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Former MSU student sentenced

A former MSU freshman who pleaded guilty to throwing an empty beer bottle during the Cedar Fest riots has been sentenced to 30 days in the Ingham County Jail by East Lansing 54-B District Court Judge Richard Ball.

MICHIGAN

Summer gets jazzy

MSU professor Rodney Whitaker’s focus inside room 103 of the Music Practice Building couldn’t be disturbed during Saturday’s rehearsal for the 12th annual East Lansing Summer Solstice Jazz Festival.

MICHIGAN

Library offers hands-on learning

Lady bug hotels, praying mantis hats and crepe paper flowers were just a few things on the agenda Saturday at East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, as the Children’s Gardening Club met and explored ways in which insects can be helpful in gardens.

NEWS

Leaving behind a legacy

Ron Mason’s allegiance to MSU spanned nearly three decades — a tenure in which he held multiple athletic capacities and helped MSU flourish into a national hockey powerhouse. His legacy will be difficult to replace, but MSU will have to find a way.

MICHIGAN

Comcast, BTN sign deal

After nearly a year of deliberation, the Big Ten Network and Comcast Corp. signed an agreement Thursday that will make the network available to Comcast subscribers for the 2008 college football season.