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Recent shooting draws attention to lack of parking lot security

Jessica Sattler
February 11, 2015

In the most recent parking garage incident, two men were shot, resulting in one fatality. As of Tuesday, police have not announced the capture of any suspects, whom they described as two black males, the first being 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing between 165 and 180 pounds and last seen wearing “a hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.” The second was described as a 5-foot-11-inch black male, weighing about 200 pounds.

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Acafellas, Capital Green, move on to a capella semifinals

Austin Koltonowski
February 10, 2015

This past Saturday, the Wharton Center for Performing Arts held the quarterfinals for the 19th International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA). And for two MSU a cappella groups, the final results were aca-awesome. Winning the top two spots in the quarterfinals and heading to Dayton, Ohio for the ICCA Great Lakes Semifinals were MSU’s all male vocal group, the Accafellas, and coed vocal group, Capital Green.  Since 1996 the ICCA has held competitions throughout the nation, giving hardworking a cappella groups the opportunity to showcase their talent.

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East Lansing renters: Keep those sidewalks clear to avoid a fine

Jessica Steeley
February 5, 2015

“Enforcement officers will take a look at the condition of the sidewalk and, if it’s readily apparent that a homeowner or a resident has been trying to keep up with the shoveling, they’ll usually issue a warning,” Gonzalez said. js“They generally will issue citations when it’s just clear that... no effort has been made whatsoever to clear the sidewalks."

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Snyder won't appeal decision to recognize same-sex couples married during window

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
February 4, 2015

Gov. Rick Snyder will not appeal the U.S. District Court of Appeals decision of recognizing the validity of the same-sex couples who got married in March of 2014.    “The judge has determined that same-sex couples were legally married on that day, and we will follow the law and extend state marriage benefits to those couples," Snyder said in a press release sent on Wednesday.  In the press release, Snyder recognized how controversial same-sex marriage has been in Michigan — the U.S.