NEWS
Police Brief 10/22/08
A parking lot gate was broken after Saturday’s football game against Ohio State, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Third parties run for MSU Board of Trustees
Joe Rosenquist describes himself as an ordinary Michiganian. But unlike most Michigan residents, Rosenquist’s name will be on every ballot in the state on Nov. 4 as part of the MSU Board of Trustees election.
MSU
MSU professor named editor-in-chief of international journal
Christoph Benning, an MSU professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, has been named the next editor-in-chief of The Plant Journal.
MICHIGAN
Court finds student guilty in riot trial
A construction management junior was found guilty Tuesday of disorderly conduct from hindering a police officer for his participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
MICHIGAN
Group to host MSU, city officials today
East Lansing city officials and MSU faculty members are invited to an open house from 5-7 p.m. tonight at the Sigma Kappa sorority house on M.A.C. Avenue.
MSU
Author seeks to connect kids with nature
Richard Louv doesn’t think children spend enough time outside, and he’s coming to MSU to spread the word.
MSU
Programming Board could get extra funds for semester events
A “miscommunication” possibly could allocate $35,055.08 more in funds to ASMSU’s Programming Board to support student events across campus. ASMSU’s Student Assembly Finance Committee on Thursday passed the bill five votes to four that would give more funds to the board, which already receives about 20 percent of ASMSU’s total budget — about $1.3 million.
MSU
MSU groups to hold debate on campus
Three campus political groups will speak on national issues during a debate tonight in the Wonders Hall Kiva.
NEWS
MSU removes world flags from McDonel Hall, students upset
Four years ago, Eduardo Dominguez traveled to MSU from his hometown of Caracas, Venezuela, to experience a new lifestyle and culture. “I decided to come to MSU, specifically because of its size and number of students, and the multicultural diversity that comes with those numbers,” the medical technology senior said.
NEWS
Man charged in 1999 arson sentenced to 9 years in prison
A Detroit man was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison and more than $3.7 million in restitution for his involvement in a 1999 arson at MSU’s Agriculture Hall. He has worked as an FBI informant in similar cases since August 2007.
NEWS
Quadruple homicide case has new leads
Police are investigating a possible suspect in the Sept. 29 homicide of an MSU student and three others in Wright Township. Troy Brake, 31, of Grant, Mich. was arrested Thursday for allegedly shooting a man and assaulting a prostitute on South Division Avenue and Hall Street in Grand Rapids, according to The Grand Rapids Press.
NEWS
Comic quest
In the back of Clem’s Collectibles, 212 S. Washington Square, in Lansing, where classic Batman and Super Friends action figures adorn the walls, seven self-proclaimed “comic studs” worked hard to create seven original comic books in 24 hours. Artist Dean Stahl explained the artists were fueled by “enough caffeine to kill a charging bull elephant.”
ICE HOCKEY
MSU athlete injured after weekend fight
A fight involving MSU athletes at an off-campus house where several hockey players live sent one MSU athlete to the hospital Sunday morning. East Lansing police Lt. Kevin Daley said “three, possibly four victims” suffered injuries during a fight involving “multiple” suspects at about 1 a.m. Sunday outside 130 Center St., which is located on a side street near Michigan and Harrison avenues.
MICHIGAN
MSU athletes involved in weekend fight
A fight involving MSU athletes at a Center Street house sent one MSU athlete to the hospital Sunday morning.
MICHIGAN
E.L. voter registration spikes for 2008 race
An unprecedented number of East Lansing residents registered to vote in the Nov. 4 election, which means voting officials have their work cut out for them during the next two weeks. But in this case, East Lansing City Clerk Nicole Evans said the extra work is welcome.
MSU
Committee tours Cyclotron as prospect for FRIB home
Thirty-seven U.S. Department of Energy committee members toured the Cyclotron on Monday as part of a process to determine where the $550 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, will be located.
MICHIGAN
19-year-old man sentenced for riots
A 19-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in the Ingham County Jail for his participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
MSU
U-M student to sue Detroit produce company for E. coli
A University of Michigan senior is suing Aunt Mid’s Produce Co. after suffering from symptoms stemming from the statewide E. coli outbreak that affected 38 Michigan residents last month, including nine MSU students.
MSU
Dean to spend 2 years teaching in Israel
Charles Salmon became dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences about four years ago — a time when the college’s future was unclear. Talk of a merger with another college had emerged in 2005 just as the college celebrated its 50th anniversary.
MSU
Council to discuss Greek district plans
The East Lansing City Council will discuss adding a Fraternity-Sorority Historic District at its meeting tonight. The meeting is scheduled for at 7:30 p.m. in the Executive Conference Room of the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road.