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How MSU deals with decade-old affirmative action ban

How can an institution like MSU keep its mission to ensure the diversity of its student body if it can’t see most demographic information on a student’s application? That’s the mission some MSU officials have been on for the past decade, when Michigan voters decided just that.

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City Council approves site plans, debated brownfield plan for Park District area

After approximately a decade of stagnant development at the corner of Grand River Avenue and Abbot Road, otherwise known as Park District/City Center, East Lansing City Council breathed a possibly stimulating breath into the future of East Lansing’s downtown district. On Tuesday night, council unanimously approved site plans for the Park District area presented by Chicago based developer Convexity Properties.

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Keys to Sparty's Cabin passed to MSU alumna

Sparty’s Cabin — the student-made “tiny home” — has a found a new owner in an MSU alumna. The cabin’s new owner, Debra Levantrosser was presented with a ceremonial key and quickly realized it was a perfect fit.

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Crime during break includes fraud, larceny

During winter break, from Dec. 19 through Jan. 8, the MSU Police Department made multiple arrests, including nonaggravated assault, and is continuing to investigate various cases of fraud and larceny among other crimes, according to the Clery Crime and Fire Log.