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COMMENTARY

First car more than just vehicle

I’ll never forget my first car. It wasn’t shiny or new or fast. It was a 1997 turquoise Chevy Cavalier, passed down through a line of various family members – including my older brother — before it was finally turned over to me when I turned 16.

NEWS

Ryan takes center stage

Tampa, Fla. — Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan wants one message to be loud and clear: He and Mitt Romney have a plan for the future of the United States.

NEWS

Local police find suspect for alleged hate crime

The East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, announced Wednesday that it has a suspect in the case of an assault on journalism sophomore Zachary Tennen as disagreement continues to build about whether or not the incident at a party Sunday morning was the result of a hate crime.

NEWS

Health care plan raises questions

Gov. Rick Snyder said it’s too early to tell how health care options could change this fall for young adults in Michigan when the state plans to implement an insurance-purchasing partnership with the federal government.

MSU

Event welcomes various gender identities

According to Lauren Spencer, finding the “safe space” where you can embrace your gender identity or sexual orientation is one of the most exciting things a student can come across for the first time when attending the LBGT Resource Center’s, or LGBTRC, fall welcome for new students.

MSU

Students return wiser from study abroad

Sam Kilberg and 1,700 other MSU students are back from traveling the world. The political theory and constitutional democracy and international relations senior participated in the largest study abroad program in the nation, said Cheryl Benner, communications manager in the Office of Study Abroad.

MICHIGAN

Student residents overtake East Lansing housing market

Because of a high number of nonconforming student rental properties in East Lansing designated for single families, the city staff is working on plans during the next four months to possibly alter the zoning in these areas to find a balance between student-rental housing and owner-occupied housing.

MSU

Face Time: Stefan Fletcher

Although the beginning of the school year can mean chaos and many adjustments, Stefan Fletcher has enough experience under his belt to lead the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, into a new school year with a fair amount of ease.

FOOTBALL

Maxwell ready to take reins of starting quarterback position

For the first time since Oct. 10, 2009, someone not named Kirk Cousins will take the first snap of the game for MSU’s season opener against Boise State on Friday night. After waiting in the reserves for three seasons, junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell is ready to take the reins and continue the success of his predecessor.

FEATURES

Trainers teach dogs to save lives

When clinical laboratory sciences junior Maggie Stach walks into class, she is met by curious stares and sideways glances directed at the four-legged companion at her side: her dog Albus, whom she currently is training to become a leader dog.

COMMENTARY

Warning signs could prevent tragedy

Ever since late July, when a terrible massacre occurred at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., police and media outlets have been looking for clues that could signify why James Holmes became an alleged murderer.

NEWS

Bullies abuse handicap passes

One of the touchiest things to even whisper to yourself in the confines of a locked bathroom involves those little blue placards that hang from the rearview mirror of a number of cars on campus and a myriad of cars across the nation.