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Fencing combines intelligence, athleticism
Members of the MSU Fencing Club suited up and drew their swords Sunday in a duel against competitors from the Midwest Fencing Conference.
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Students fast for 30 hours
After fasting for more than an entire day for charity, kinesiology freshman Rachel Osborn recovered the best way she knew how.
MICHIGAN
Budget cuts limit residency programs at MSU, nationwide
As Congress sets out to begin cutting the nation’s deficit by more than a trillion dollars this week, looming slashes in medical education funding have experts at MSU and nationwide worrying for aspiring doctors.
MICHIGAN
School closing to be investigated
The East Lansing school district currently is subject to a federal investigation in response to a complaint against the recent decision to close Red Cedar Elementary School. The complaint alleges that the move to close the school discriminates against the minority population at the school. At the East Lansing School Board’s Sept.
Becca Ryan
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MSU
Railroad Club Train Show and Sale attracts large family audience
Inside a room of the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education on Sunday morning, train whistles blew and children cheered as model trains barrelled around handmade tracks. In another room, families crowded around vendors’ stands, eager to purchase their own model train sets.
Josh Mansour
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MSU
Indian Fall Festival features dancing, fashion
Growing up in the U.S., graduate student Deepa Iyer learned a number of American dances but wanted to learn more about the dances of her native culture.
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Medical students display creative side of medical field
Students from the College of Human Medicine traded their stethoscopes for sketchbooks Friday afternoon in a display showcasing the creative side of the medical field.
FEATURES
Reality TV star hosts intimate event in E.L.
Leaving behind the pizza parlors and night clubs of New Jersey’s coast, MTV’s “Jersey Shore” cast member Jenni “JWOWW” Farley traveled to East Lansing on Friday to experience the city’s nightlife.
COMMENTARY
Students have right to carry pepper spray
No student should feel unsafe walking home at night. Although making that happen is impossible, taking action to empower students to keep them from feeling unsafe is the next best step for MSU.
BASKETBALL
Men's basketball leads Arkansas-Little Rock 32-22 at the half
At halftime of the MSU men’s basketball team’s second home game of the season, the Spartans lead Arkansas-Little Rock 32-22 at Breslin Center.
COMMENTARY
Maturity changes view of home
The holiday season is fast approaching. Come 2 p.m. Wednesday, I am officially free to head home. Home for me is Tecumseh, Mich.
COMMENTARY
Stop blaming Penn State students
Pennsylvania State University used to represent the pinnacle of morality in college athletics. In an instant, that illusion shattered into a million pieces.
FOOTBALL
Martin brings A-game on Senior Day
When senior wide receiver Keshawn Martin stepped out onto the field Saturday at Spartan Stadium, he was on a mission and not about to lose on Senior Day. Martin played like it was his last time with home-field advantage, finishing with eight receptions for 99 yards and one touchdown — while adding a rushing touchdown — toward No.
FOOTBALL
Senior Day win sends Spartans to Big Ten championship
With a dominating 55-3 victory, the 17 seniors of the No. 12 MSU football team finished the final two years of their careers without a loss at home.
BASKETBALL
Men's basketball blows out Texas Southern in home opener
In MSU’s first two games this season, freshman guard Travis Trice had a lot of growing up to do. By the Spartans’ (1-2) third game and home-opener against Texas Southern, Trice made the most of his 20 minutes, impressed head coach Tom Izzo and added 11 points to MSU’s 76-41 victory over the Tigers (1-2) on Friday night at Breslin Center.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball upsets No. 7 Illinois
In what may prove to be one of the biggest wins of the season, the MSU volleyball team toppled No. 7 Illinois, 3-1, Friday at Jenison Field House. Led by the play of its three senior outside hitters, Michigan State (20-9 overall, 9-8 Big Ten) shocked the Fighting Illini and earned its first 20-win season since 2007. The victory is the second time that MSU has beaten the number seven team in the nation under head coach Cathy George, who is in her sixth year with the program.
NEWS
Lansing, East Lansing to consider one fire department head
Following the announcement of Lansing Fire Chief Tom Cochran’s retirement, Lansing and East Lansing have opened discussions for creating a combined interim chief for both cities. The municipalities are considering the option of having East Lansing Fire Chief Randy Talifarro head both departments on an interim basis once Cochran steps down, Jan.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball routs Western Michigan 80-45
Despite another slow start, the MSU women’s basketball team eventually hit its stride and toppled the Western Michigan Broncos, 80-45, Thursday at Breslin Center.
NEWS
Shaping Kenya
Growing up in a small Maasai village in Kenya, Africa, cousins Dominic Nangea and Julius Kuya faced many difficulties most students from MSU would never dream of.