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In Tom We Trust

Derek Blalock  and  Matt Sheehan
November 7, 2013

The five-month journey begins tonight. Ask any MSU men’s basketball player what their goal is for the season, and the same answer will come every time.? It’s not to improve their draft stock or grab as many minutes as possible, but a shared team goal that rests about 1,135 miles away — winning the national championship in Arlington, Texas. The road to Arlington starts when the Spartans take on McNeese State at 7 p.m. at Breslin Center.

MICHIGAN

Feds implement new programs to help student loan borrowers

Geoff Preston
November 7, 2013

The U.S. Department of Education is hoping to eradicate some of the misunderstanding around ways to pay back student loan debt with a new outreach program designed to teach graduates about more affordable options when paying back their loans. In a statement released this week, the department said it will be ?sending emails about loan payment options to about 3.5 million recent graduates.

MICHIGAN

Film festival features environmental themes

Celeste Bott
November 7, 2013

Several environmental films will be screened at the East Lansing Film Festival, and MSU officials and local community members will be speaking about the films in a panel discussion on Saturday. The films being shown are “Trashed,” about the impact of littering; “More than Honey,” about the importance of honeybees and “Food for Change: The Story of Cooperation in America,” about food cooperatives.

FOOTBALL

Jairus Jones out for season

Stephen Brooks
November 7, 2013

Jairus Jones’ knee injury will keep him sidelined for the remaining of the season, head coach Mark Dantonio said before practice Thursday, implying the senior linebacker’s playing career at MSU likely has ended. When Jones went down in the Spartans’ game at Notre Dame on Sept. 21 with what was described as a medial collateral ligament, or MCL injury, he was originally given a six-week timetable to recover.

MEN'S SOCCER

MSU men's soccer takes on Michigan on senior day

Zach Smith
November 7, 2013

It all comes down to this. The last game of the regular season for the No. 18 MSU men’s soccer team (9-4-3 overall, 2-2-1 Big Ten) against Michigan (8-5-3 overall, 3-2 Big Ten), and senior day presents the Spartans with one emotional afternoon at DeMartin Stadium, in the Battle for The Big Bear Trophy.

COMMENTARY

Beggars have right to ask for change

Editorial Board
November 7, 2013

It isn’t uncommon to be approached by someone begging for spare change while walking along Grand River Avenue. However, until about four weeks ago, the act of panhandling was actually considered illegal under East Lansing’s City Code.

FEATURES

Faces of East Lansing

Anya Rath
November 7, 2013

As he delicately dips the needles into the vibrant ink, Nate Kraus exudes quiet peace. With determined precision, he shades a tree on a girl’s calf with splashes of greens, pinks and browns. Kraus, a tattoo artist at Splash of Color Tattoo & Piercing Studio, cannot pinpoint how many tattoos he has completed in his eight years as a professional tattoo artist.

FEATURES

East Lansing Film Festival returns for 16th year

Ariel Ellis
November 7, 2013

For the past 16 years the East Lansing Film Festival, or ELFF, has been dedicated to bringing diverse, independent and foreign films to the city of East Lansing.? This year, Michigan’s largest film festival has returned, running through Nov. 14 and screening 72 documentary and feature films at Wells Hall and Studio C!, in Okemos.

MICHIGAN

State bill could exempt students from jury duty

Students might not to have to serve their jury duty during college semesters if the state Senate approves a new state bill the House OK’d last Wednesday. Rep. Kevin Cotter, R-Mount Pleasant, introduced the bill, which would let full-time college students postpone duty until the end of the school year.

BASKETBALL

Champions Classic renewed through 2016

Derek Blalock
November 7, 2013

Earlier today, it was announced the annual State Farm Champions Classic will be renewed for three more years. The Champions Classic is an annual basketball doubleheader headlined by powerhouses Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and MSU.

MSU

Living City- Drumming to a new beat

Margaux Forster
November 7, 2013

The year 2003 was a rough one for East Lansing resident Ricard Taylor. He was going through a rough divorce when his older brother, Taro Taylor, convinced him to try street performing with him in Detroit.“He said, ‘Let’s try it for a year. See what we can do, see what we can make of it,’ and we did it on the streets there and we got a lot of love shown to us,” Ricard Taylor said.

NEWS

'He stole so many moments from our lives'

Katie Abdilla
November 6, 2013

She was at MSU’s spring commencement last May, standing in the center of a whirlwind of Spartan-green caps and gowns. Alumna Ayrn Singler-Maurer had been there before, but the second time, she wasn’t walking for herself. She was walking for her brother, Andrew Singler.

MICHIGAN

Council leaves trail of legacies and questions

Geoff Preston
November 6, 2013

As East Lansing Mayor Diane Goddeeris adjourned the city council meeting on Wednesday, the sun set on a city council that has had a varying legacy. On Wednesday, the council finished the mandatory five-year code review as part of the comprehensive plan, passing five ordinances to finish the process. It’s the group’s last meeting before newly-elected members Ruth Beier and Susan Woods fill the seats of Kevin Beard and Vic Loomis, both of whom chose not to run for reelection.