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9 pretrial cases left without resolution

No resolutions were reached in any of the nine pretrials on Thursday in cases relating to the April 2-3 disturbances, officials said. No defendants pleaded guilty to any charges, and therefore, their cases were moved ahead for jury selection and trial, said Molly Clark, an assistant city attorney dealing with the disturbance cases.

NEWS

Planning team approves East Village overhaul

A plan to guide the redevelopment of the Cedar Village area was approved by the East Village Planning Team at its meeting Thursday. The plan, which will be carried out during the next 10 to 15 years, establishes a vision for East Lansing officials and property developers to follow, according to city documents. "It will just be a dynamic area," said Kevin Beard, chairman of the East Village Planning Team.

NEWS

Fashionable donations

Magazine pictures of celebrities in dresses, dark purple fabric and a pair of scissors covered a table in Carol Beard's Holt home on Wednesday.

NEWS

MSU staff to share melee experiences with police

MSU staff members who had front-row seats during the April 2-3 disturbances said they want police to know some officers' actions might have been unwarranted. About a dozen members of the Division of Student Affairs and Services roamed the streets of East Lansing alongside students during the disturbances and will formally share their experiences with police next week. "I got a call requesting they meet with people from the Division of Student Affairs so there can be a conversation of what occurred," said Lee June, vice president for student affairs and services. This is part of the information-gathering process that eight police agencies are going through to compile an after-action report, MSU police Deputy Chief David Trexler said. "They are just another identifiable resource that was out there that made some observations," Trexler said.

MSU

Abu Ghraib torture debated

After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, insurance lawyer Shereef Akeel said more Muslim clients from Iraq who were discriminated against came to him for legal help.

NEWS

Board secretary search begins

Two days after Sue Carter, secretary to the MSU Board of Trustees and executive assistant to the MSU president, announced she would leave the positions on July 1, the process to select her successor is beginning, MSU officials say. MSU President Lou Anna K.

MICHIGAN

Students rally to improve U.S. health care

Every day, Max Baisel said he works with people who can't afford to pay for basic health and dental care. As a program counselor for the Ingham County Health Department mobile health unit, Baisel addressed a small crowd at the foot of the Capitol's steps on Wednesday during a rally to address disparities in the nation's health-care system. Medical students and health-care professionals spoke at the event, sponsored by the American Medical Student Association at the MSU College of Human Medicine.

COMMENTARY

Bush was correct to honor John Paul

This letter is in response to Ryan Gartland's letter concerning the president's attendance of Pope John Paul II's funeral ("Bush funeral visit for publicity only" SN 4/19). I am amazed, Ryan, at your apparent interest in the extremist views within the Christian faith.

COMMENTARY

E.L. officials should stop bad landlords

This letter is in response to the April 20 article, "Word on the street: What do you think about rental housing in East Lansing?" I lived in just about every kind of housing East Lansing had to offer: a house, fraternity house and an apartment.