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Alleged Rite Aid and Coolidge Road shooter will see court Friday
Charged with the shooting deaths of two people in early May, Ricard Taylor will see court Friday.
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Two arrested for allegedly attempting to rob students
The two men are accused of attempted strong-arm robbery early Tuesday morning.
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New and returning Spartans settle down in East Lansing
Preveterinary freshman Rachel Smeenge was in for quite a shock when she realized she lives on the third floor of Landon Hall without the convenience of an elevator.
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Civil rights leader authored One Book, One Community selection
Residents of East Lansing had the opportunity to hear about the civil rights movement from an intimate perspective Tuesday, as one of its leaders, Congressman John Lewis, spoke about his experience as part of East Lansing’s One Book, One Community event.
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Deceased student had yet to take classes at MSU
On Jiayi Dai’s last post on Instagram, there are comments wishing for her to rest in peace -some in English and some in Mandarin.The 19-year-old MSU student from Beijing, China was found dead in the 300 block of Pin Oak Lane in East Lansing Saturday morning.According to her Facebook page, it wasn’t Dai’s first time in the United States, but it was her first time in East Lansing.
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Protestor of indecency laws stands shirtless outside Union
She was protesting states with indecency laws that penalize women for going topless, but not men.
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LGBT community rallies at state Capitol
"This is what it should be. It shouldn’t matter that I love her and want to marry her," Warshaw said of the ceremony, becoming emotional. "It was so nice to have people supporting us, because my family doesn’t."
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UPDATE: Deceased woman identified as MSU student from China
A 19-year-old female was pronounced dead this morning when the East Lansing Police Department responded to a report of an unresponsive person at an address in the 300 block of Pin Oak Lane.
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East Lansing City Council considering meter service in cabs, stricter cab regulations
The East Lansing City Council is considering stricter regulations for taxi and ride-sharing services. At the council's meeting Tuesday night, they also discussed implementing a meter service inside taxi cars.
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MSU upgrades campus cable before move-in
Carpenter said the new contract roughly triples the amount of entertainment channels available to students, estimating that about 150 channels are now available to students in residence halls, compared to about 40 before the renegotiation.
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MSU reaches goal of doubling study abroad enrollment in China
In 2009, President Barack Obama announced the “100,000 Strong China” initiative with the goal to increase the number of students studying abroad in China.As a response to the initiative, 94 MSU students studied in China during the 2012-13 school year, a number double from the 2010-11 school year.Secretary of State Hilary Clinton launched the initiative in Beijing in 2010 and called upon institutions of higher education to increase their number of students studying in China by 2014.
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Rite Aid and Coolidge Road shooting suspect deemed competent to stand trial
Taylor appeared via teleconference before East Lansing 54B District Court Judge Richard Ball, who found Taylor competent to stand trial, citing a psychiatric evaluation dated July 23.
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Great Lakes Folk Festival comes to East Lansing
The festival included local and national artists specializing in a variety of genres — from jazz to zydeco, an up-tempo kind of music that blends rock-and-roll with blues.mkThe music was accompanied by dancing among audience members, and the 2,400-square-foot dance floor was rarely empty. Festival-goers were encouraged to participate in the waltz hour, zydeco or join instructors teaching various forms of swing dancing.
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MSU students, faculty, join forces to stop invasive species
Latimore said these aquatic hitchhikers, such as zebra mussels and the starry stonewort algae, are transported from one body of water to the next because they essentially hitch a ride on the bottoms of boats.Algae that might have been picked up from Lake Michigan will attach itself to the boat’s underside and fall off in another lake, giving it an opportunity to populate the lake.
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Sophomore creates video to welcome international students during orientation
Being encompassed by new surroundings and overcoming jet lag can be overwhelming, but one student is looking to make orientation for international students more welcoming. Her name is Rachel Poole. She’s a social relations and policy sophomore who is spearheading an effort to encourage new international students.Poole came up with the idea to collect photographs of students, faculty and staff holding signs with inspiring sayings in different languages. The photographs will then be compiled into a video and shared on Aug. 15 during international orientation.
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Students, residents welcome opening of Apple Store in Lansing
An Apple Store has finally come to the Lansing area. Shoppers lined up outside the entrance Saturday morning at Eastwood Towne Center, anxiously waiting for the store’s grand opening at 10 a.m. The first 1,000 customers were given a free T-shirt. The Apple Store offers free workshops to customers so they can learn how to get the best use out of their Apple product, and those who need repairs can bring their product to the store for technical support.
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One of two Spartan Stadium bomb threat suspects will not be charged
Lansing resident Anthony Shearer will not be charged in connection with the Spartan Stadium bomb threat that occurred on July 2.Shearer appeared in 54B District Court today and Judge Andrea Larkin found there was no evidence suggesting Shearer knew his girlfriend, Cynthia Spade, was going to call in a bomb threat.
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City Council puts Park District Project plans to resident vote
East Lansing City Manager George Lahanas BW said the property at Albert Avenue and Abbot Road will most likely be replaced with an office building, the area east of Valley Court Park will be replaced with a residential building and parking ramp and the location between Abbot Road and Evergreen Avenue will possibly be replaced by a residential building for senior citizens.
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MSU revamps misconduct hotline
MSU recently launched a revamped version of an already existing fiscal misconduct hotline, giving MSU community members an anonymous way to report a variety of misconduct, ranging from sexual assault to academic dishonesty. MSU spokesman Jason Cody said the hotline is not designed to replace 911, but instead is meant to encourage witnesses to speak up.
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New Lululemon Athletica showroom brings yoga to growing community
The yoga-inspired, athletic apparel chain, Lululemon Athletica, opened a showroom in East Lansing over the weekend.The showroom will act as a smaller version of the regular store. Nina Gardner, the community relations representative for Lululemon Athletica and a MSU alumna, said the store will still sell everything it does in the regular stores but in a smaller amount because of limited space.