MSU
Council to discuss health care issues
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, is expected to make recommendations about graduate student health care at its Wednesday night meeting.
MICHIGAN
Council meeting moved to Wednesday
The East Lansing City Council meeting normally scheduled on Tuesdays will take place Wednesday to accommodate an increased use of City Hall during Election Day.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers making adjustments at correct times
Being young and unproven, some might have thought the No. 12 MSU hockey team wouldn’t be as successful in making strategic changes. This team, however, certainly is quickly changing the minds of those who watch.
FOOTBALL
Spartans struggling in battles in trenches
With recent matchups between MSU and Iowa being dominated by physical play, it seemed the team that rushed for more yards last Saturday would significantly better its chances of winning.
MEN'S SOCCER
Men's soccer prepared for matchup with No. 1 Akron
On Wednesday, the No. 23 MSU men’s soccer team will look to pounce on a No. 1 Akron team coming off its first loss of the season.
SPORTS
Players bring tricks, treats to their NFL teams
Halloween has come and gone, but seeing as the week-eight NFL action occurred on the last day of October, it is only right to make this a good, bad and ugly: Halloween edition.
FEATURES
Campus wide game to pit humans, zombies against each other
The MSU Humans vs. Zombies event pits humans against zombies to see which side can defeat the other. The competition began at 7 a.m. today and will run until 12 a.m. next Monday.
COMMENTARY
Vote 'no' on zoo millage extension
Today voters will decide whether to support a millage for Lansing’s Potter Park Zoo. The proposed millage would extend the current Ingham County property tax and raise millions for the local zoo. Without those millions “the Potter Park Zoo cannot survive,” according to Potter Park Zoo Board President Rick Kibbey.
COMMENTARY
A few quick recaps of State News endorsements
For the most part, this editorial is a summation of the endorsements made by the editorial board throughout the past four issues along with a paragraph that best describes the rationale used for the choice.
NEWS
Strong armed robbery reported near Breslin Center
An MSU student was the victim of a strong armed robbery early Monday morning, according to MSU police.
FOOTBALL
Still standing
The Spartans couldn’t have been much higher heading into the game with No. 15 Iowa (6-2, 3-1). MSU was undefeated, winning its first eight games of the season for the first time in 44 years. And as the only Big Ten team without a loss, the then-No. 5 Spartans were in the driver’s seat to win an outright conference championship.
NEWS
MSU student who died Saturday remembered
Friends and family gathered Sunday for a vigil to honor hospitality senior Michael Wolcott. On Saturday morning, Wolcott died after being found not breathing in his bed.
NEWS
Candidates face off for Governor's seat
At the top of Tuesday’s general election ballot, voters will face a choice between major party candidates Rick Snyder for the Republican ticket and Virg Bernero for the Democratic ticket. One of the two will become the state’s 48th governor. Both candidates answered questions about their plans for higher education funding and for turning Michigan’s economy around.
NEWS
Police Brief 11/01/10
A woman’s purse was stolen from a parked car outside of Munn Ice Arena, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MSU
RHA hosts race to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity
The thermometer was just reaching 50 degrees Saturday morning as Nathaniel Ellsworth broke through the red ribbon at the finish line to win the Spartan Sprint. About 25 racers participated in the 5K race sponsored by the Residence Halls Association, or RHA.
MICHIGAN
E.L. Farmer's Market ends second year
The East Lansing Farmer’s Market is harvesting the success of a growing interest in the market, which ended its second season Sunday.
MSU
Students to benefit from financial aid adjustments
President Barack Obama’s administration officials released a set of guidelines Thursday to strengthen aid eligibility — including an academic progress baseline and providing an easier Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.
MICHIGAN
FRAG Center to close after 7 years of business
The combination of improved computers and a weak economy has led to FRAG Center closing its doors in the coming weeks after almost seven years in East Lansing.
MSU
Locals, alumni climb stadium to support lung association, health
As Anne Bibik climbed the bleacher stairs of Spartan Stadium, she thought of her mother, Jo, who died three years ago from lung disease.
MSU
MSU receives grade for college sustainability, improves from '10
MSU is making grades by going green, earning a B in the College Sustainability Report Card 2011 rankings released last week by the Sustainable Endowments Institute.