Matt's campaign in the news:

News stories that have run about Matt and/or editors written. Online stories contain links to the story.

11.14.05 - "Plan should include historic fraternity" - Opinion by Ryan McBride in the State News, recognizing Mitroka for his support of fraternity houses in the East Village.

11.04.05 - "Citizen expresses concern about traffic speed" - Continuing my theme of pedestrian & traffic safety in East Lansing.

11.03.05 - "MIDDAY UPDATE: Resident fed up with speed of East Lansing traffic" - Pedestrian & traffic safety in East Lansing story teaser.

11.02.05 - "Re-elect Loomis" - Voicing my support for Vic Loomis. It's at the very bottom of the page.

09.07.05 - "Conserving gas will help hurricane relief" - State News Opinion I wrote.

04.28.05 - "Student seat on the E.L. City Council is sorely needed, but getting it will be an uphill battle" - State News Editorial Opinion - I think there is a voice of support in there somewhere.

04.27.05 - "MSU student, grad might run for E.L. council seats" - Article about potential run for City Council, 2005.

01.14.05 - "E.L. works to hold back river flooding " - Story about East Village planning meeting.

11.10.04 - "Commission to look at rental restriction " - Story contains a quote about the rental restriction overlay districts.

11.09.04 - "E.L. Council to review plan for condominium project " - Story contains a quote about the 'West Village' project.

10.18.04 - "Soil paper published." - This is a peer reviewed paper that was part of a group project that I worked on.

10.08.04 - " Details of revamp released" - Story contains a quote about student inclusion in the planning process of the East Village.

9.24.04 - " E.L. Planning Commission approves new building plan" - Story contains a quote about my views of the project.

03.01.04 - I have been appointed to the East Lansing Planning Commission.

10.15.03 - I have been elected Vice Chair of the Commission on the Environment of East Lansing. We are currently working on wetland regulation issues within the city along with other issues.

10.07.03 - " Primaries' fate up in air" - Low turnout puts election issue on November ballot By Sarah McEvilly of The State News. I was asked to comment on the issue.

2.19.03 - I am currently serving on the Comission on the Environment for East Lansing. Check the city website for minutes of the meetings if you are interested (City of East Lansing)

10.02.02 - "City boycott not solution, go vote" - Letter to editor telling students that a city business boycott is not the solution to problems, vote to change things instead.

9.16.02 - I have been appointed to the Commission on the Environment for East Lansing.

9.11.02 - "Your opinions on America and Sept. 11 " - Viewpoint of how September 11, 2001 changed America, LSJ special edition.

5.16.02 - "Township residents need vote on annex" - Letter to editor in support of all residents being allowed to vote on annexations.

5.16.02 - "Petition to annex not for the best" - Letter to editor against Bath annexation.

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11.12.01 - "Council candidates miss student issues" - opinion column in The State News about low student voter turnout.

10.29.01 - "Candidates focus on relations" - Key issue expected to be student, city communication by Sara Luneburg of The State News. I was asked to comment about student/city relations.

8.30.01 - "Council to look at options for E.L. primaries" - Elections in city could be eliminated or changed to boost voter turnout by Hugh Leach of the Lansing State Journal.

8.23.01 - "Student wants to move E.L. election" - Former candidate seeks to push primaries back one month to September by Hugh Leach, Lansing State Journal.

8.23.01 - "Summer in E.L. worth a look back" - By Tony Paul of The State News. Recap of the biggest summer news reported by the State News, mentions city council election.

8.15.01 - "ASMSU asks for student-city liaison" - article in The State News by Jamie Gumbrecht quoting Matt.

8.15.01 - "Students need to make voices heard" - opinion by John VanHouten a 1999 MSU graduate printed in The State News.

8.15.01 - "Residents deserve chance to vote " - opinion by Craig Harcek an MSU environmental science senior printed in The State News.

8.13.01 - "Small change" - The State News opinion on moving the primary date to September.

8.09.01 - "August primary irks some" - Officials say later date may bost voter participation by Shannon Murphy of The State News

8.08.01 - "‘U’ graduates’ bids for council seats fall short" - story about MSU student candidates by Jamie Gumbrecht of The State News

8.08.01 - "Familiar faces advance to November" - Veterans plan for clean race in next round by Shannon Murphy of The State News

8.08.01 - "Loomis, incumbent Sharp win East Lansing primary" - They will join Harrow, Beard on November ballot for 2 council seats By Hugh Leach Lansing State Journal

8.07.01 - "Primary Election Results" - Results listed on WLNS.

8.07.01 - "Voters not interested in primary" - Turnout even lower than expected by Jam Sardar of WILX.

8.07.01 - "Low turnout expected for today's primary" - Article about low turnout in Lansing, and a hopeful "moderate turnout in East Lansing" by By Christine MacDonald of the Lansing State Journal.

8.06.01 - "Voice your choice" - State News editorial board opinion about city council primary.

8.06.01 - "Crunch time for council candidates" - Candidate profile by Shannon Murphay, The State News

8.03.01 - "E. Lansing primary to narrow field" - Voters to choose top four among eight vying for two council seats by Hugh Leach, Lansing State Journal.

8.02.01 - "Candidates hope for voter turnout increase in primaries " - State News article reminding people to vote on Tuesday.

7.24.01 - Listen to WKAR on August 3rd at 7:04am for a EL City Council news feature.

7.19.01 - "E. Lansing candidates for council match wits" - 7 of the 8 hopefuls discuss city issues at public forum by Hugh Leach, Lansing State Journal.

7.18.01 - "Forum introduces candidates to E.L." - Story about the EL candidate forum by Shannon Murphy, The State News.

7.08.01 - The League of Women Voters candidate forum is schedule for 7pm, July 18, at the EL Library. - Each candidate will have 2 min to respond to questions asked by the audience. Please come and hear what each of us has to say.

7.02.01 - Matt (and the website) were featured on WILX Channel 10 in a story about young candidates for local offices.

6.19.01 - For more information about issues I find important, please visit Public Response.com.

5.17.01 - "Eight vying for 2 seats on City Council" - Lansing State Journal article on East Lansing City Council candidates.

5.16.01 - "Eight to run for E.L. City Council" - The State News artcle about EL City Council candidates.

5.05.01 - Matt graduates from Michigan State. - Matt received his bachelor of science degree in Geography. Matt will now continue his education at MSU in persuit of a Master's degree.

4.27.01 - Matt inducted into Geography Honor Society. - Matt has been inducted into Gamma Theta Upsilon, which is an international geographical honor society.

4.18.01 - Matthew files petitions. - Matt filed his petitions today and has become the first candidate for East Lansing City council to do so.

4.17.01 - Matt has been awarded the John Hunter Award. - The award is a MSU department of Geography award, and the description is: "The John M. Hunter Award is given to outstanding geography students who demonstrate academic potential and dedication to advancing the field of geography. The award is named in honor of the world-renowned medical geographer and MSU University Distinguished Professor, John M. Hunter."

4.05.01 - Matt was on 88.9 FM on Thursday, 04/05/01 to discuss issues important for the community and his campaign.

3.23.01 - "Residents grab petitions for race" - more people have picked up petitions to try and join the race for city council. Matt's campaign was again mentioned briefly.

3.20.01 - "Crosswalk safety must be addressed" opinion column written for the State News.

3.20.01 - "U student plans to run for city council" - another student has joined the race in trying to get 50 signatures for petition to be on the ballot. Matt was mentioned as being a student who has already announced his intention to run for one of the two open seats.

3.13.01 - Matt's campaign was mentioned on WKAR public radio.

3.13.01 - "Student gears up for city council campaign" - article in The State News about Matt's intentions to run for city council. Matt was the first student to enter the race.

3.12.01- "2 step into E. Lansing council race" - article in the Lansing State Journal that was the first to be published announcing that Matt is seeking a city council seat. This article is not available from LSJ.COM, transcript coming soon.