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COMMENTARY

Lonely on campus? You're not alone

There are so many clichés about college being a “big adventure” or a “new chapter in your life.” I will admit that to some extent, those clichés are very true. I mean, who doesn’t love a new adventure? But no adventure would be any fun without someone to go through it with you. That’s why having friends is important.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Women's soccer moves on to Minnesota, Wisconsin

This will be a crucial weekend for the women’s soccer team as they prepare to face Big Ten opponents Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Spartans (6-1-1 overall, 0-1-0 Big Ten) dropped their first match of the season last week against Nebraska, 1-0. With only one game last weekend, MSU got a couple of extra days to rebound and freshen up for this weekend’s slate.

FEATURES

Weekend events

If you have an empty schedule this weekend, MSU and the Lansing area are packed with activities to do. Friday Izzone Campout 3 p.m.

FEATURES

Students help fight diseases with Be The Match group

Be The Match Foundation is partnering with MSU students this fall to work toward fighting life-threatening diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma and sickle cell disease. MSU is one of 30 Be The Match college and university chapters across the country. “Transplant centers that are treating these patients have told us that what they are looking for are the youngest, healthiest donors,” Eric Trosko, Be The Match Michigan representative, said. Since 1986, Be The Match has been partnering unrelated marrow donors with patients in need of bone marrow transplants. Trosko said finding a donor can be challenging, so the primary function of the foundation is to increase the potential of healthy bone marrow donors added to the registry so every patient can get a transplant. Patients who need a bone marrow transplant look for one within the family, which is successful about 30 percent of the time, Trosko said.

FEATURES

Faces of East Lansing

Pinball Pete’s began in Ted Arnold’s parents’ basement in 1974 with three machines — pinball, candy and soda. Since then, it has become an East Lansing icon, serving the entertainment needs of students and community members for 34 years. “We’re not making a lot of money but we’re not losing money,” owner Arnold said.

NEWS

A difficult balancing act

The early descent into a busy day is something that many college students have come to know by heart, but the burden of balancing school and work has continued to grow.

MICHIGAN

E. Lansing Amtrak revamp delayed

The process of transforming the current East Lansing Amtrak Station into the CATA Multimodal Station can move forward now that the Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, obtained a grant originally announced in July 2012.

MICHIGAN

University network down briefly

MSU experienced a brief period of network downtime Wednesday afternoon because of what Information Technology Services staff are calling a main switch failure in the university’s network infrastructure.

MSU

Officials: Izzone Campout to be largest in eight years

Students packed the halls of the MSU Union on Wednesday and waited hours to gain their plot of land on Munn Field for the annual Izzone Campout this Friday. Abnormally high turnout for the registration event led officials to believe the Izzone Campout could be its most crowded in years. Each year, the Association of Future Alumni, or AFA, hosts a campout for all students who bought season tickets to the men’s basketball games, offering games, giveaways and food at the event. Registration for the campout started at 10 a.m. Wednesday, and Matt Martin, director of Izzone at AFA, said the crowd remained strong throughout the day.

MICHIGAN

Jobless rates rise, but education still worthwhile

Michigan jobless rates are up for the third month in a row, creeping to nine percent unemployment. The state was dubbed the nation’s fourth-most unemployed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But getting a college degree still seems to be the best pathway to a high-paying career.

MSU

MSU study shows Internet, texts have high impact on bullying

MSU research shows that bullying and harassment over the Internet or by text message can have as much impact on a student’s well-being as physical abuse. One study published earlier this year by MSU criminologist Thomas Holt showed students bullied online or by cell phone are just as likely to skip school or contemplate suicide as those who are physically bullied.

ICE HOCKEY

Experience to help MSU on ice this season

Tom Anastos is a man who likes experience, and fortunately for him, this year’s MSU hockey team is gaining in that area. “This year, for the most part, we have guys that know what the expectations are,” Anastos said. “We have guys that have college experience now, where last year we didn’t have that.”