Partying just off campus prior to the Ohio State game.  Fun, but messy.

There is some disconnect here in the city of East Lansing; at least, some students perceive the city is being a bit disingenuous.  It's all about, well, garbage. The students throw their garbage onto their lawns and on the street after parties... but, for the most part, they clean it up -- with the help of the Community Relations Coalition.  

At the same time, some students feel the East Lansing Police Department "treats us like garbage" when it comes to their need for responsiveness after a slew of thefts across the city. According to the ELPD, these thefts, around Cedar Greens, Abbott Pointe, Hull Apartments (don't know where that is), and up at Chandler Crossings, may be related.  Yet, Marie posts at the State News a common thread told by many students and heard by many residents... ""it was obvious [the police] did NOT care when my friends had their tv stolen. They treat students like garbage like we have it coming and that we can afford to have our personal property stolen all the time."   ELPD Sgt. Scott Wrigglesworth certainly didn't offer words of comfort: "“Our hope would be to catch these guys in the act.”  So much for CSI coming to their rescue, I guess.  Hey, maybe students at the Forensic Science program at MSU can get off their tails and do some community investigating with the ELPD... for school credit.   

So, the party-till-you-drop students are creating the garbage, yet work with the city and its residents to clean it up. On the other hand, students feel they are being treated like garbage and aren't getting the same love back from the ELPD when they are having their personal affects stolen.  Perceptions are the foundation of reality, aren't they?  Indeed, maybe the ELPD should show a little more empathy for these students (or this particular student, Marie) who are also city residents...