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MSU

Fairchild Theatre slated for remodel

Designers with the MSU Physical Plant are working to finalize plans for a $2.5 million renovation to Fairchild Theatre in the Auditorium, including removing the theater’s plaster ceiling and upgrading sound quality.

MSU

Spartan Sprint kicks off Homecoming

Cloudy skies and a slight drizzle didn’t keep Michelle Triantaflos and Valerie Long away from the second annual Spartan Sprint 5K on Sunday morning, the first in a series of Homecoming Week events held on campus. Local residents Long and Triantaflos braved the elements to walk in memory of Triantaflos’ husband, who recently passed away.

FOOTBALL

Game weekend busy for police, fire department

The East Lansing Fire Department responded to calls almost non-stop beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday on through the early hours of Sunday and had paramedics on hand at Spartan Stadium during MSU’s football game against the University of Michigan.

MICHIGAN

Obama focuses on Michigan for 2012 election

During his ninth visit to Michigan on Friday, President Barack Obama defended his decision to approve a government bail out of the Detroit automakers almost three years ago, giving voters a reminder of his record at a time when Michigan is increasingly being pegged as a key swing state for next year’s election.

MICHIGAN

Candlelight vigil held to honor domestic violence awareness

Penny Gardner is a survivor. Nearly 50 years after an abusive marriage, the mother of three is a self-proclaimed feminist, determined to help victims of domestic violence in the community by spreading awareness. And Gardner, an assistant professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures, is not alone.