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Still no members added to task force

Allison Bush
April 1, 2009

The deadline to form a task force to investigate student concern about Sheila Contreras, director of the MSU Chicano/Latino Studies program was extended until later this month. College of Social Science Dean Marietta Baba said she hoped for the nine person task force to be formed by April 1, but it is still being assembled, said Michelle Strobel, spokeswoman for the college. “The dean sent a letter to the students (Tuesday),” Strobel said.

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'Big Brother' auditions entice hopeful locals

Ian Johnson
April 1, 2009

Cameras were rolling Wednesday at Eastwood Towne Center in Lansing as the CBS reality TV show “Big Brother” held a casting call for its upcoming season and auditioners hoped to become the next Lansing area native to appear on the show.

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Nobel Prize-winning activist will address spring grads

Jacob Carpenter
April 1, 2009

The man known as South Africa’s Martin Luther King Jr. will deliver the university’s keynote speech at spring commencement. Desmond Tutu, a South African activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is scheduled to speak at 1 p.m. May 8 at Breslin Center. The event will be free to the public.

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Police Brief 04/01/09

Kyle Feldscher
March 31, 2009

A 41-year-old Lansing man who unintentionally flagged down an MSU police officer Friday morning was eventually arrested for stealing another man’s debit card, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

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RHA, Impact await vote on tax funding

Chris Vannini
March 31, 2009

Two student organizations’ futures rely on a campuswide student vote this week. The Residence Halls Association and Impact (89-FM) each charge a student tax that the organizations rely almost completely on for funding. Every three years, each tax referendum goes before a student vote to determine whether the taxes continue.

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Student to join organizer institute

Kayla Habermehl
March 31, 2009

MSU senior Megan O’Brien will spend part of her summer taking a crash course in community organizing. O’Brien, a social relations and policy and urban and regional planning senior, was accepted into the Direct Action and Research Training Center, or DART, Organizers Institute.

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Exonerated man shares story of arrest

Meredith Skrzypczak
March 31, 2009

Kenneth Wyniemko spent almost 10 years in prison for rape and robbery crimes he was later cleared of. On Tuesday, Wyniemko spoke to MSU professor Zach Hambrick’s psychology class about his time in jail, fighting for his innocence.

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Police Brief 03/31/09

Kyle Feldscher
March 30, 2009

A vandal carved the words “Compact Only” into a 51-year-old Lansing woman’s sport utility vehicle, which was parked in a space marked for compact cars in the Kellogg Center parking garage, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

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Bill in Senate could protect partygoers

Chris Vannini
March 30, 2009

It’s a common situation on college campuses — a student passes out after drinking too much alcohol. The student’s friends have a decision to make: help the friend and risk receiving a minor in possession, or deal with the situation on their own.

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Auto plans rejected; Obama sets conditions

From staff and wire reports
March 30, 2009

President Barack Obama asserted unprecedented government control over the auto industry Monday, bluntly rejecting turnaround plans by General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, demanding fresh concessions for long-term federal aid and raising the possibility of quick bankruptcy for either ailing auto giant.

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University struggles to keep Broad museum under budget, on time

Justin Harris
March 30, 2009

Winter is beginning to give way to warmth, but progress on MSU’s new art museum — which was set to break ground this spring — remains frozen. At the time of its announcement last January, projected cost for the building was about $40 million. However, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said last week initial outside estimates for the entire project were about $160 million — or roughly four times the original projected cost.