MICHIGAN
Face time Jonathon Safran Foer
Jonathan Safran Foer began his first critically acclaimed novel, “Everything is Illuminated,” during his college years.
MSU
MSU faculty member to serve as presidential adviser
Assistant professor Lisa Cook began her first day of work Monday — at the White House. Cook was selected as a member of President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors.
MICHIGAN
Growing popularity draws attention to farmers markets
Promotion for local farmers markets has received a hand from the Department of Agriculture, or USDA, when the department declared the week of Aug.
MICHIGAN
Snyder approval rating down since January
Michiganians’ confidence in Gov. Rick Snyder has faded in recent months, according to findings from MSU economists.
FOOTBALL
Pure Michigan expands into Lansing area
The popular Pure Michigan campaign advertisements will come to Spartan Stadium on Sept. 2 for the football season opener, partnering MSU with the state’s tourism efforts.
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MSU Museum creates online registry of Michigan’s stained glass
In 1992, Betty MacDowell was fresh off of a doctoral degree from MSU when the idea struck. She had heard about an effort on the East Coast to archive local stained glass windows, and after completing a dissertation about female stained glass artists in Michigan, she decided to start a similar project on her own.
Jeremy Warnemuende
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FOOTBALL
Confident Spartans look to stay motivated
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio doesn’t want his team’s confidence to become a problem this season.
FOOTBALL
Young offensive line learns from veterans
Although the team has the added support of junior running backs Edwin Baker and Larry Caper and sophomore running back Le’Veon Bell, MSU is going to miss the blocking reinforcements from former tight end Charlie Gantt. And heading into the season, the youthful offensive line remains one of the team’s biggest question marks.
COMMENTARY
Loan cuts hurt grad students, future
A bleak outlook lies ahead for current and future graduate students. Because of the debt ceiling deal reached by Republicans and Democrats in Congress last week, for next year and the foreseeable future, there will be no more federally subsidized loans for graduate students.
NEWS
Obama addresses market free fall, credit downgrade
President Barack Obama gave an address from the White House this afternoon, defending the U.S. credit reliability even as markets continued to plummet throughout the day.
NEWS
Garbage truck crashes into alley, driver sustains minor injuries
A garbage truck driver was transported to Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital this afternoon after he crashed into the alley parallel to Grand River Avenue near M.A.C.
NEWS
E.L. helps taxicabs thrive
When Roc Biller started driving for Spartan Yellow Cab 15 years ago, he spent most of his time driving and making runs in Lansing because drivers thought there wasn’t any money to be made in East Lansing.
FOOTBALL
Spartan Nation remembers ‘Bubba’ Smith
With the passing of legendary MSU and NFL star Charles “Bubba” Smith, Spartan Nation has lost a deity, a Hollywood icon and a friend. Smith was found dead by a caretaker Wednesday in his Los Angeles home.
NEWS
Police expect less crime with shorter Fall Welcome
From out-of-control house parties to students urinating in the streets, Fall Welcome can mean increased crime on campus and extra hours for police officers, East Lansing police Capt.
NEWS
Police Brief 08/08/11
About $2,200 in damage was done to a car parked in Lot 91, near Fee Hall, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Aug.
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Emmons Hall to reopen after extensive construction
As the university moves forward with a master plan for campus living accommodations, a newly revamped and renovated Emmons Hall will open up to students for the first time later this month.
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Surplus store to hold sale
For the past few months, Tom March has helped collect usable school supplies left behind in desks and file cabinets from MSU’s campus.
NEWS
OISS seeks volunteers for Fall Orientation program
The Office for International Students and Scholars, or OISS, is encouraging students to become a part of MSU’s global community.
COMMENTARY
Let students in on info
We’ve all done it. At the end of the semester, as many as three different sheets of paperwork cycle the classroom or lecture hall en route to a fat envelope that some poor chap gets drafted into taking to an office somewhere, never to be seen again.
COMMENTARY
Age discrimination claim weak, spiteful
It’s extremely difficult to find a job in Michigan right now, no matter your age. But that’s not stopping one would-be MSU professor. Nicholas Spaeth, 61, filed an age discrimination complaint against the MSU College of Law in a U.S. District Court because he was denied an interview for a teaching position.