MICHIGAN
E.L. police use Web site to help find those involved in Cedar Fest
Investigations are still underway for the East Lansing Police Department regarding last month’s Cedar Fest.
MICHIGAN
Local jury finds suspected serial killer guilty on five counts
Matthew Macon, 28-year-old Lansing resident and suspected serial killer, was found guilty on five counts, including two counts of first-degree murder and one count of assault with intent to commit murder this afternoon at the Veterans Memorial Courthouse, 313 W. Kalamazoo St. in Lansing.
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Look back and recap
It was an up-and-down year. The MSU men’s basketball team made it to the Sweet 16, only to be knocked out of the NCAA Tournament.
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'Jeopardy!' features MSU student
he’s an MSU student who made history earlier this month by wearing a hat on one of America’s most famous game shows. Who is Tara Franey?
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Campus specialty coffeehouses to become convenient stores
Two MSU specialty coffeehouses will close their doors this fall and both be replaced by Sparty’s Convenience Stores. Barista Cafe, open since 2000 in Case Hall, and Aroma Borealis, open since 2007 in Snyder-Phillips Hall, will become Sparty’s Convenience Store hybrids, Joe Garza said, manager of Sparty’s. Both will offer both coffeehouse and convenience store items.
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ASMSU plans budget for fall concert
Members of ASMSU’s Student Assembly will consider a bill during tonight’s meeting asking representatives to determine how much money to allocate for the iVote concert planned for this fall.
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Children of university employees gear up for potential futures at MSU
Children and parents alike learned what it means to be a Spartan on Thursday as part of MSU’s Take Your Child to Work Day.
MICHIGAN
Tourism investments to boost Mich. economy
Although the Michigan Legislature signed a package of bills into law temporarily increasing tourism funding last Thursday, legislators are already thinking about making the boost more long-term.
MICHIGAN
Murder, arson, assault trials continue into summer
While The State News will be on hiatus during the next couple weeks, the court system will not rest. Here is a look at the upcoming cases, as well as those that will take place in the next few months.
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Students 'show off' for Design Days
Engineering seniors spent countless hours in the Engineering Building this week perfecting their final projects in preparation for Design Days, an event electrical engineering senior Nick Tram said is a chance “to show off” today.
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MSU advertising, public relations graduate students help Crime Stoppers
As a slumping economy leaves nonprofit organizations struggling to raise funds, one local organization has enlisted a group of MSU students to help devise a fundraising plan.
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Preliminary estimate projects 7 percent tuition increase
While a preliminary estimate from university figures project a 7 percent increase in tuition for the 2008-09 academic year, the tuition rate is not remotely close to being solidified, MSU officials said.
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Police Brief 04/24/08
About $1,000 worth of stereo equipment was stolen from the McDonel Hall weight room sometime between April 16 and 2 p.m. Monday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Commission votes for new hotel, fitness center
With approval from the East Lansing Planning Commission, the city is one step closer to seeing a new hotel and a fitness center.
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MSU students protest sexist, racist incidents on campus
About 35 protesters gathered Wednesday afternoon in the South Complex courtyard to protest what they say is an ongoing problem of racism and sexism on campus, specifically in Case Hall.
NEWS
He's a travelin' man
When Jeremaya Martinez-Boyd left East Lansing to study abroad in the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2006, he didn’t think he would set a record.
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International visa fees to double
Student-visa fees for international students could double this October, but some MSU students who could be affected said the increase won’t break their bank.
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MSU fills human resources position
Brent Bowditch has been appointed MSU’s assistant vice president for human resources, university officials announced in a press release Wednesday.
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Use of Facebook to prosecute unlikely
Experts say East Lansing police could successfully press charges against the creator of the Facebook.com Web page that sparked last month’s Cedar Fest, but it won’t be easy.
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Latino students protest border issues
Students of the Latino community gathered Wednesday at the bridge between Wells Hall and the Computer Center to simulate border control between the United States and Mexico.