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One dead, one injured

It was the shot that no one heard. At 8:48 p.m. Friday evening, police responded to the report of a shooting on the 200 block of Cedar Street.

NEWS

Friends remember Dominique Nolff as selfless

One word continues to come up in conjunction with hospitality business sophomore Dominique, or “D.J.,” Nolff as his friends remember the type of person he was. Selfless. “He’d give you the clothes off his back if you were in need,” friend and neuroscience sophomore Herve Nonga said. Nolff died early Saturday morning in Sparrow Hospital in Lansing from several gunshot wounds he sustained Friday night. He was shot in his apartment in the 200 block of Cedar Street around 8:45 p.m. The incident is still under investigation by the East Lansing Police Department, and the killer still is at large. Another student, a 20-year-old male from Grand Haven, was shot and sustained injuries in the incident as well. He was treated for his injuries at the hospital and was later released.

MICHIGAN

Obama plans East Lansing visit, few details available

When President Barack Obama last visited East Lansing in 2008, it was a month before he was first elected president. On Friday, he’ll return as a president with one term under his belt who is looking to secure his legacy as he enters his final three years in the Oval Office. Obama is coming to East Lansing for an event about the economy on Friday, according to multiple media outlets citing an unnamed White House official. Little else is known about the event. Both MSU and East Lansing officials said they had not received any information about the president’s visit during the weekend. White House officials told several media outlets more details on the scheduled visit would be announced early this week. East Lansing Mayor Nathan Triplett said he was excited to find out about the scheduled visit from the nation’s leader. “Obviously we’re honored and ecstatic to be hosting the president in East Lansing,” Triplett said.

MSU

Students escape cold through water polo

In an attempt to beat the cold weather and get in the spring break mind set, MSU students came out to IM Sports-Circle on Friday evening to participate in the University Activities Board’s swimming and inner tube water polo tournament.

MICHIGAN

A competitive pair

East Lansing resident Devin Pascoe, 15, and Haslett resident Sam Parks, 14, are among the top five juvenile pair figure skaters in the United States, ranked fourth.