COMMENTARY
How to survive Thanksgiving dinner with your dignity intact
To drink or not to drink? Let’s be real, this shouldn’t even be a question.
COMMENTARY
Policy changes could help fill stadium seats
With Thanksgiving weekend, a harsh student ticket policy and 43-degree weather on schedule, it’s a safe bet to expect a pitiful showing of students for Saturday’s game against Minnesota.
MSU
Impact 89FM partners with local business in Socks for Lansing project
With the holiday season just around the corner, individuals and organizations are keener on reaching out to give a helping hand to the less fortunate, including MSU’s Impact 89FM. Impact 89FM is assisting with the Socks for Lansing project, initiated by the Rizzi Family of Businesses, to collect brand new unwrapped socks for donation.
MSU
License plate logo change sparking discussions among MSU officials, alumni
As part of a rebranding effort over the years, MSU’s Communications and Brand Strategy, or CABS, department has been making the shift from the historic block “S” logo to the Spartan helmet logo.The new logo has found its way onto the basketball court, the center of the gridiron, on MSU clothing and beginning Feb. 1, on the fundraiser license plate in place of the block “S.” Although the change is spreading throughout campus, MSU Trustee George Perles believes the new logo is less inclusive and does not represent the history of MSU.
MSU
MSU English Language Center students teach second graders
Second graders at a local elementary school were given the rare opportunity of interacting with people from all over the globe through a Monday festival that featured international students from the MSU English Language Center. Kristen Casby, who teaches at East Lansing’s Marble Elementary School, teamed up with MSU’s English Language Center to welcome 12 international students with backgrounds from South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Angola and Turkey. The international students taught the elementary students their world cultures through interactive activities and displays in the second grade classroom.
FEATURES
Home-cooked Thanksgiving
For students fending for themselves this Thanksgiving, having a delicious holiday-themed meal for dinner might seem like an impossible feat. But, it doesn’t have to be. Here are some recipes to make this Thanksgiving that can be enjoyed no matter the situation.
FOOTBALL
Spartans going to Indy after big victory
For the second time in three seasons, the Spartans are heading to Indianapolis.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Comeback kid
Madison Williams already has suffered three anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, tears. But something is telling her she isn’t done yet. The redshirt junior center and former McDonald’s All-American only played in three collegiate games prior to this season. On Saturday night, a Breslin Center crowd of nearly 6,000 witnessed her play in her first game since Nov. 15, 2011. To a standing ovation from the crowd, Williams entered the game with about 15 minutes left in the first half. In two stints — one in the first half and one in the second half — Williams played five minutes and showed a glimpse of her potential when she scored six points, and recorded one rebound, one block and one steal. “(It’s) such a huge weight off,” Williams said about playing in her first game in two years. “All I’m thinking right now is I’m so thankful. God is so good to me just that I can get out there and I’m safe. He kept me safe in that game.
MSU
Dean of Communication Arts heading to new position
Turnover and change in academia is normal, but that doesn’t make losing a Spartan leader after 15 years of excellence any easier.
MSU
New policy would focus on attendance
MSU’s undergraduate student government, ASMSU, passed a resolution during its academic affairs committee meeting on Thursday that would allow the student government to advocate for a new policy eliminating academic penalties when attending a professional interview.
MEN'S SOCCER
Soccer wins in double OT in NCAA tourney's second round
After a mostly deadlocked game, it was a Tim Kreutz header from 10 yards out with 6:29 left in the second overtime that sealed a 1-0 win for the No.
MICHIGAN
Face Time: Astronaut Chris Hadfield
Aboard the International Space Station from Dec. 2012 to May 2013, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield took part in various research experiments and technical maintenance of the low-earth orbit station. ?In his spare time, Hadfield cultivated an unprecedented social media presence, using Twitter and YouTube to bring the earthbound public a steady stream of content. His broadcasts earned him a dedicated online following.?
MSU
ASMSU President Evan Martinak to resign in January
After a year and a half of serving as the president of ASMSU, Evan Martinak announced Friday that he will be resigning from his position after he graduates in December. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. “I’m proud of what we have accomplished (at ASMSU,)” Martinak said. He will officially step down from the position on Jan. 1, 2014.
MICHIGAN
Crowds pack greater Lansing for annual Silver Bells holiday parade
The annual Silver Bells in the City celebration brought thousands of people to downtown Lansing on Friday with a parade and a Christmas tree lighting, ushering in the holiday season. The event, which has been a tradition since 1985, features a parade with floats from local businesses and organizations, as well as well as 11 high school marching bands.
COMMENTARY
Job interview valid reason to skip class
Most of us don’t go to school just for the pure joy of learning; we get a degree so we can get a job. Unfortunately, some professors’ strict attendance policies are getting in the way of students finding work.
COMMENTARY
Apathy leads to missed opportunities on campus
We are all students and attend college so that we can search for opportunities. However, classes should not be the only place to search. There are amazing things to learn outside of the classroom through the many activities that are provided through student groups and other organizations.
FEATURES
Indian Students Organization hosts annual Sargam dance
The Wharton Center hummed with Bollywood fever Saturday night as the cast members of this year’s Sargam took the stage in a vibrant display of Indian culture. Sargam is the Indian Students Organization’s annual song-and-dance show that features students acting and dancing to popular Hindi songs.
MICHIGAN
Winter sports clubs host rail jam to raise funds for Relay for Life
About 4,000 pounds of imported snow blanketed the field behind The Rock on Friday, enabling members of the Spartan Ski Club and the Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team to host a snowboarding competition in the middle of campus. Kinesiology junior Sean Storey, the president of the MSU Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team, said members of both groups helped shovel the snow onto a large metal snowboarding ramp complete with jumps and rails the night before, working for nearly eight hours in preparation for the competition, called a Rail Jam.
BASKETBALL
No. 1 men's basketball win Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
A great run at the end of the first half was the difference for the second night in a row, as the No.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball's senior night spoiled by Minnesota
Despite a valiant effort, MSU dropped its second home match of the weekend Saturday night. No. 11 Minnesota (25-6 overall, 13-5 Big Ten) defeated No.