A suspect in a November 2013 armed robbery against two MSU students working at Jet’s Pizza in Lansing Township was arraigned on eight felony charges this week.
The cadets came in groups, lining up one by one, ready for the ultimate critique.
HOWELL, Mich. – The jury will begin to deliberate on the charges against the alleged I-96 shooter on Tuesday afternoon in Livingston County Circuit Court. Both attorneys gave their closing statements in the trial of 44-year-old Raulie Casteel, who is accused of shooting at 24 cars in October of 2012 along the I-96 corridor, in locations that spanned across four different counties. In Livingston County alone, Casteel is charged with terrorism, assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, felonious assault and five charges dealing with the possession and discharging of a firearm.
This week, many university sororities and fraternities will be opening their doors to prospective new members for spring recruitment. Unlike fall recruitment, spring recruitment for greek life is much more laid back, less structured and smaller for both fraternities and the few sororities that choose to participate. Although spring recruitment for most sororities has already wrapped up, a few are still holding events and open houses into this week.
HOWELL, Mich. – For fans across Michigan, the voice and imagery that accompany the Detroit Tigers baseball game broadcasts adds to the experience.
Although the White House blog hinted at President Obama’s anticipated State of the Union address focusing on “opportunity, action and optimism,” MSU students and faculty members are hoping to hear solid plans for the future. Social relations and policy junior Curtis Audette said he hopes income inequality and issues concerning students are addressed. “A lot of us are asking, as students, is it really worth it?” said Audette, who is the communications director for the Michigan Federation of College Democrats and a member of MSU College Democrats. Audette said the main reason recent graduates are finding it difficult to obtain a job and buy a house or car is because of surmounting debt. He hopes that Obama will take on the topics of tackling student debt and cutting the costs of rising tuition, which would help students create futures for themselves and stay in-state after graduation. Will Staal, chair of MSU College Republicans, said he expects the president to try and convince Americans to “come back and follow his agenda.” Staal, an interdisciplinary studies in social science senior, said 65 percent of Americans think the country is on the wrong track and that the healthcare initiative was handled the wrong way. He said in the future, he hopes for a leader that can put Americans’ best interests ahead of his or her party’s agenda. Staal said he believes Gov.
Although $20,000 was set aside as a reward for any information regarding December’s civil disturbances in Cedar Village, only about $2,000 of the fund has been shelled out to informants, according to East Lansing police. Following December’s Big Ten championship, thousands of students flocked to Cedar Village, chanting and burning furniture and nearly anything in their path. By the time the disturbance was dispersed at about 3 a.m.
An assistant MSU professor investigating the implementation of medical diagnostic tools into everyday clothing received a $400,000 award to further his research and academic career.
Although the intent of the Syrian peace talks is to bring resolution to the conflicts occurring in Syria, not everyone thinks these peace talks will be the missing puzzle piece to a desired outcome.
MSU is open for classes and normal operations tomorrow, Tuesday Jan. 28. Officials will continue to monitor weather conditions.
East Lansing police have only awarded $2,000 in reward money so far to informants with information regarding December’s “civil disturbance” in Cedar Village, officials said Monday. It’s a comparatively small amount of the $20,000 allocated to rewarding those who came forward and assisted police with identifying key players in the chaos following the MSU football team’s win over Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship game.
The trial of accused I-96 shooter Raulie Casteel resumed Monday morning on Livingston County Circuit Court in Howell, Mich.
Gov. Rick Snyder announced a proposal Thursday to revitalize Detroit by appropriating 50,000 work visas for skilled immigrants willing to work in the city. The visas would be doled out over five years, with an intended effect of reversing Detroit’s slumping economy and shrinking population, Snyder said in a statement.
The office of East Lansing’s state senator is up for grabs this November as Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing, is term-limited and unable to run again. Curtis Hertel Jr., a Democrat serving as Ingham County Register of Deeds, currently is the only candidate in the running to succeed Whitmer.
Two new programs for students were approved at the joint Faculty Senate and University Council meeting last Tuesday and are scheduled to begin this summer.
A new on-campus series “Music in the Neighborhoods” launched Sunday evening at the Lunar New Year celebration in McDonel Hall.
For some Harlem Globetrotters fans, it’s the power of the tradition that keeps them coming back.
Local Lansing tattoo artists collaborated on Sunday evening for Artonica, an event meant to benefit the Greater Lansing Food Bank and Capital Area Humane Society.
A philanthropy event once associated with drinking and provocative dancing was a wholesome pageant at the Kellogg Center Thursday night. Sigma Pi fraternity hosted the thirteenth annual Miss Greek beauty pageant, which raised more than $2000 for the American Cancer Society. Sigma Pi’s philanthropy chairman Spenser Frania said they did things differently this year to alleviate some of the Greek life stereotypes. “In past years it’s been at a bar or club, which was not good,” Frania said.
A prominent issue in the MSU community, sexual assault, received attention on the national stage this week when President Barack Obama addressed the issue directly in a speech delivered to the White House Council on Women and Girls. A White House report on the issue estimates 20 percent of female college students are sexually assaulted, while only about 12 percent of victims report it. In an October interview with The State News, Sexual Assault Program Coordinator Shari Murgittroyd said she estimated only one in five assaults at MSU ever reach official ears. Jayne Schuiteman, interim director of the Women’s Resource Center at MSU, said she thought the president “hit the nail on the head” with his remarks, but acknowledged the issue was not a new one. “It would have been ideal to have this addressed sooner, but I think Vice President (Joe) Biden has a great track record at looking at issues of violence against women,” Schuiteman said.