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SOCCER

Women's soccer traveling to Iowa, Nebraska for weekend tilts

Dillon Davis
September 29, 2011

As the Big Ten standings continue to set up, the MSU women’s soccer team is eager to stay in the hunt. With a pair of conference matchups on the road against Nebraska and Iowa, the Spartans (9-2-0, 2-1-0 Big Ten) will look to improve their season record against two of the top teams in the Big Ten. For women’s soccer head coach Tom Saxton, the weekend could be a telling one for his team, as it continues to make a run for postseason play and an NCAA Tournament bid. “These two teams, after two weekends of Big Ten play, are up on the top end of the table with us,” Saxton said.

SOCCER

Men's soccer welcomes Ohio State for conference matchup

Pat Evans
September 29, 2011

Last season, the MSU men’s soccer team played three of its toughest Big Ten games on the road. The Spartans lost at Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan on their way to a sixth-place finish in the seven-team Big Ten soccer conference. This year, MSU (2-5-2 overall, 0-0-1 Big Ten) hosts the three teams this season, beginning with Ohio State (5-4-1, 1-0-0) on Sunday.

FOOTBALL

First season of new Big Ten era set to begin

Michelle Martinelli
September 29, 2011

In June 2010, when Nebraska became the newest member of the Big Ten Conference, the layout for college football changed forever. The addition of the Cornhuskers from the Big 12 gave the conference an even number of teams, and from that came divisions and a Big Ten Conference Championship game. MSU sits in the Legends Division along with No.

Rebecca Ryan ·
NEWS

Religion & rebellion

Summer Ballentine
September 28, 2011

Sitting silently in church alongside his mother, Marc Cunanan is the image of a devout Catholic. The chemistry junior celebrates every Catholic holiday and sometimes watches religious television shows at home with his mother.

MICHIGAN

Parks survey

The East Lansing Department of Parks, Recreation and Arts is conducting a survey to obtain citizens’ opinions on local parks in an effort to make necessary improvements. “We are hoping that a number of residents who are interested in taking the survey will go and take it,” Parks and Recreation Advisory Director Tim McCaffrey said.

MSU

Bill to increase residencies if passed

Kelsie Thompson
September 28, 2011

Three U.S. Senators recently introduced a bill that will increase Medicare graduate medical education residency slots by approximately 15,000 positions by 2017, potentially giving MSU medical students a greater chance to find a residency spot in a state with an increasing amount of medical schools.

MICHIGAN

Tutors help students to succeed

When Chelsea Dombrow began tutoring a fifth-grade student last year, the student was only reading at a third-grade level. By the end of the year, the student not only was reading beyond her grade level, but she had come to love books.

MICHIGAN

Romney speaks about illegal immigration

Ian Kullgren
September 28, 2011

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney brought the campaign issue of illegal immigration back to his home state last week, saying his rival Rick Perry’s support of illegal immigrants attending public universities would cause tuition to skyrocket at Michigan’s public universities.

MSU

Grant helps migrant workers

Josh Mansour
September 28, 2011

Noe Hernandez spent most of his life believing a degree was too expensive for him to achieve. It wasn’t until he learned about MSU’s High School Equivalency Program, or HEP, that Hernandez realized he had an opportunity to pursue a degree.