansion of IBM located inside the MSU Federal Credit Union’s former Crescent Road headquarters.

MSU

ASMSU reaches students with blog

ASMSU’s governmental affairs leadership is building up their new blog to help keep students in touch with governmental issues that have the potential to impact them. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government.

MICHIGAN

Group invites students, E. L. to help in post-game cleanup

Football Saturdays are known for tailgating, rowdiness and the thrill of the game, but the Sundays after can leave the streets of East Lansing strewn with trash. MSU’s Community Relations Coalition, or CRC, will be on hand Sunday to clean-up after MSU’s Saturday football game against Notre Dame. CRC is encouraging East Lansing residents ­— both students and long-term residents ­— to pitch in at 10:30 a.m.