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Park District, Center City present updated views of projects to Planning Commission

Riley Murdock
March 24, 2017

The latest iterations of downtown development projects Park District and Center City District were presented to the East Lansing Planning Commission Wednesday night, and in some aspects it appears the two projects have warmed to the idea of coexistence. Attorney for Park District developer Convexity Properties David Pierson presented the project’s new site plan at the meeting.

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'Forever Young': Family, friends commemorate MSU student

Madison O'Connor
March 23, 2017

Startled with recognition — cars slowed as Rod Stewart's "Forever Young" permeated onto Farm Lane.  The poignant lyrics traced to sorrow but also to a flooded tap of admiration as members of the MSU community gathered at the Rock on Farm Lane Thursday night to honor the life of one MSU student, who would always "do unto others as you'd have done to you."

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Judge in Nassar case reassigned after Facebook 'like'

Brigid Kennedy
March 23, 2017

Former MSU employee Larry Nassar’s case in Eaton County will be reassigned to another judge after Judge Julie O’Neill “liked” a Facebook post from White Law PLLC, according to the Lansing State Journal. Nassar pleaded not guilty to 13 charges of criminal sexual conduct at 56A District Court in Charlotte, Mich. on Feb. 23.

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City Council to set hearings for Center City, Park District buildings

Riley Murdock
March 20, 2017

A clearer picture of downtown East Lansing’s future may emerge in mid April. Hearings to potentially approve plans for the recently-announced Center City District project and the long-anticipated Park District project are to be scheduled for April 18 and April 25 respectively at tomorrow’s 7 p.m. East Lansing City Council meeting, according to the meeting’s consent agenda.

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MSU students take care of lambs and pregnant sheep

Mila Murray
March 20, 2017

An alarm clock goes off for the third time during the night. Animal science sophomore Emmy Schuurmans gets herself up, takes her drive to the barn and does a routine check on her pregnant sheep and the newborn lambs at the MSU Sheep Teaching and Research Center.