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Muslim Mental Health Conference to mesh science and faith
The ninth annual Muslim Mental Health Conference will be held at the East Lansing Marriott Hotel from Apr.
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Once a spot for thriving business, now a space for common turnover at 547, 549 E. Grand River Ave.
The building at 547 and 549 E Grand River Ave, home to the Greater Lansing Visitor Center, apartment space and until recently Sweet Lorraine’s Fabulous Mac n’ Cheez!, has seen businesses come and go for decades, landlord Steve Perry said. Perry, a manager with Perry Investment Group, LLC, said his family has owned the building since it was built in 1946.
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Red Cedar floods, causes road closures
The Red Cedar River flooded throughout campus. Chestnut Road between Demonstration Hall Road and Red Cedar Road has been closed because of flooding, along with Lot 62W.
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Political Science junior Aaron Stephens running for E.L. City Council
Political science junior Aaron Stephens announced that he is running for East Lansing City Council on Friday.
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ASMSU Finance Committee shoots down bill to aid sexual assault victims
ASMSU’s Finance Committee recently voted down a bill that would have established grants for survivors of sexual assault at MSU.
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Crime Round-up: 29 crimes reported since March 31
Since March 31, MSU police have recorded 29 crimes in the Clery Crime and Fire Log, ranging from larceny to vehicle theft to illegal use of a credit card.
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MSU Police respond to elderly woman trapped under train
MSU police and the Canadian Railroad Police responded to a 66-year-old woman trapped under a train at the Amtrak station near Harrison Rd.
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College of Veterinary Medicine ranked top 5 in U.S.
For the second year in a row, MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine has secured the top spot in the Big Ten for its veterinary program, according to recent rankings from Quacquarelli Symonds, a higher education data provider. The College of Veterinary Medicine holds the fifth spot nationally and the twelfth spot internationally for the program.
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Nassar in the news: Alleged victims and attorneys challenge gag order
Ingham County Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina issued a gag order last week to bar both parties in former MSU employee Laray Nassar’s alleged sexual assault case. Now more than 80 alleged Nassar victims and their attorneys are suing the judge claiming Nassar’s attorneys are “trampling (the plaintiffs’) First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and expression.”
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Once home to two movie theaters, E.L. has gone decades without one
This June will be the 30th anniversary of the closing of East Lansing’s last movie theater, the Campus Theatre, whose lobby once sat at the Grand River Ave.
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ELPD to host open house Thursday
The East Lansing Police Department will host their first open house on Thursday at 409 Park Ln.
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Sexual assault case reported Jan. 30 still active
On Jan. 30, an alleged criminal sexual conduct incident was reported to MSU police. The alleged criminal sexual conduct occurred on Dec. 16, 2016, at 1855 Place, according to the Clery Crime and Fire Log. The case is currently listed as active.
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MSU renames study abroad office to Office for Education Abroad
MSU's Office of Study Abroad officially changed its name — the office will now be known as the Office for Education Abroad. The name change is part of the office's effort to display the diversity in the available program options.
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Kesha and the Creepies to perform at MSU on April 27
Kesha and the Creepies and Lil Uzi Vert are coming to MSU's campus for the spring concert put on by the Spartan Council.
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James Seaton, MSU professor of English, dies at 72
James Seaton, a professor in the English department, died Thursday at the age of 72 after battling cancer. Seaton joined MSU's Humanities Department in 1971 and was a professor in the Department of English from 1980 until his passing.
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Man charged with criminal sexual conduct after alleged assault on Grand River
An alleged criminal sexual conduct was reported to the East Lansing police on March 29 at about 10:30 p.m. at 541 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing Police Department Lt. Steve Gonzalez said.
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More than 80 alleged Nassar victims suing judge over gag order
More than 80 alleged Nassar victims and their lawyers are suing Ingham County Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina after she issued a gag order to bar parties from talking publicly about material not already in the court record.
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VIDEO: Embrace the Rain
Students gathered in the Erickson Hall Kiva on Wednesday night to express their struggles with mental illness through testimonies, music and art during MSU’s Mental Health Awareness Week.
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Statements on Nassar from prominent officials
Former MSU employee Larry Nassar’s lawyers are focused on avoiding a trial by media.ch At the request of the defense, Ingham County Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina signed an order last week which limits what can be said publicly about Nassar’s sexual assault trials.
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E.L. phone system currently down
As of around noon, the City of East Lansing’s phone system is down. An alert sent out by the city at 12:30 p.m.