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MSU athletes involved in weekend fight
A fight involving MSU athletes at a Center Street house sent one MSU athlete to the hospital Sunday morning.
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E.L. voter registration spikes for 2008 race
An unprecedented number of East Lansing residents registered to vote in the Nov. 4 election, which means voting officials have their work cut out for them during the next two weeks. But in this case, East Lansing City Clerk Nicole Evans said the extra work is welcome.
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Committee tours Cyclotron as prospect for FRIB home
Thirty-seven U.S. Department of Energy committee members toured the Cyclotron on Monday as part of a process to determine where the $550 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, will be located.
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19-year-old man sentenced for riots
A 19-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in the Ingham County Jail for his participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
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U-M student to sue Detroit produce company for E. coli
A University of Michigan senior is suing Aunt Mid’s Produce Co. after suffering from symptoms stemming from the statewide E. coli outbreak that affected 38 Michigan residents last month, including nine MSU students.
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Dean to spend 2 years teaching in Israel
Charles Salmon became dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences about four years ago — a time when the college’s future was unclear. Talk of a merger with another college had emerged in 2005 just as the college celebrated its 50th anniversary.
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Council to discuss Greek district plans
The East Lansing City Council will discuss adding a Fraternity-Sorority Historic District at its meeting tonight. The meeting is scheduled for at 7:30 p.m. in the Executive Conference Room of the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road.
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Authorities investigate possible suspect in Wright Township quadruple homicide
Officials from the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a possible connection between the Wright Township homicide that killed an MSU student and three others, and a 31-year-old man who was arrested Thursday by Grand Rapids police for two incidents in Grand Rapids, said Ottawa County sheriff’s Lt. Mark Bennett.
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E.L. police say recent rental break-ins are related
A string of break-ins has left police searching and East Lansing renters worrying. During the past four months, thieves have stolen TVs, video game systems, computers and purses from rental properties all around the city, East Lansing police Sgt. Scott Wriggelsworth said.
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Endowment drops, MSU officials say not to worry
MSU is starting to feel the effects of the current economic crisis as the university’s $1.4 billion investment portfolio, the majority of which is endowments, declined by about 10 percent for the quarter that ended Sept. 30. MSU’s endowment is made up of donations and investments that accumulate interest over time.
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ASMSU shoots down funding for concert, film viewing
ASMSU will not fund a concert promoting voter turnout, after Student Assembly Chairperson Mike Webber was forced to make the tie-breaking vote at a meeting Thursday. The bill initially failed in a prior meeting and was recalled after it passed unanimously in Finance Committee, where the proposed amount of funding was increased.
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Program to promote breast-health device
Students and East Lansing residents can attend “Girls Nite In,” a presentation on breast health, breast cancer and prevention at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Curves in East Lansing.
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Spartan Idol auditions take tour of campus
As the popular Fox reality competition “American Idol” enters its eighth season, the University Activities Board is preparing for its seventh year of Spartan Idol — the MSU version of the show.
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Students clean up streets, reputations
Picking up a whole neighborhood worth of trash might not be the ideal activity for many people on a Sunday morning, but some community-minded students were up early doing just that.
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Rodent remedy
Soon, lab animals might not spend their entire lives in the laboratory. Thanks to one student and a mistake in a shipment of hamsters to an MSU lab for a research project, the university might create an official policy for placing rodents unneeded for research up for adoption.
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Police Brief 10/17/08
A student’s purse was stolen Oct. 9 while riding on a Capitol Area Transportation Authority bus, MSU police Sgt. Randy Holton said.
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Students spared in national housing, credit downturn
While the housing market has been a point of concern for many people recently, the student housing market should remain stable, city and university officials say.
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Annual event displays student living options
Thursday’s MSU Housing Fair helped many students find next year’s living situations during this hectic season of house hunting.
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Financial crisis hits close to home
Josh Gehrke said the time is right to buy a home. Gehrke, a veterinary medicine graduate student, owns a home on Ann Street with his brothers Jason, 25, and Pete, 24.
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Career change brings policymaker to faculty
Rebecca Jacobsen knew how to teach before she picked up her first course book. Jacobsen, an assistant professor of teacher education, grew up around teachers and knew what it meant to teach well.