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MSU

Police make arrests in string of laptop thefts

MSU police report they have taken two men into custody for the recent theft of laptop computers and other electronic devices from multiple residence halls on campus. While the investigation is ongoing, the department said it will seek charges through the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office. The thefts, which occurred in Holden Hall and other parts of campus, involved two suspects entering unlocked dorm rooms and making off with laptop computers.  MSU police are urging students to lock their rooms and keep belongings in secure locations.

MICHIGAN

Charges will be sought against student arrested following Yik Yak threats

A "secure in place" alert at East Lansing Public Schools was lifted around 12:30 p.m., and MSU police have one person in custody. msu police received unformation about t athread made in Yijk Yak ourpolice recieved the information, there was a non specific threat against the schoo, our police  elps get a secure in place  meanwhile here our police were able to quickly trace the IP address and arrest the individdual tye person was arrested on campus, we don't have the information yet all of that information will eb releases when the suspect is arraigned. it mght happen today.  MSU police arrested the individual, they are conducting the information. They notify us that there was a threat for the school, because the threat they initially received was so general, it didm;t say if it was a threat to the university or the school district we only got with the el public schools the university police conducted the initial investigation to identify the suspect and make the arrest. 

NEWS

MSU Debate Team ends first half of season on high note

Ending the first half of their season on a high note, four members of the MSU Debate Team secured Top 16 finishes during their largest competition of the semester.  Competing against 140 teams from universities across the nation, the two teams that represented MSU in the octafinals include international relations junior Tyler Thur and math junior Margaret Strong, along with the partnership of international relations seniors Jack Caporal and Quinn Zemel.  “I think it’s a really great testament to the work ethic of the team itself in a narrow context," Thur said. "Coming to MSU, I remember going to all the fairs that showed all the achievements of the university as a whole, and it’s really cool to be a part of that and put on our best Spartan green to other universities.”  Before traveling to Winston Salem, North Carolina for the Franklin R.

NEWS

ASMSU passes bill regulating how to fill general assembly vacancies

After nearly an hour and a half of heated debate and discussion during ASMSU’s Thursday policy committee meeting, the representatives voted unanimously (7 yes votes, one abstention) to pass a bill that would regulate how vacant positions are filled on the general assembly. The bill is designed to “amend the ASMSU Code of Operations to create an official process of appointing members of ASMSU to represent colleges with vacant seats in the general assembly for the duration of the assembly’s session,” according to the text of the bill. “There’s no real process by which appointments to the GA be recommended,” said representative for the College of Social Science and bill introducer Evan Schrage. There are many vacant seats for representatives on general assembly, but the way they are filled now is very unofficial.