SOCCER
Spartans hope offensive success carries into Sunday
The MSU men’s soccer team will look to ride hot-shooting feet into Sunday’s game against Penn State.
COMMENTARY
Campus diversity should be embraced
Not many people know this, but the 1790 Naturalization Act limited immigration to “a free white person.” It is from this first document that the categorization of the many races of our world first entered American policy. Were the founding fathers wrong to exclude non-whites (practically meaning non-Europeans) from moving to “The Land of Opportunity?” Modern sensibilities must certainly say “Yes,” and open up our great nation to more people, instead of attacking others based on race.
COMMENTARY
E-books have place in university learning
The image of the college student doing homework in the library with a mountain of books in front of them might soon disappear. This week, the Oxford University Press launched a database of academic works exclusively for e-readers.
SPORTS
Field hockey hopes to get back on track in weekend games
In the midst of a two-game losing streak, the MSU field hockey team will travel south to try and pick itself up out of a rut. The Spartans (5-8 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) are still looking for their first conference win, and they’ll get another shot at it when they take on No.
COMMENTARY
Expose yourself to new cultures
Straddling the top two steps of the wood porch of my parent’s house the summer of 1963, I wondered aloud, “Am I ever going to hate any type of music as much as my parents hate rock ‘n’ roll?” The answer, nearly 50 years later, is yes and no. Yes, because at one time or another since then, I have thought I absolutely hated country music, classical music, rap, hip-hop, alternative music and grunge rock.
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.
MSU
Event discusses recent racism incidents
Following the town hall meeting held on Tuesday to discuss the recent string of racially insensitive incidents on campus, journalism senior Tim City felt more needed to be done.
NEWS
Gov. Rick Snyder to run for a second term
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder plans to run for a second term according to various media reports on Thursday, despite reports last week doubting Snyder’s intentions.
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.
NEWS
Legislators seek to cut “wasteful” spending, reexamine Board of Trustees structure
President Lou Anna K. Simon recently denounced efforts of state legislators as they assess the efficiency of Michigan’s colleges, further polarizing the views of state legislators and administrators regarding higher education.
NEWS
Bike accident occurs near the rock
A 21-year-old female student was injured in a bicycle accident near the rock on Farm Lane at 12:57 p.m.
NEWS
Minority student enrollment drops, MSU talks recruitment in other states
There were fewer black and Asian and Pacific Islander students enrolled at MSU in fall 2010 than at any point this decade, according to enrollment numbers provided by the Office of Planning and Budgets in the 2011 Data Digest.
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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.
MICHIGAN
Program helps girls be active, confident
Starting next fall, middle school girls across Michigan will have the opportunity to participate in an after school program to boost their overall health and self-esteem.
MSU
Career gallery connects students, employers
More than 2,000 science and technology students gathered in Breslin Center on Wednesday afternoon to explore internship and employment opportunities at the 2011 MSU Career Gallery.
MSU
6 degrees of separation less for MSU community members
Although it is one of the largest universities in the nation, students have found the MSU community might be connected by less than the popularized six degrees of separation.
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.
MICHIGAN
Student interns at White House
International relations junior Charles Kraiger will be interning at the White House this fall, according to a White House press release.