FEATURES
"American Idiot" different than the average Broadway show
When I think of Green Day, it takes me back to childhood.
FEATURES
WRA class used for more than penning essays
In professor Penny Gardner’s WRA 135 class, students do more than write essays and present PowerPoints.
FEATURES
Word on the street
Buzzfeed — a pop-culture website — published a graph this week on a list of the top-100 party schools in the nation compiled by Fiesta Frog — a website dedicated to college parties — in February. The graph combines Fiesta Frog’s rankings with Forbes’ list of America’s top colleges, with the 100 party schools also arranged by academic standing.
COMMENTARY
Divesting in oil will create new troubles
If you invest in a company that profits from activities harming the environment, does that mean you support the adverse effects they create?
COMMENTARY
For success after college, take mom’s advice
Last weekend, I was having a discussion with my mom about my future after graduation. She told me one thing I had heard from her before but will never forget: “Attitude is everything.”
NEWS
Student arraigned for placing makeshift bomb in Cedar Village
A 19-year old student has been arrested and arraigned for creating and placing a makeshift bomb on the top of the Cedar Village parking structure at approximately 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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Red Cedar River expected to flood, impact sports fields
Flooding is expected this week from the Red Cedar River as all of southern Michigan continues to see heavy rain.
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Labor of Love
While many students now are feeling the stress of the semester, some manage the academic workload in combination of raising a child. For student-parents like Jessica Edwards, that challenge is an everyday reality.
NEWS
Ne-Yo concert cancelled due to low ticket sales
With the cancellation of Ne-Yo’s performance, originally scheduled for Thursday at Breslin Center, there has been a collective sigh of student disappointment.
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Emmy winner, author coming to campus for graduation
Emmy Award-winning actor Tim Busfield and best-selling author Richard Ford will be MSU’s spring commencement speakers.
MICHIGAN
City council discusses 2014 fiscal year budget plans
The East Lansing City Council and city officials feel good about the future of the city during its budget talks despite an almost $2 million decrease from the previous fiscal year’s budget.
MICHIGAN
Students: Couch fire penalties unfair
While police hope to crack down on an array of fires lit this NCAA tournament season in college towns across the country, MSU students are uncertain if harsh punishments are appropriate.
MICHIGAN
Restaurants might lose liquor licenses if taxes go unpaid
Several East Lansing restaurants’ liquor licenses are on the line unless owners pay back personal property taxes as part of a plan decided by East Lansing City Council at its Tuesday work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
MICHIGAN
Couch burners will suffer tougher consequences under new arson law
Students might want to think twice before setting a couch on fire as new legislation kicked in, increasing punishments for arson-related crimes.
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MSU groups teach about fair trade
Some might think fair trade is a global issue, but members of the community are working to make it a local affair.
MICHIGAN
Couch burnings pose hazards for health, environment
Criminal charges aside, many who burn furniture aren’t aware of the health implications the act can have on themselves or the environment. Couches and other furniture contain a host of harmful materials which produce toxic smoke when burned, civil and environmental engineering professor Venkatesh Kodur said.
ICE HOCKEY
Winter's Winners
Champions have been crowned, nets have been cut to shreds and the final buzzer has sounded for MSU winter athletics, bringing despair to some Spartans whose seasons ended too soon and sweet relief to others whose seasons couldn’t end soon enough.
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ASMSU makes cutbacks to newspaper distribution
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, has decided to cut some of its readership program locations across campus, ASMSU Director of Public Relations Haley Dunnigan confirmed Tuesday evening.
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Word on the street: What do you think of the commencement speakers?
Yesterday, graduating students commented on the announcement of MSU’s spring commencement speakers, Emmy Award-winning actor Tim Busfield, originally from East Lansing, and best-selling author Richard Ford, who is an MSU alumnus.
BASEBALL
Spartans get easy win against WMU
After getting swept by Michigan last weekend, the MSU baseball team got back on the right path with a 10-1 win against Western Michigan on Tuesday afternoon.