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FEATURES

Band plays in local store

Customers at Flat, Black & Circular, 541 Grand River Ave., were treated to a surprise Friday — a four-piece rock band sandwiched between the jazz LPs and compilation CDs. Bloomington, Ind.

MSU

MSU hosts German language camp

Elementary school students interested in learning about Germany's culture and its language can sign up for a two-week day camp hosted by MSU. The camp will run Monday through Thursday, 1-4 p.m., from July 24 to Aug.

SPORTS

Rowing team places 6th, creates new record

Over the weekend, the MSU women's rowing team broke its own record. The Spartans ended the NCAA Championship Regatta in sixth place overall — claiming the highest NCAA finish in the program's history. Head coach Matt Weise said the team had a lot of which to be proud. "The athletes worked very hard to be ready for this championship, and their hard work paid off in our best team finish," Weise said in a press release. The Spartans' previous high finish was eighth during the 2000 NCAA Regatta. The varsity team was able to compete in the Grand Final on Sunday — marking the first time a Spartan varsity team competed in a national championship race. The winner of the championship was California, defending its team title with a close finish for first, just in front of Brown. Alessa Thomas

FEATURES

'X-Men' fans gear up for film

The mutants are coming! The mutants are coming! Midnight moviegoers across the country got the first peek at the hotly anticipated comic-book adaptation "X-Men: The Last Stand" in the wee-est hours of the morning.

NEWS

Conserve money for conservation?

House Joint Resolution Z might be the most confusing initiative voters will face. It asks whether there should be constitutional protection given to funds so they are earmarked only for environmental and outdoors use.

MSU

Distinguished Professor dies from cancer Monday

Michael Pressley, university distinguished professor of education, died Monday from cancer. Pressley was the director of the Literacy Achievement Research Center — a center focused on promoting literacy among adolescents and children. His funeral Mass will take place at 10:30 a.m.

MICHIGAN

Memorial Day events

In Holt, a parade will be held starting at 2 p.m. on Monday. The parade will begin with a gathering on Holt Road near Lumbertown, 4000 Holt Road.

MSU

Incident report withholds details on driver's actions

The investigation into Dannielle Brandt's on-campus death on Feb. 3 has been completed, but a copy of the incident report reveals no new information on what happened that night. The report obtained by The State News through the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, from the Meridian Township Police Department on Wednesday, has most of the information regarding the accident, driver and Brandt removed. The information that was blacked out was considered private information, said Cindy Cummings, FOIA coordinator for the Meridian Township Police Department. More than three months ago, Brandt was walking home from an event at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education, where she was walking her cow in preparation for an event the next day.

NEWS

Make your mark on the ballot

This November, Michigan voters will decide some of the most controversial topics in the state. They'll have to contemplate whether mourning doves should be hunted, whether to limit eminent domain, if race and gender should be used in college admissions and whether conservation funds that can't be used for other purposes should be established.