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Obama appoints MSU graduate to CFPB

RJ Wolcott
July 17, 2013

After months of delays, MSU graduate Richard Cordray was appointed the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB on Tuesday with a 66-34 vote in the U.S. Senate. A 1981 legal and political theory graduate from MSU, Cordray went on to attend the University of Oxford, as well as the University of Chicago Law School. During his junior year, he had his first taste of politics, serving as an intern for U.S. Senator John Glenn. Cordray later went on to serve as the treasurer and later the Attorney General of Ohio until being picked by Obama to head up the CFPB.

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Video Story: Zeke the Wonder Dog, magician kick off E.L. weekly park event

Anya Rath
July 16, 2013

Summer is in full swing and the month of July has brought on the heat. With the city of East Lansing’s Play in the Park series starting Tuesday, families have a new way to make the most of the summer. Play in the Park is an interactive children’s entertainment series that takes place at 7 p.m. every Tuesday in July at Valley Court Park, 280 Valley Court.

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MSU research discovers crucial link between peptide levels and Alzheimers

Katie Abdilla
July 16, 2013

A team of MSU researchers might have found a crucial link between peptide levels in the brain and the escalation of Alzheimer’s disease. For the project, professor Christina Chan and MSU alumna Hirosha Geekiyanage experimented with mice, which were genetically altered to be more likely to develop symptoms of the disease. The team injected a compound called L-cycloserine into the mice and later found it decreased levels of peptides that have been shown to lead to the plaques on the brain associated with Alzheimer’s.

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Lansing police respond to moped armed robbery Tuesday

Holly Baranowski
July 16, 2013

Lansing police officers responded to an incident this morning on a weapons complaint. The victim, a female Lansing resident, informed the officers that she and others had been threatened by two subjects riding a stolen moped while armed, according to Lansing Public Information Officer Robert Merritt. When the officers arrived to the scene, they were able to locate the two suspects on the moped before a chase ensued on foot. One suspect threw the weapon and continued running, but was caught and placed into custody. The second suspect was not located by the officers. His identify currently is being investigated, Merritt said.

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MSU community reflects on Zimmerman ruling

Tyler Beck
July 15, 2013

Saturday’s verdict of Florida resident George Zimmerman, who was found not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin has resulted in MSU students and faculty weighing in on the high-profile ruling.

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E.L. officials are looking to create more diverse restaurant scene

Derek Kim
July 15, 2013

Imagine it’s your birthday. You and your friends want to go out for dinner. The question is, where do you go? Peanut Barrel? Noodles & Company? Georgio’s Pizza? Somewhere else in downtown East Lansing? Maybe head out to P.F. Chang’s in Eastwood Towne Center? If it was any other night, a super dub from Menna’s Joint might be enough, but what about a special occasion when you’re willing to spend a bit more cash?

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Local woman assaulted yesterday evening

Holly Baranowski
July 15, 2013

Yesterday evening, a female victim was assaulted at the East Lansing Family Aquatic Center, 6400 Abbot Road, at approximately 5 p.m. The suspect, a male, was gone when the East Lansing police officers arrived on the scene. The police report has yet to be turned into the police department to be processed.

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5th annual Mich. Livestock Expo showcases animals at MSU Pavilion

Tyler Beck
July 14, 2013

As an agricultural school, MSU certainly has been sticking to its roots during the past few days. The fifth annual Michigan Livestock Expo, or MLE, was hosted at the MSU Pavilion for the fourth-straight year this past weekend. The MLE started on Thursday and included competitions for lambs, swine, beef and goats throughout the weekend. The Swine and Beef market shows took place on Sunday, and the MLE will continue until Tuesday.

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COGS looks forward to Chittenden Hall revamp

Katie Abdilla
July 14, 2013

Tucked in among several of the oldest buildings on campus, there stands Chittenden Hall. It is not being used and has gone unused for more than a decade. Formerly known as the Forestry Building, Chittenden Hall has been vacant since 1999. The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, has worked to bring the historic building back to life and use it for its own services.

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24th annual auto show held in Grand Ledge

April Jones
July 14, 2013

A Viking Blue 1976 Cutlass Supreme won State Sen. Rick Jones’s favorite car choice this year at the 24th annual Ledges Classic Auto Show at Fitzgerald Park in Grand Ledge Saturday afternoon. Since 1989, Fitzgerald Park has hosted Grand Ledge’s annual auto show during the second weekend in July, where people can enjoy a few days of music, prizes, awards, food and classic cars, some dating back over 100 years.

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East Lansing community photo contest requests submissions

Derek Kim
July 14, 2013

Lansing Community College student Lang Thai always considered photography a hobby, but he never thought his nighttime photo of Spartan Stadium would land him a $50 Meijer gift card. This July, Thai seeks to continue his successful photography run in the East Lansing Community Photo Contest, where community members of all ages are invited to display their photogenic talent by submitting up to five photos taken in East Lansing.

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Face Time with George T. Roumell Jr.

Holly Baranowski
July 14, 2013

After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1954, and working for U.S. District Court Judge Theodore Levin as a law clerk, George T. Roumell Jr. joined the Detroit College of Law as an adjunct professor in 1957. Now, nearly 60 years later, Roumell Jr. is the longest-serving faculty member at MSU College of Law.

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Locals respond to Trayvon Martin controversial verdict

Anya Rath
July 14, 2013

Seated on a lawn chair on the divider on Grand River Avenue, graduate student Joseph Harris single-handedly protested the verdict of the controversial Trayvon Martin case on Sunday night. As the New York Times reported, in February 2012, Martin, a 17-year old black male was shot to death by George Zimmerman in Florida.