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SOCCER

Illinois presents tough test for Spartans

After returning from its longest road trip of the season, the MSU women’s soccer team turns its attention to Illinois. Following a weekend split against Nebraska and Iowa, the Spartans (10-3-0, 3-2-0 Big Ten) have a single-game weekend to contend with another tough Big Ten opponent.

NEWS

Saying goodbye

As East Lansing “City Manager Ted Staton prepares to leave his office, he still is finding things that will be tough to leave behind.

NEWS

Professors debate pros, cons of proposed Lansing casino

As the possibility of a casino being constructed in downtown Lansing flared up again last week — when sources close to the negotiations last said the project was steadily progressing and a temporary casino might be completed by the year’s end — the project still remains shrouded in secrecy, with no official comment on the status of the talks.

Beau Hayhoe ·
MSU

Event tries to ease tough transition

For the third year in a row, the Spartan Armed Forces Council and the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities, or RCPD, hosted the MSU Student Veterans and Service Members Welcome Reception on Wednesday night at Bessey Hall, providing information about on-campus resources.

MSU

Packaging crew box up medical ties

It is common for people to examine the packaging of a smashed cereal box, but when sitting in a doctor’s office or hospital, people aren’t thinking about how the needle in their arm was packaged.

NEWS

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies at 56

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, died late Wednesday night, according to reports. Jobs, 56, helped position his business to become the most profitable technology company in the world and had stepped down from his position as CEO in August due to health complications.

MSU

High speed rail will increase efficiency, create 800 jobs

Train travel between Detroit and Chicago — two metropolitan areas many MSU students hail from — soon will become more efficient once a project to install a high-speed rail system linking the cities gets underway, according to a Wednesday press release from U.S. senators Carl Levin, D-Mich, and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.