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MICHIGAN

Proposed E.L. community kitchen might help hungry

The Rev. William Stein has seen people cut from jobs and negatively impacted by the economy. Stein, a pastor in Kalamazoo and chairman of God’s Kitchen, a community kitchen in Springfield, Mich., is spearheading a project to create Sparty’s Kitchen, a community kitchen that will provide five meals a week to members of the East Lansing community and students by spring 2012.

MSU

Event to support abuse victims

A candlelight vigil is being held at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at The Michigan Women’s Historical Center and Hall of Fame, 213 West Malcolm X St., in Lansing to honor victims and survivors of domestic violence.

Beau Hayhoe ·
MSU

Fraternity roasts hog, raises money for AgrAbility

The sun was setting and the night was warm as Ron and Brenda Kuhn enjoyed the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity’s annual hog roast on Friday night along with a small crowd of fraternity members and their families at Valley Court Park in East Lansing.

MSU

Students march against hate, racism

As the sun set in the distance, several hundred students gathered around, signs in hand, passion in heart, and let out booming cheers that echoed throughout the East Neighborhood — “Hate speech is not protected speech.”

Josh Sidorowicz ·
MICHIGAN

Night riders

We all know East Lansing doesn’t go to bed at sun down and neither do the city’s taxi cab and delivery drivers. Dealing with drunk students, busy streets and late hours, though, is worth it to Shaggin‘ Wagon Taxi driver Damon Voeller and Menna’s Joint delivery driver Kenneth Pollok.