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LANSING — Michigan State University will ease some restrictions on campus because COVID-19 case numbers are declining after an initial spike when students returned last month.  MSU officials announced an enhanced social distancing directive that began on Jan. 30, ordering on-campus students to remain in their dorms or apartments with few exceptions, like to go to in-person classes, to pick up meals, seek medical care or go to a job. The directive will be lifted Sunday, allowing more freedom for students on campus.  The enhanced safety measures were enacted as positivity rates jumped t...

27 reports of MSU Community Compact violations since the start of spring semester People walking along Grand River Avenue on Jan. 20. — Photo by Rahmya Trewern | The State News Reports of 27 possible Michigan State University Community Compact violations have been received since the start of the spring semester, according to MSU Deputy Spokesperson Dan Olsen. The Community Compact a...

Leverett applying for grant to iron out Wendell policing partnership Wendell’s old Town Hall and Police Station. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz Modified: 2/17/2021 2:52:55 PM Related stories Wendell Selectboard extends policing contract with Leverett until July WENDELL — Leverett Town Administrator Marjorie McGinnis is applying for a state grant that, if received, would help to finance a consultant to finalize a long-term policing agreement between Leverett and Wendell. The towns entered into an initial 90-day inter-municipal agreement for Leverett to provide its policing services to Wendell...

Beyond COVID: Expect a ‘click and mortar’ approach as colleges emerge from the pandemic Posted Feb 16, 2021 Westfield State University professor Tarin Weiss teaches a geology class from her Westhampton home in December. (Don Treeger / The Republican file photo) Facebook Share When the coronavirus pandemic closed college campuses in March of 2020, administrators initially hoped that some normalcy would return by the fall semester. That did not happen. Some schools that reopened dormitories had to shut them down again. Others did not reopen their campuses at all, continuing classes online....

MSU will lift enhance physical distancing directive in phases Spartan Stadium has converted into a COVID-19 testing facility to allow students living on or near campus to get tested. The entrance to the testing center is located at Gate B. Shot on Sept. 23, 2020. — Photo by Lauren DeMay | The State News Michigan State University will lift its enhanced physical distancing directive i...