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MICHIGAN

Residents to vote today on proposed E.L. elementary school bond

Beau Hayhoe
February 27, 2012

East Lansing residents will head to the polls today with the fate of the city’s school system hanging in the balance and a $53 million bond proposal on the ballot. The proposal would renovate and reconfigure five of the city’s six elementary schools, an issue that has drawn both heated criticism and strong support from community members, including MSU faculty with children in East Lansing schools.

MSU

New online summer course teaches zombie survival

Stephen Brooks
February 27, 2012

This summer, zombies are coming to terrorize MSU. As a component of Glenn Stutzky’s new online course beginning this summer, “Surviving the Coming Zombie Apocalypse: Catastrophe & Human Behavior,” students will be divided into survivor groups where they have to solve problems and perform activities related to a hypothetical zombie invasion.

MSU

FRIB funding controversial among legislators

Andrew Krietz
February 27, 2012

Since the federal proposal to cut funding to $22 million from the original $55 million in committed funding for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, earlier this month, several legislative voices are crying out to show continued support for the project.

NEWS

Police Brief 02/27/12

Lauren Gibbons
February 26, 2012

A 19-year-old female student reported her cell phone was stolen between 6:05-6:20 p.m. Feb. 18 in a hallway in the Auditorium, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

MSU

Students compete in Junkyard Wars challenge

Caleb Nordgren
February 26, 2012

As soon as mechanical engineering senior Adam Sajdak finished addressing about 40 people who had assembled at the IM Sports-West tennis courts on Friday afternoon, the engineers launched into action with gusto, and this year’s Junkyard Wars competition officially began. Each of the seven competing teams was given a 4-by-4 sheet of plywood and an 8-foot length of 2-by-4 to start, along with a drill, four wheels, as many screws or nails as needed and a shared circular saw. The objective was to build a cart to hold two 70-pound sandbags in about an hour and a half. The cart then was pushed through a slalom course in a relay race, and a head-to-head tournament decided the winner.

MICHIGAN

Gas prices continue to rise in Michigan, other states

Andrew Krietz
February 26, 2012

When Olivia Martin’s family drives back home to Oxford, Mich., after spending time in sunny Florida next week, the relaxation of spring break quickly might turn to sticker shock. The U.S. national average for a gallon of gasoline currently hovers around $3.64, according to GasBuddy.com — up about 30 cents from one year ago — and might increase further, analysts predict. In Michigan, prices average about 4 cents higher.

MICHIGAN

Nonprofit encourages ‘passing it forward’

Ian Kullgren
February 26, 2012

Megan Brophy was home for the summer when it first happened one morning, waiting in line at a McDonald’s drive-thru. When she pulled up to the window, the cashier said her breakfast had been paid for by the woman in the car ahead. The woman had also left a special message: “Pass it forward.”

MICHIGAN

Alleged murderer David Marion Jr.'s pretrial continues

Lauren Gibbons
February 26, 2012

A pretrial to determine whether a police interrogation of alleged murderer David Marion Jr. could be counted as evidence continued Friday in Lansing’s 30th Circuit Court with testimony from a Michigan State Police officer. Marion has been charged with conspiring to kill Lansing resident Owen Goodenow in the process of stealing a safe containing money and marijuana inside the home, as well as killing Goodenow’s roommate, MSU student Darren Brown.

MSU

MSU Underwater Hockey Team hosts tournament Sunday

Lauren Gibbons
February 26, 2012

With fins flapping and water splashing, underwater hockey players from 10 different colleges and cities competed for fun and glory this weekend in MSU’s 12th annual Tournament of Love, held at IM Sports-West. In underwater hockey, players drop a 3-pound puck to the bottom of a pool and use small sticks to push the puck into the opposing team’s goal.

MICHIGAN

PNC bank, medical facility construction plans move forward

Beau Hayhoe
February 24, 2012

A local developer plans to start demolishing a former office site within the next week and eventually build a medical facility and drive-thru bank on Lake Lansing and Coolidge roads. The East Lansing City Council approved the site plan and special use permit application submitted by Caddis Development Group LLC at its Tuesday night meeting, clearing the way for local construction company E.T. MacKenzie Co. to start demolition at the property, 1525 W. Lake Lansing Road, the former site of the Blue Cross Blue Shield offices.