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A cautionary cocktail...

Nicquel Terry

January 16, 2008

The drop of a substance in a drink has sent Lansing police on a quest to solve a recent trend of sexual assault cases involving date-rape drugs. Four sexual assault cases were reported to the Lansing Police Department between November and December of 2007, Lansing police Lt. Bruce Ferguson said. Ferguson said police have pieced together the victims’ stories and suspect that narcotic date-rape drugs were involved in all four cases.

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Mich. voter turnout third highest in history

Zack Colman

January 16, 2008

Michigan voters recorded the state’s third-highest turnout for the presidential primary Tuesday when 1.48 million voters headed to the polls — but MSU students’ level of contribution is difficult to determine.

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City Council gives high-tech business tax break

Brian McVicar

January 16, 2008

When it comes to ideas, Kris Berglund is in full supply. From a sodium-free salt substitute to biofuels, the MSU chemical engineering professor has been performing research for much of his academic career.

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School of Hospitality Business to host Samba Auction

Justin Harris

January 16, 2008

Samba fans can dance and bid the night away when the MSU School of Hospitality Business holds its fundraising Samba Auction on Feb. 9.

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Survivor drums up donations

Jeff Kanan

January 16, 2008

When Michael Hagan was diagnosed with hepatitis, he was given 18 months to live. Two years later, Hagan received the liver transplant that saved his life, and he’s been rallying support for organ donation ever since.

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Access to funds frozen for 2 truant student organizations

Heather Guenther

January 16, 2008

Two of the 13 student organizations on ASMSU’s Programming Board recently lost access to funding after representatives failed to regularly attend meetings last semester.

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MSU helps facilitate Wayne State's Chinese learning center

Stephanie Goldberg

January 16, 2008

MSU’s Confucius Institute is helping Wayne State University start its own Chinese learning center to promote knowledge of the Chinese language and culture in Michigan.

MICHIGAN

Local deli closes its doors

Iggy’s Deli closed during winter break, becoming the second business in its complex to shut down in the last few months.

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Police close 9-year sex offender investigation

Nicquel Terry

January 16, 2008

East Lansing police have brought closure to the investigation of the man responsible for 16 sexual assaults in the East Lansing area in the past nine years.

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Abbot Road construction tedious for E.L. student drivers

Brian McVicar

January 15, 2008

With Abbot Road under construction, Alex Vaughn’s bus ride home from campus has become a headache.

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No suspects in Rylan Cotter's death; police treat death as homicide

Brian McVicar

January 15, 2008

While police are struggling to piece together information surrounding the death of 20-year-old MSU student Rylan Cotter, they are following several leads.

BASKETBALL

Spartans hold off Buckeyes in 66-60 win

Sean Ely

January 15, 2008

Early on, it looked as if the MSU men’s basketball team was going to run Ohio State out of the gym — as the Spartans went up by 21 late in the first half.

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MSU student hit by car, sustains hip, wrist injuries

Nicquel Terry

January 15, 2008

A 20-year-old male student reported that a driver struck him while he was walking westbound in a Physics Road crosswalk at about 7 p.m. Monday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

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Clinton defeats depleted Democratic field

Zack Colman  and  Crystal O'Reilly

January 15, 2008

Michigan native and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney defeated Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Tuesday to save his bid for the presidency, and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., easily beat the field as the only major candidate on the Democratic ballot in Michigan’s primary.

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Mitt-en state victory

Kelly House

January 15, 2008

It was standing room only in Southfield’s Embassy Suites Hotel on Tuesday night as hundreds of supporters of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney chanted “Michigan for Mitt” and celebrated a Michigan primary victory.

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Law scores exceed average

Pete Nichols

January 15, 2008

For the third year in a row, the percentage of MSU law students who passed the Michigan bar exam the first time matched or surpassed the state average for July 2007.

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Contest winner named to design MSU Art Museum

Mike Blasky

January 15, 2008

One of architect Zaha Hadid’s biggest challenges in designing MSU’s future art museum was to fulfill the vision held by Eli and Edythe Broad.

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Tickets on sale for chocolate party benefiting museum

Justin Harris

January 15, 2008

Chocolate connoisseurs can begin preliminary palate preparation, as tickets for the MSU Museum Chocolate Party Benefit are now on sale.

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Computer program could broaden campus research

Justin Harris

January 15, 2008

To help MSU maximize its research capabilities, supply chain management junior Jonathan Brier is lobbying university officials to make a computer program an official university research tool.

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Student newsletter to discuss Indian, other international issues

Pete Nichols

January 15, 2008

For Manish Madan, the idea was simple: find a way to connect students, and give them a forum where they could express themselves.