MICHIGAN
Gas prices up eight cents
AAA Michigan reported Monday that the average price of gas in the Lansing/East Lansing area increased eight cents from last week.
NEWS
ASMSU elections see increase from last year, overall participation remains low
Less than 18 percent of undergraduate students voted in this year’s ASMSU elections, despite a larger advertising campaign and free concert for students. Undergraduate students cast 6,135 votes during this year’s election, held March 31 through April 3, compared with 3,627 votes cast during last year’s election.
NEWS
Convictions clash under the big top
This weekend, bears walked, danced and even rode bicycles across the floor of Breslin Center as part of the Royal Hanneford Circus. To some, the bears epitomized the image of what a circus is about — a couple of hours of wholesome family fun, dazzling acrobatic stunts and sensational animal acts. To others, the animals represented a capitalist culture gone haywire, where animal rights and morals are carelessly discarded in pursuit of the almighty dollar.
NEWS
MSU prof in PETA poll for worst animal offender
Cat eyes and monkey brains. The two sound more appropriate for discussion during a Halloween party in October, but they are currently the focus of an April poll by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, to determine which university has the worst animal testing offender — of which MSU has a professor in the final two.
NEWS
E.L. police will not charge most rioters with felonies
Police will not seek felony charges against the majority of individuals arrested in connection with the April 5-6 Cedar Fest riot, East Lansing police Lt. Kevin Daley said Thursday.
MSU
Oakland cancels classes after messages found
Oakland University canceled classes and closed its Rochester campus Sunday and today after three “threatening” graffiti messages were found on campus Saturday.
MSU
Languages day teaches culture
It was basic training — imperial Roman army style — for a group of high school students participating in World Languages Day on Saturday.
MICHIGAN
Cedar Fest arrests made using Web site
East Lansing police have identified nine new suspects in crimes stemming from the April 5-6 Cedar Fest riot by reviewing video and photographic evidence taken during the event.
MSU
Guest speakers to discuss preservation of indigenous cultures
Three Australian speakers will present tonight about the importance of preserving indigenous knowledge. John Hunter, Barry Hunter and Victor Steffensen will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the theater located in Snyder-Phillips Hall.
MSU
Students ace cake challenge
The aroma of frosted cakes and cookie dough hovered in the air of the Crossroads Food Court in the International Center on Friday as the University Activities Board hosted its version of the Food Network Challenge.
MICHIGAN
Business reforms could be lucrative for graduates
Two state business reforms that could benefit MSU graduates were signed into law last week. The first law provides tax credits for anchor companies, which are companies that lure suppliers or customers to expand or relocate in Michigan. The size of those tax credits correlate to how many jobs are created and how much personal income tax revenue is generated.
MICHIGAN
Accidental electrical fire engulfs bagel shop
Bruegger’s Bagels, 505 E. Grand River Ave., was damaged Friday when an accidental electrical fire erupted after the restaurant closed for the evening.
NEWS
Police, E.L. will not seek felonies against some revelers
Police will not pursue felony charges against most people arrested at last weekend’s Cedar Fest riot, East Lansing police Lt. Kevin Daley said.
NEWS
Blast from the past
Darth Vader was on top of a cop car, swinging a light saber and yelling, “Kill the pigs.” That’s one of the memories Tim Miller, an MSU student from 1979-83, has of the first official Cedar Fest in 1983. The event was semiannual, occurring in October and May, and often resulted in mass partying and property damage. Informal block parties began in the ’70s and got bigger, lasting through the ’80s. “It was the party to go to,” Miller said. “It was just known that Cedar Fest was going to be the wild party.”
MICHIGAN
Turkish diner to open in E.L.
One of Europe’s most popular dishes, the doner kebab, is coming to East Lansing. Memo’s, a traditional Turkish diner, will fill the location at 321 E. Grand River Ave., which was left vacant when Ria Malaysian closed its doors in early 2007.
MSU
Students take alcohol abuse audit
Five familiar, cheap red plastic cups floated against a stark white banner, the one on the end somersaulting into the air. For anyone who’s been on campus, it’s a familiar sight, but the message that floated beneath it was less so: Don’t risk your life with the flip of a cup.
MSU
Bill could give top students automatic college admission
Although discussed legislation providing automatic admission to Michigan’s public universities for some students was designed to keep students in-state, university officials said such a measure could put many students at a disadvantage.
MSU
ASMSU election results in, all referenda proposals pass
Undergraduate students cast more than 6,000 votes for college representatives and four referenda items during this year’s ASMSU elections, held March 31 through April 3.