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Cream of the crop

Tyler Beck
July 18, 2013

With origins as Michigan Agricultural College, MSU is sometimes referred to as “Moo U.” MSU is putting an emphasis on the “moo” this summer with the Youth Dairy Days during the Michigan Livestock Expo and Michigan Dairy Expo this week on campus. The Michigan Dairy Expo is the largest dairy event in the state, with more than 200 youth participants and more than 350 heads of cattle, according to Michigan Dairy Expo director and MSU Department of Animal Science specialist Joe Domecq.

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MSU ranks 3rd in Michigan with tuition, total costs

Katie Abdilla
July 18, 2013

When it comes to setting budget and tuition rates, MSU Trustee Brian Mosallam said raising tuition is looked to as a final resort; but this year, even after cuts to faculty health benefits, their backs were against the wall. “Raising tuition is the absolute last option with what we want to do,” Mosallam said.

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Cooling centers offer relief from heat wave

Anya Rath
July 18, 2013

It’s this week’s number-one conversation topic as everyone camps out by air conditioners and fans: the sweltering heat. Jeff Andresen, associate professor with MSU’s Department of Geography and the state climatologist for Michigan, said the weather, which qualifies as a heat wave, can be explained as a “big, hot air mass” covering most of the central eastern United States.

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It's all in the bag

Weston Brooks
July 17, 2013

Bands break up all the time and get back together, but not always do you hear about two pipe bands joining together to save both. Since 1982, the Glen Erin Pipe Band has been playing, originally formed from two different bands, MacLeod Lewis Pipe Band from St. Johns, Mich., and the Clan MacNeil Pipe Band from Okemos. Terry Carroll was a part of the Clan MacNeil Pipe Band before it joined forces to form the Glen Erin Pipe Band.

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E.L. businesses prepare for Sidewalk Sales

Derek Kim
July 17, 2013

Scorching temperatures are no match for the ambitious establishments of East Lansing. More than 180 businesses, art galleries and restaurants will swarm East Lansing’s downtown for the 2013 Sidewalk Sales from July 18-21.

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MSU hosts 34th annual Mich. Ag Expo

Michael Kransz
July 17, 2013

An estimated 18,000 to 20,000 farmers and agriculture enthusiasts attended MSU’s campus for the 34th annual Ag Expo that ran from July 16-18. “An event like this takes us back to our roots and helps us engage with a group of people who are important to us,” Eileen Gianiodis, communications manager with MSU Extension, said. “We have everybody from seasoned farmers with their families to people who live in the city and suburbs. We hope visitors learn something new about agriculture and the industry surrounding it in Michigan.”

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Lease gaps threaten students with homelessness

April Jones
July 17, 2013

Picture this, it’s July 21, moving trucks are everywhere and chaos is in the air. MSU students are forced out of their apartment, and face the possibility of being homeless for a month before the fall school semester begins. DTN Management, among other local leasing agencies around MSU’s campus are ending their leases July 21, and for some people a little too soon.

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Mich. court rules edible marijuana unusable

RJ Wolcott
July 17, 2013

Brownies, candies, balms, creams, ointments and extracts — all of these products have become favorites for medical marijuana patients who prefer more casual methods to smoking the plant. Unfortunately for users and operators of dispensaries across the state, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled on July 11 that edibles, and by extension many of these products, are not considered usable marijuana under the current Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, or MMMA.

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The Residences, Hopcat will benefit downtown E.L.

Derek Kim
July 17, 2013

Cron Management is well underway to bringing an altitudinous twist to the typical East Lansing apartment with the construction of a ten story building. As construction continues, The Residences, 211 Ann St., are set to be completed by August just in time for fall move-in. Cron Management Manager and Associate Broker Julie Barrett-Horan declined to give detail on the progress of the construction.

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ELPD continues to work daily on sexual assault cases

Holly Baranowski
July 17, 2013

The East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, still is investigating the slew of sexual assaults that took place near the end of April and continued through May, with the most recent assault taking place on May 16, ELPD Captain Jeff Murphy said. “There fortunately haven’t been any more (assaults), but unfortunately we haven’t identified a suspect,” Murphy said. “We still have several open tips that we can’t close yet because the detective is still working on them.”

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Obama appoints MSU graduate to CFPB

RJ Wolcott
July 17, 2013

After months of delays, MSU graduate Richard Cordray was appointed the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB on Tuesday with a 66-34 vote in the U.S. Senate. A 1981 legal and political theory graduate from MSU, Cordray went on to attend the University of Oxford, as well as the University of Chicago Law School. During his junior year, he had his first taste of politics, serving as an intern for U.S. Senator John Glenn. Cordray later went on to serve as the treasurer and later the Attorney General of Ohio until being picked by Obama to head up the CFPB.

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Video Story: Zeke the Wonder Dog, magician kick off E.L. weekly park event

Anya Rath
July 16, 2013

Summer is in full swing and the month of July has brought on the heat. With the city of East Lansing’s Play in the Park series starting Tuesday, families have a new way to make the most of the summer. Play in the Park is an interactive children’s entertainment series that takes place at 7 p.m. every Tuesday in July at Valley Court Park, 280 Valley Court.

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MSU research discovers crucial link between peptide levels and Alzheimers

Katie Abdilla
July 16, 2013

A team of MSU researchers might have found a crucial link between peptide levels in the brain and the escalation of Alzheimer’s disease. For the project, professor Christina Chan and MSU alumna Hirosha Geekiyanage experimented with mice, which were genetically altered to be more likely to develop symptoms of the disease. The team injected a compound called L-cycloserine into the mice and later found it decreased levels of peptides that have been shown to lead to the plaques on the brain associated with Alzheimer’s.

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Lansing police respond to moped armed robbery Tuesday

Holly Baranowski
July 16, 2013

Lansing police officers responded to an incident this morning on a weapons complaint. The victim, a female Lansing resident, informed the officers that she and others had been threatened by two subjects riding a stolen moped while armed, according to Lansing Public Information Officer Robert Merritt. When the officers arrived to the scene, they were able to locate the two suspects on the moped before a chase ensued on foot. One suspect threw the weapon and continued running, but was caught and placed into custody. The second suspect was not located by the officers. His identify currently is being investigated, Merritt said.

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MSU community reflects on Zimmerman ruling

Tyler Beck
July 15, 2013

Saturday’s verdict of Florida resident George Zimmerman, who was found not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin has resulted in MSU students and faculty weighing in on the high-profile ruling.

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E.L. officials are looking to create more diverse restaurant scene

Derek Kim
July 15, 2013

Imagine it’s your birthday. You and your friends want to go out for dinner. The question is, where do you go? Peanut Barrel? Noodles & Company? Georgio’s Pizza? Somewhere else in downtown East Lansing? Maybe head out to P.F. Chang’s in Eastwood Towne Center? If it was any other night, a super dub from Menna’s Joint might be enough, but what about a special occasion when you’re willing to spend a bit more cash?