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FOOTBALL

Bowl bound?

After losing to No. 20 Michigan (5-2 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) 12-10 on Saturday, the MSU football team (4-4, 1-3) has gone from a team fighting for a Big Ten championship to one hoping for an invitation to a bowl game. The Spartans will need wins in two of their final four games to reach postseason play.

FEATURES

Haunted Aud returns to MSU for 4th year

From Oct. 26-28, students will take a step into their worst nightmares as the Society for Performers and Arts Management, or S.P.A.M., and the MSU Department of Theatre hosts the fourth annual Haunted Aud in the Auditorium.

FOOTBALL

Slipping Away

Following the Spartans’ (4-4 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) heartbreaking 12-10 loss to the No. 20 Wolverines at Michigan Stadium Saturday, Mark Dantonio made an observation.

FOOTBALL

Team must rally from within, keep playing

This wasn’t how it was supposed to go. After back-to-back 11-win seasons, this was supposed to be the time the MSU football team (4-4 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) broke through a crumbling Big Ten to reach the Rose Bowl for the first time in 25 years.

MICHIGAN

Conversation and fine wine, no snobs allowed

Unlike other bars in downtown Lansing, P Squared will be the only primary wine bar. The goal, they say, is to offer a wide selection and relaxed atmosphere without the snooty attitude.

MSU

For the love of fur: Veterinary students walk to save strays

Veterinary students took a break from their stressful schedules to bring their pets to campus to compete in a race for a good cause.