Cedar Fest Special Coverage
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Former student sentenced for riot
Updated 10/01/2008 8:39pmA 19-year-old former landscape architecture sophomore was sentenced Monday to seven days in the Ingham County Jail for participating in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
Conviction ends two-day Cedar Fest trial for student
Updated 09/23/2008 10:45pmAfter two days of trial, six witnesses and almost three hours of deliberation Tuesday, a six-person jury delivered an assortment of decisions about a criminal justice sophomore’s participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
Local police still offering Cedar Fest tip rewards
Updated 09/22/2008 8:20pmReward money is still available for individuals who have tips about participants in the Cedar Fest riot.
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Dearborn man receives split verdict in Cedar Fest case
Updated 09/03/2008 9:19pmAs clouds rolled into East Lansing on Wednesday, the courtroom atmosphere chilled and a 19-year-old Dearborn man received a split verdict from a jury for his participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
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MSU student given mixed riot verdict
Updated 09/02/2008 8:37pmA 21-year-old MSU student received a mixed verdict Tuesday for his participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot. Jordan A. Williams was found guilty by a jury for the misdemeanor offense of disorderly conduct by obstructing, resisting or hindering a police officer.
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Publishing names of students charged for Cedar Fest wrong
Updated 09/01/2008 6:42pmAs I begin my senior year at MSU, I have always used The State News as an informative and entertaining tool to stay updated on my campus town. Unfortunately, I have recently become concerned with articles published about students involved in the Cedar Fest riots/celebration.
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West Mich. man sentenced for riot
Updated 08/25/2008 7:53pmA 19-year-old Grand Rapids man was sentenced to 20 days in the Ingham County Jail for his participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
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Use of Facebook to prosecute unlikely
Updated 04/23/2008 10:42pmExperts 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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Wednesday's Cedar Fest arraignments
Updated 04/16/2008 11:21pmA list of the 7 arraignments from Wednesday.
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Tuesday's Cedar Fest arraignments
Updated 04/15/2008 11:25pmTuesday’s Cedar Fest arraignments.
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3 years later, lessons learned
Updated 04/14/2008 11:15pmEast Lansing police say the response to Cedar Fest shows they’ve changed since the April 2005 disturbances, which tarnished their image. And several local officials, who reviewed the 2005 melee, agree police have revised their practices.
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Cedar fest brings bad memories, fame to some
Updated 04/14/2008 11:13pmFor the majority of people who attended Cedar Fest, the night had little consequence. They came, they saw and they left. But for a few individuals, Cedar Fest had a much bigger impact.
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E.L. police will not charge most rioters with felonies
Updated 04/13/2008 11:13pmPolice will not seek felony charges against the majority of individuals arrested in connection with the April 5-6 Cedar Fest riot, East Lansing police Lt. Kevin Daley said Thursday.
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Cedar Fest suspects arraigned this weekend
Updated 04/13/2008 11:12pmCedar Fest suspects arraigned this weekend.
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Cedar Fest arrests made using Web site
Updated 04/13/2008 9:28pmEast Lansing police have identified nine new suspects in crimes stemming from the April 5-6 Cedar Fest riot by reviewing video and photographic evidence taken during the event.
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Blast from the past
Updated 04/10/2008 10:05pmDarth Vader was on top of a cop car, swinging a light saber and yelling, “Kill the pigs.” That’s one of the memories Tim Miller, an MSU student from 1979-83, has of the first official Cedar Fest in 1983. The event was semiannual, occurring in October and May, and often resulted in mass partying and property damage. Informal block parties began in the ’70s and got bigger, lasting through the ’80s. “It was the party to go to,” Miller said. “It was just known that Cedar Fest was going to be the wild party.”
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Cedar Fest suspects arraigned Thursday
Updated 04/10/2008 10:03pmThree Cedar Fest suspects were arraigned Thursday.
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Police, E.L. will not seek felonies against some revelers
Updated 04/10/2008 10:04pmPolice will not pursue felony charges against most people arrested at last weekend’s Cedar Fest riot, East Lansing police Lt. Kevin Daley said.
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Greeks' charity deserves more coverage than Cedar Fest riot
Updated 04/10/2008 7:34pmAs I opened The State News on Monday morning, looking forward to reading articles on the accomplishments of the MSU greek community in the past week, I was absolutely disgusted when I did not find 1 inch of information about it. Instead of broadcasting an unprecedented accomplishment for the greek community and MSU as a whole, The State News pored over Cedar Fest.





