Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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NEWS

Court arraigns students in Blair death

Four MSU students were arraigned Wednesday in connection with the October death of an 18-year-old Bay City student who drowned in the Red Cedar River. Nicole Bukowski, 21, Cassandra Duggan, 20, Laurel Trezise, 20, and Sara Kaufman, 21, all East Lansing residents, were arraigned on the felony running an unlicensed bar at their East Lansing apartment.

COMMENTARY

All races work hard to earn diploma

I’m not sure the Black Celebratory can be aptly characterized as racist, but it’s certainly exclusionary and unnecessary. I fail to see what can be accomplished by having a supplementary graduation ceremony for black students. I don’t think simply being part of a minority deserves any special recognition or praise.

NEWS

GEU asks members to vote on strike

MSU’s Graduate Employees Union voted to send out ballots to its 1,400 members to decide whether to hold a one-day strike, intensifying contract talks. The union, which formed in early 2001, has been is working without a university contract.

FEATURES

Museum guide

Kresge Art Museum • Through April 7, “Art In Motion: Sculpture from the Kresge Art Museum Collection,” features 25 sculptures and works in other media from the permanent collection that are either literally or figuratively in motion. Through April 7, “MSU Department of Art Master of Fine Arts Exhibition” displays the work of masters of fine arts students. Through April 7, “New York, New York,” displays more than 40 20th century photographs and prints of New York City scenes, such as Central Park, Greenwich Village, bridges, skylines and streets. Kresge Art Museum is on MSU’s campus.

MICHIGAN

Tutoring made easy for teens

Anthony Banks and Ben Minadeo needed help with math.But since the two 13-year-old middle-school students have signed up for tutoring, figuring out percentages and decimal places has been a breeze.“You’re challenged educationally,” Banks said.

COMMENTARY

If Taylor leaves, dont come back

Marcus Taylor is a remarkable basketball player. He has helped bring MSU to many victories. But he is still very young and he still has a lot to learn about the business and game of basketball.

MSU

ASMSU elections dominated by new college reps

The votes were tallied for the ASMSU representative elections Wednesday, and new faces dominate each assembly. The undergraduate student government’s March 19-23 elections generated 26 new members and nine returning members from the Student and Academic assemblies.

COMMENTARY

U should know drinking dangers

As the mother of Eric Blair, I feel that I need to make a statement regarding the recent developments that have occurred regarding the charges filed against the students regarding Eric’s death. I wholeheartedly agree with The State News’ editorial “Dangerous” (SN 3/27). While our lives, Eric’s friends’ lives and the lives of these five young people will be forever changed by Eric’s death, I too, do not think that this is going to deter students from drinking.

FEATURES

Weekend guide

Friday • The Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse concert series presents Open Mic Night at 8 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 855 Grove St.

COMMENTARY

Speed demons

Presumably, if you are able to obtain a license to operate a motor vehicle, you are aware of your responsibility to operate it safely and abide by traffic laws.

MICHIGAN

Aquatic Center to see repairs, drop slide for summer season

A drop slide could make the city’s savings go down the drain, officials say.The East Lansing City Council voted three to two in favor of improvements to the pool, located at 6400 Abbott Road, which includes the repair of a bathhouse floor and a drop slide.Councilmembers Bill Sharp and Beverly Baten both voted against the improvements saying the $38,900 drop slide was an unneeded expense..“This is not the time to do a drop slide,” Baten said.

FEATURES

Honors Concert to commence tonight

This year’s Honors Concert with the MSU Symphony Orchestra will offer classical sounds of music to the audience and prestige to the competitors who perform. Students participating in the concert have advanced from the woodwind semifinal round, after they were selected from the rounds focused on their instrument.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: Some torn between COGS, GEU

MSU’s Council of Graduate Students and the Graduate Employees Union both serve graduate students on campus.But that doesn’t mean they always agree on issues.“At first we were severely divided, before the election,” said Kimberly Yake, the union and COGS treasurer.

MSU

Campus briefs

Cancer group 5K run, walk to begin Saturday The student group Battle Against Cancer will sponsor the “5K Run, Walk to End Cancer” on Saturday. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.