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COMMENTARY

Grad student funding cuts could hurt US

The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction not only failed to lower the national debt but also failed in helping students. The committee’s recent lapse in reaching an agreement regarding how to address America’s steadily rising national debt triggered several planned cuts to federally funded programs.

COMMENTARY

Turkeys not abused, poorly kept

I am appalled that a piece of drivel like that written by Mitch Goldsmith would even be published in this newspaper (“Try turkey-less Thanksgiving,” SN 11/22). There are so many errors and outright lies in his article, I almost wonder if it is actually satire.

ICE HOCKEY

Icers down No. 3 Minnesota, 4-3

Last season, the fans at Munn Ice Arena waited patiently for the MSU hockey team to turn the corner toward a winning season. Even as it appeared the team had the right pieces, the season came and went and they never found the right fit.

MSU

Thanksgiving meal hosted at MSU

With MSU’s Thanksgiving holiday break only a day away some students are preparing to head home for Thanksgiving dinner with their families. But graduate student Sia Lee is one of a number of international students staying on campus during break.

FEATURES

What else to do this Thanksgiving eve

An annual reunion with family and friends calls for a celebration. With many people returning to their hometowns to celebrate Thanksgiving, the night before the holiday often is spent out on the town at local bars or restaurants.