MICHIGAN
Macon trial postponed
Suspected serial killer Matthew Macon’s murder trial has been postponed for at least nine weeks so that his defense can analyze new evidence.
MICHIGAN
Student, adult CATA fares to rise
Local bus rides will become pricier in April. The Capital Area Transportation Authority Board of Directors voted Wednesday to increase fares by 25 percent for adults and 10 percent for student semester passes to balance budget costs.
BASKETBALL
Spartans dominate Penn State, rekindle intensity
Oh, how things change when Penn State doesn’t attempt 51 free throws in a game. The MSU men’s basketball team kept the fouls to a minimum and the high-speed to a maximum, defeating the Nittany Lions, 86-49, Wednesday night at Breslin Center.
MSU
MSU seeks loan increase for Dubai campus development
MSU in Dubai is seeking authorization for a $1.5 million increase to its loan maximum on the project, which officials said would allow for more flexibility in potential future expansion of the program. The MSU Board of Trustees will vote at its meeting Friday on whether to increase the loan maximum from $3.5 million to $5 million.
MSU
Winning strike
When Chris Uffman attended MSU he was a committed member of the MSU intercollegiate men’s bowling team. More than two years after graduating, Uffman’s love for the game drew him back to East Lansing to coach the MSU intercollegiate women’s team.
MICHIGAN
Stabenow, MSU professor disagree on auto problem
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said Wednesday that a recent ruling by the World Trade Organization against China will help keep auto parts companies in Michigan, despite an MSU professor’s differing opinion.
NEWS
Police Brief 02/21/08
A Nikon D200 digital SLR camera and lens, valued at about $1,200, was stolen from the Snyder-Phillips Hall cafeteria between 1:30 and 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MICHIGAN
911 consolidation moves slowly
Despite a decision last week to allow negotiations and planning to begin for creating a countywide 911 dispatch center, it could be years before any real progress is made.
MSU
Respected theater professor dies
Frank C. Rutledge taught theater history, and he made theater history. Rutledge, 72, a faculty member of the Department of Theatre for 47 years, died Tuesday night after experiencing cardiac arrest.
MICHIGAN
Clinton ranks 3rd in student survey
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has surpassed Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., as MSU students’ second-most preferred presidential candidate, according to a survey released Wednesday.
MICHIGAN
I-496 ramps to close Saturday
The eastbound highway ramps at Interstate 496 and Pennsylvania Avenue will be closed from 8 a.m. to about 3 p.m. Saturday for lighting repairs.
MSU
Syllabus policy in question
Edward Jocque has heard horror stories from students about professors changing their grading scale mid-semester.
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Students sign national anthem
Marta Belsky brought a custom from her days as a college cheerleader at Gallaudet University for deaf and hard of hearing to Breslin Center Wednesday.
MSU
E.L. night sky illuminated by rare view of lunar eclipse
A patch of light drew several bundled stargazers into the cold February night Wednesday. But the students and faculty members who viewed Wednesday night’s lunar eclipse in front of Abrams Planetarium said the event is a phenomenon.
NEWS
Law school dean involved in possible conflict of interest
Revelations that the candidate selected to be the new MSU College of Law dean played a role in the 2007 resignation of former Dean Terence Blackburn have raised questions about a possible conflict of interest.
NEWS
Castro resigns from presidency, MSU's faculty, students debate Cuba's future
Fidel Castro, ailing and 81, announced Tuesday he was resigning as Cuba’s president, but some MSU professors and students said Castro’s resignation won’t produce immediate political change in Cuba.
NEWS
Council maintains eminent domain policy
An East Lansing resident’s resolution to ban the city from using eminent domain was struck down during Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council meeting.
NEWS
Under the influenza
Cold sweat trickled down the back of medical technology sophomore Mike Hresko and ushered in an excruciating bout of the influenza. “There’s no way I would’ve made it to class,” said Hresko, who contracted the flu earlier this month and suffered through a fever, aches and chills. “I didn’t feel like eating or doing homework. I didn’t feel like doing anything.”
MICHIGAN
Legal immigrants' right to get driver's licenses reinstated
Legal immigrants will once again be able to obtain driver’s licenses starting today after the Michigan Secretary of State implemented a law re-establishing legal immigrants’ right to drive.
MSU
Group educates about sexual assault
Brianne Haner turned to social action theater more than two years ago after witnessing the pain sexual assault and rape cause victims.