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MSU

Board approves dorm price hike

It will cost students an extra $286 to live in residence halls next school year. Those who choose to reside in University Apartments will have to pay either $29 or $32 more per month depending on the number of bedrooms.

MICHIGAN

Book characters visit area library

By Maggie Lillis Special for The State News Characters from popular literature were set free from the pages of books Saturday. The Capital Area District Library in Lansing kicked off National Library Week with "Characters Come Alive at Your Library," in which staff members dressed up as characters from popular books.

COMMENTARY

CMU student recounts poor police conduct

I am writing this letter in regard to the so-called "rioting" that occurred in Cedar Village on April 2-3. I was visiting some friends who live in the Waters Edge Apartments, and during the night I attempted to get some food.

COMMENTARY

Police reactions were 'outrageous,' awful

The events of last Saturday exhibit a deeply disturbing blatant abuse of police power, but perhaps the worst part of the whole thing is the East Lansing City Council's lack of understanding of students' viewpoints.

SPORTS

WEB ONLY: Former captain Hall selected to Team USA

Former MSU hockey captain Adam Hall has been added to his third consecutive Team USA's World Championships roster on Friday, joining John-Michael Liles and Mike York as Spartans on the team. Hall finished in the top five in scoring each season at MSU from 1998-2002.

SOFTBALL

Team drops 2nd game in split, 3-1

Once again, the offense ran dry for the MSU softball team. After partaking in the fifth-longest game in MSU softball history, a 2-1, 13-inning win in the first game of the doubleheader, the Spartans left seven runners on base in the second game as they fell to Penn State, 3-1, Sunday afternoon at Old College Field. "That first game was really a doubleheader in itself," MSU head coach Jacquie Joseph said.

NEWS

MSU might discipline students for melee

On Friday, five more people appeared in court for arraignments stemming from arrests during the April 2-3 disturbances in East Lansing. Other MSU students arrested that night also could face academic punishment through the university's judicial system -?which could result in suspensions - although university officials said they are not taking action now. But punishments could vary on the university, city and state levels.

MSU

MSU programs listed in U.S. best

Thirty-two MSU programs were ranked among the best in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's yearly evaluation of graduate programs. The elementary and secondary education programs ranked first in the nation for the 11th consecutive year. One reason for the high score is the faculty research done at the college, said Cassandra Book, associate dean of the College of Education. "Faculty brings cutting-edge knowledge to the students," Book said.

FOOTBALL

Smith settling move to bandit position

After two years of starting at the strong safety position, Eric Smith has leaped into a new position this spring - bandit. The senior, who recorded 115 tackles last season, second on the team, will look to strengthen a linebacking corps that will be hurting from the loss of last year's team captain Ronald Stanley. Smith said it's a bit more challenging shifting to a new position that's a combination of linebacker and defensive back. "As a safety, you had to know pretty much everything," he said. "They talked to me a little bit before spring ball, saying they wanted to look at me moving to the bandit," Smith said of the coaching staff.

BASEBALL

Playing catchup

The MSU baseball team was between a rock and a hard place for much of the four-game weekend series against Illinois at Kobs Field. The Spartans were blown out 12-3 in Friday's series opener, then fell both times in Saturday's doubleheader, 9-2 and 6-5. "We told them that they battled all the way through.

COMMENTARY

Police should serve city with high crime

I believe I have the solution to the issue of "soft" cops that Tom Marshall wrote in about "'Soft' police officers overreacted to crowd" (SN 4/7). If the East Lansing Police Department is itching for some action, then a cop exchange program might help solve the problem.