SPORTS

Wrestling falls to Eastern Michigan

Derek Blalock

November 20, 2011

The MSU wrestling team fell in its first dual meet of the season to Eastern Michigan on Friday, 20-16. Although the Spartans (0-1) lost the meet, five Spartan wrestlers were able to pick up a win. Winning for the Spartans were junior 149-pounder Dan Osterman, senior 165-pounder Anthony Jones Jr., senior 184-pounder Ian Hinton, senior 197-pounder Tyler Dickenson and sophomore heavyweight Michael McClure. The Spartans will have a two-week break before traveling to Pennsylvania to take on Lock Haven and Bucknell on Dec.

NEWS

Holdin' down the fort

Michelle Martinelli

November 20, 2011

When the No. 11 MSU football team’s seniors committed to be Spartans, they were a group of humble two- and three-star recruits who jumped at the chance to play Big Ten football.

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FOOTBALL

Column: Senior class ends season ‘with a bang’

Anthony Odoardi

November 20, 2011

A 55-3 demolition of Indiana, in which the Spartans didn’t allow a touchdown, won the Old Brass Spittoon, clinched the Big Ten Legends Division and a spot in the inaugural Big Ten championship game and finished off back-to-back seasons without a loss at home.

NEWS

National report shows engineering students study most

Beau Hayhoe

November 20, 2011

A new national report shows engineering majors study the most among any field of college students, and MSU administrators said students in East Lansing keep pace with the trend.

NEWS

University on pace to receive record number of applicants

Stephen Brooks

November 20, 2011

MSU is on pace to set a record for the highest number of university applications received by prospective students this academic year, according to university officials.

NEWS

News brief

Kyle Campbell

November 20, 2011

The cites of East Lansing and Lansing discussed the possibility of having a combined interim fire chief once current Lansing Fire Chief Tom Cochran retires in January.

MSU

Candlelit vigil held for victims of abuse at Penn State

Beau Hayhoe

November 20, 2011

Huddled outside Baker Hall on Friday night, a group of about 30 MSU students, faculty and staff lit candles and sang songs at a vigil to support the victims of a series of alleged sexual abuse incidents at Pennsylvania State University.

MICHIGAN

International holiday unites community

Lauren Gibbons

November 20, 2011

An international Thanksgiving feast held this weekend gave students, East Lansing community members and international residents the opportunity to eat food, meet new people and kick off the holiday season.

MICHIGAN

Report shows recent drop in unemployment

Kyle Campbell

November 20, 2011

As the holiday season — a pivotal time for the state and federal economy — approaches, unemployment throughout the state shows improvement.

MSU

Fencing combines intelligence, athleticism

Kelsie Thompson

November 20, 2011

Members of the MSU Fencing Club suited up and drew their swords Sunday in a duel against competitors from the Midwest Fencing Conference.

MSU

Students fast for 30 hours

Stephen Brooks

November 20, 2011

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

Ian Kullgren

November 20, 2011

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

Lauren Gibbons

November 20, 2011

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.

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MSU

Railroad Club Train Show and Sale attracts large family audience

Rebecca Ryan

November 20, 2011

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.

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MSU

Indian Fall Festival features dancing, fashion

Josh Mansour

November 20, 2011

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.

MSU

Medical students display creative side of medical field

Rachel Jackson

November 20, 2011

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

Silver Bells attracts thousands

Kellie Rowe

November 20, 2011

Santa Claus has come to town — to Lansing, in fact.

FEATURES

Reality TV star hosts intimate event in E.L.

Britteny Dee

November 20, 2011

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

Jeremy Warnemuende

November 20, 2011

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.