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COMMENTARY

Does media report or create news?

One of the interesting things one hears when dealing with the media is the doggedness by which reporters claim they only are reporting the news. These past few weeks have been plagued with stories reported in print, on television and on the Internet that have been very sad considering the individual who, because of health issues, became the brunt of “news” and endless jokes.

COMMENTARY

Flexible housing needs closer look

Last March, I celebrated the passing of MSU’s flexible housing program with a heavy heart. Although I believe that a gender-neutral housing program absolutely is necessary at our campus for the protection of its students, I could not deny my apprehension.

NEWS

Cultural connections

Georgina De Moya isn’t sure what she’ll be for her first official Halloween in America. Maybe a Pocahontas-type character. Halloween isn’t a big thing in the Dominican Republic, where the environmental studies and agriscience freshman is from.

NEWS

Student groups host women's issues forum

Chants of “Go green, go white’” and “Fired up, ready to go,” filled the Erickson Hall Kiva on Wednesday evening, welcoming key speakers to a women’s health forum put on by MSU student political groups. And with about 20 days left before the presidential election, speakers and students agreed women’s health issues are critical.

MSU

MSU holds construction fair

For construction management junior Jeffery Lippert, settling the butterflies in his stomach often is the first step in the career-fair process.

FOOTBALL

Narduzzi preaches more aggression against U-M

Pat Narduzzi is determined not to make the same mistake again. The MSU football team’s defensive coordinator widely is credited for coming up with one of the best formulas to contain University of Michigan senior quarterback Denard Robinson, but as the Spartans (4-3 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) prepare for their annual rivalry game against No. 23 U-M (4-2, 2-0), he said an early season loss has altered the team’s preparation this week.