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MSU student sentenced to 45 days in jail for involvement in Cedar Village disturbance

Geoff Preston

February 24, 2014

A 20-year-old MSU student has been sentenced to 45 days in jail following his involvement in the post Big Ten championship game civil disturbance in Cedar Village. Justin Paul Roe was arrested and arraigned on Dec. 13 2013 on three charges. Kindling a fire, unlawful assembly and remaining within 300 feet of a fire. Roe will serve his time in the Ingham County jail.

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Update: ROTC cadet carrying replica rifle sets off investigation, alert

Staff Reports

February 24, 2014

MSU police sent out an emergency text message alert at 1:02 p.m. this afternoon warning students of a man seen walking into Bessey Hall with a gun. hey sent another message 12 minutes later rescinding the alert — the threat apparently was a person with a training weapon.

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U.S. Rep. John Dingell, longest-serving congressman in history, to retire after nearly 60 years serving Michigan

Detroit Free Press/MCT

February 24, 2014

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat who replaced his father in the House some 58 years ago and became one of the most powerful members of Congress ever, will step down after this year, capping a career umatched in its longevity and singular in its influence and sweep.

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Impact 89 FM celebrates 25 years of student radio

Juliana Moxley

February 23, 2014

Thursday night usually signifies the crowding of students in a local bar to unwind after a long week of classes, but last Thursday, one Lansing bar was crowded for a different reason — to celebrate WDBM 88.9-FM’s birthday. 25 years ago, Impact existed as an AM radio station with a signal that could only be picked up by certain residence halls.

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International volunteering group seeks new members

Rafael López Aguilar

February 23, 2014

MSU’s International Volunteer Action Corps, or IVAC, which first launched in 2006, is currently being “re-engineered” to include new members and keep the activities.

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ASMSU passes bill to suggest revising class retake policy, discusses campus safety

Kary Askew Garcia

February 23, 2014

ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, passed a bill that would recommend change to current course retake policy, allowing students the ability to retake whichever courses they want, no matter the grade.

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Grant aims to boost Flint med programs

Olivia Dimmer

February 23, 2014

A $9 million grant will give a boost to MSU’s public health program in Flint, Mich., allowing the College of Human Medicine to place seven to nine full-time faculty members in the area.

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Engineers compete their way through stress

Michael Kransz

February 23, 2014

After a hectic week of scouring for internships and interviewing with employers, some engineering students relaxed by creating intricate machines that completed simple tasks in a complex way.

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Students place in top five in U-M Makeathon competition

Kary Askew Garcia

February 23, 2014

Four Spartans placed fifth in the Makeathon competition, where they had to make a marketable prototype in only 24 hours.

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10th annual Polar Plunge draws hundreds

Sierra Lay

February 23, 2014

Anticipation buzzed through the crowd as plungers donning all kinds of costumes prepared to submerge themselves in the frigid depths early Sunday afternoon in Bath Township.

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Local fighters brawl to stop child hunger

Geoff Preston

February 23, 2014

It was no Madison Square Garden or Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, but on Saturday night Chandler Crossings turned into a boxing venue that carried the excitement of a world-class fight night.

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Report: Three suspects arrested for the murder of Dustyn Frolka

Geoff Preston

February 23, 2014

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of Dustyn Frolka. The advertising sophomore was found on I-69 on Feb.15 by the East Lansing exit in respiratory distress.

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University officials announce sexual assault awareness efforts

Lauren Gibbons

February 21, 2014

University officials publicly announced new initiatives meant to heighten awareness of student safety, particularly in terms of sexual violence and sexual assault, in a statement emailed to the MSU community Friday. In the statement, Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives Director Paulette Granberry Russell said despite current university efforts in place to protect student safety, “there is more that we can do to educate the MSU community on sexual violence.”

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Suspect in Cedar Street shooting arraigned

Katie Adbilla

February 20, 2014

The man who police suspect murdered sophomore Dominique Nolff was arraigned Thursday in Grand Rapids. Marquay McCoy, 19, was arrested on Tuesday for cutting his tether while on parole. East Lansing police have named McCoy as a suspect in last month’s shooting on Cedar Street, which killed Nolff and injured another student.

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Off-campus exposure

Geoff Preston

February 20, 2014

It’s been months since her apartment was broken into and robbed, but communication sophomore Julia Dinoto still can’t shake the uneasiness when she imagines a stranger’s hands sorting and pilfering her belongings.

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A new beat

Casey Hull

February 20, 2014

Class is in session, and the word for the day is “cohesion.” When asked for the definition, the students stare back blankly at the teacher, unsure of how to answer.? But this is no English class.

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Increases to Michigan higher education funding still under discussion

Derek Gartee

February 20, 2014

After recent funding changes proposed by Governor Rick Snyder, the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan Executive Director Michael Boulus is happy to see increases to higher education funding, but noted funding is still a pressing issue.

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First Makeathon competition at U-M to get students' creativity

Kary Askew Garcia

February 20, 2014

Fifteen Spartans will be competing on Wolverine territory on Friday to design and create marketable products as part of the first ever collegiate Makeathon at the University of Michigan.

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Alumnus uses social networks for expression

Olivia Dimmer

February 20, 2014

Like, retweet, follow, view, reblog. This is the social currency of the Internet, how people validate one another.

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Students form club focused on distilling process

Michael Kransz

February 20, 2014

For those curious about the processes that results in the alcohol in their can or bottle, there is a club for that.