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July 5, 2009
  • Entertainment Blog RSS Feed

    The features desk discusses everything from weekend happenings to the latest movies, music and celebrity gossip.

    Check out the Entertainment Podcast for more from the features desk.

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    Michael Jackson pronounced dead

    (6:20 p.m.) It has been reported that pop superstar Michael Jackson is currently in a coma at the UCLA Medical Center. The LA Times reported that Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics were at Jackson’s Bel Air rental home after receiving a call from inside the house.

  • Everybody's Got Opinions RSS Feed

    The State News opinion desk fills you in on the little issues that are on their minds. Everybody’s got opinions — these are ours.

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    How to find a parking space (and still get a ticket)

    When humans got together and created civilization, in theory they enacted laws in order to protect and better society.

  • First Time for Everything RSS Feed

    Former State News reporter Thea Neal shares her experiences taking on new challenges — Trying it first so you don’t have to.

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    My first time as a model

    I’m short. No, like really short.

    I’m 5-foot-1, just like I’ve been since seventh grade. So when my friend Lauren Drapes asked me to model in the Student Apparel Design Association “Lights, Camera, Fashion” show, I was a bit worried.

  • Fresh Detective RSS Feed

    Copy chief Alexa Schlosser writes about what’s new and interesting in the world of music, movies, fashion and pop culture in her blog Fresh Detective.

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    Diplo-Switch collabo Major Lazer weird in good way

    The Major Lazer MySpace page lists its style as reggae/Americana/black metal. Yeah, I don’t really think that makes sense either.

  • Lighting the Lamp RSS Feed

    Hockey reporter Alex DiFilippo and Sports Editor Matt Bishop take you inside both MSU hockey and professional hockey four times a week.

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    Recapping a disappointing season

    The MSU hockey team went from winning a national championship two years ago to finishing in second-to last place in the league and losing in the first round of the CCHA playoffs.

  • MSU Basketball Blog RSS Feed

    Men’s basketball reporters Alex Altman and Cash Kruth and women’s basketball reporter Joseph Terry take you inside both MSU basketball programs.

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    Merchant named to World University Games staff

    MSU women’s basketball coach Suzy Merchant was named as an assistant coach for USA Basketball for the 2009 USA World University Games, to be held this summer in Belgrade, Serbia.

  • MSU Football Blog RSS Feed

    The SN football reporters take you inside the MSU football team with news, notes, opinions and other items of interest.

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    Graduating MSU football seniors make the leap to the league

    Some MSU football graduating seniors are going to a better place.

  • Spanish Encounters in Valencia RSS Feed

    Journalism junior and former State News copy editor Lauren Talley is studying Spanish at the University of Virginia at Valencia for the spring 2009 semester.

    This is her account of life in Spain’s third largest city.

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    Bringing Spain Home

    Ann Arbor, Mich. — I arrived in the U.S. more than a week ago, but it feels like longer. Coming home was, in a way, just what I needed and, in another way, less shocking that I had expected.

  • Sports Blog RSS Feed

    Check out the sports blog, where the State News sports staff will discuss everything from Spartan to professional athletics on a daily basis.

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    Dantonio says he'll be here a long time

    MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio is a lifer.

  • Summer of Fitness RSS Feed

    State News features writer Krystle Wagner gives you the skinny on her journey through a summer of fitness. Read as she examines all aspects of her strides to become a fitness fanatic.

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    Although fasting cut short, results still noticed

    The combination of humidity, a sour mood and hunger pains were the last straw; I ended my fast a day early.

  • The Biz RSS Feed

    Sports administration reporter Joey Nowak keeps you up to speed with the latest news and notes from the business and administrative side of the sports world.

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    NCAA recognizes MSU basketball, baseball academics

    As a part of its academic reform program, the NCAA recognized the MSU men’s basketball and baseball teams for their top academic performance this year.

  • The Huddle RSS Feed

    Sports reporter Jacob Carpenter examines sports issues from the past and present.

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    Weekly Treat — Remembering Fall 2008

    What can I say? Writing about sports every weekday during the Fall 2008 semester has been a treat.

  • The KO Corner RSS Feed

    Sports Editor Matt Bishop examines the latest in mixed martial arts three times a week in The KO Corner.

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    UFC 93 preview

    The UFC begins its stretch of three cards in four weeks Saturday with “UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson” from The O2 Dublin in Dublin,Ireland. The event will be headlined by a light-heavyweight clash between former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin and former PRIDE welterweight and middleweight champion Dan Henderson. The winner is expected to become a coach on “The Ultimate Fighter 9” opposite Michael Bisping.

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  • E.L. Eats RSS Feed

    Looking for a late night snack or a place to take a first date? Reporters share their East Lansing favorites in the Lowdown’s food blog, E.L. Eats.

  • MSUT3K: A Film Blog RSS Feed

    State News music and film reporter Mallory McKnight explores current trends, traps and triumphs in the world of films.

  • Striking a Chord RSS Feed

    If you’re in a music rut and looking for something new, Arts reporter Cole Bertsos has the cure. Bertsos blogs about music new and old, providing you with enough material to always keep your playlist fresh.