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October 13, 2008

Cedar Fest Special Coverage

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Former student sentenced for riot

Updated 10/01/2008 8:39pm

A 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.

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Conviction ends two-day Cedar Fest trial for student

Updated 09/23/2008 10:45pm

After 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.

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Local police still offering Cedar Fest tip rewards

Updated 09/22/2008 8:20pm

Reward money is still available for individuals who have tips about participants in the Cedar Fest riot.

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More Cedar Fest Coverage

  • Dearborn man receives split verdict in Cedar Fest case

    Updated 09/03/2008 9:19pm

    As 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.

  • MSU student given mixed riot verdict

    Updated 09/02/2008 8:37pm

    A 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.

  • Publishing names of students charged for Cedar Fest wrong

    Updated 09/01/2008 6:42pm

    As 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.

  • West Mich. man sentenced for riot

    Updated 08/25/2008 7:53pm

    A 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.

  • Use of Facebook to prosecute unlikely

    Updated 04/23/2008 10:42pm

    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.

  • Wednesday's Cedar Fest arraignments

    Updated 04/16/2008 11:21pm

    A list of the 7 arraignments from Wednesday.

  • Tuesday's Cedar Fest arraignments

    Updated 04/15/2008 11:25pm

    Tuesday’s Cedar Fest arraignments.

  • 3 years later, lessons learned

    Updated 04/14/2008 11:15pm

    East 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.

  • Cedar fest brings bad memories, fame to some

    Updated 04/14/2008 11:13pm

    For 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.

  • E.L. police will not charge most rioters with felonies

    Updated 04/13/2008 11:13pm

    Police 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.

  • Cedar Fest suspects arraigned this weekend

    Updated 04/13/2008 11:12pm

    Cedar Fest suspects arraigned this weekend.

  • Cedar Fest arrests made using Web site

    Updated 04/13/2008 9:28pm

    East 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.

  • Blast from the past

    Updated 04/10/2008 10:05pm

    Darth 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.”

  • Cedar Fest suspects arraigned Thursday

    Updated 04/10/2008 10:03pm

    Three Cedar Fest suspects were arraigned Thursday.

  • Police, E.L. will not seek felonies against some revelers

    Updated 04/10/2008 10:04pm

    Police will not pursue felony charges against most people arrested at last weekend’s Cedar Fest riot, East Lansing police Lt. Kevin Daley said.

  • Greeks' charity deserves more coverage than Cedar Fest riot

    Updated 04/10/2008 7:34pm

    As 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.