SPORTS
Cross country wraps up season at NCAA Championships
The MSU cross country teams concluded their season Monday at the 2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind.
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International Student Association to host international student dinner
As an international student from Saudi Arabia, Hashim Alsadah had never celebrated Thanksgiving before coming to MSU his freshman year.
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MSU sees rise of Libyan international students
Although virtually no Libyan students were enrolled at MSU three years ago, almost 60 Libyan international students are enrolled this fall, said Anne Schneller, coordinator of sponsored student recruitment for the Office of International Students and Scholars, or OISS.
MICHIGAN
City Hall to close for Thanksgiving
East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, and all local post offices will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving. East Lansing’s 54-B District Court, located in City Hall and Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, will be closed for the holiday Thursday and Friday.
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One-man show performs at MSU
For Ibrahim Miari, “In Between” not only is a performance, it’s his chance to share a part of his life with audience members.
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Lansing children visit MSU volleyball team
The MSU volleyball team not only will be playing for a win tonight but also for extra fans who see them as more than just athletes, but as mentors and role models.
MICHIGAN
Energy company offers advice
Preparing a Thanksgiving meal for 12 people costs between 70 cents and $1.38, Consumers Energy calculated. The company provides natural gas and electricity to the East Lansing area.
MICHIGAN
E.L accepting block grant applications
The city of East Lansing now is accepting applications for the Community Development Block Grant, or CDBG, and the General Fund Human Service Activities budget.
COMMENTARY
Use break time to connect, refocus
I’m confident I’m not the only student on campus who has not been home yet this semester. For a variety of reasons — work, school, social — it simply has been too difficult to go home even for a weekend. And I only live an hour west on I-96.
COMMENTARY
TIme for anti-bullying laws to take precedent
Anti-harassment and cyberbullying policies could be a national standard in universities if a recently proposed bill passes. The bill was drafted, in part, as a response to the events surrounding Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi’s suicide. Clementi committed suicide by jumping off a bridge after his roommate broadcast his sexual encounters with over the Internet.
FEATURES
Turkey Trot to run through Lansing
The 10th annual Lansing Turkeyman Trot will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday at Lansing Community College.
FEATURES
National aids day to be promoted by MSU
The MSU community is helping promote World AIDS Day on Dec. 1.
FEATURES
Mrs. Claus to read aloud to children
Mrs. Claus will make an appearance from 1-4 p.m. Friday at Schuler Books & Music, 2820 Towne Center Blvd., in Eastwood Towne Center, for “Holiday Story-time with Mrs. Claus!”
FEATURES
Bookstore to hold Kresge kids benefit
East Lansing’s Barnes & Noble Booksellers will be hosting the Kresge Art Museum Books and Crafts event to benefit Kresge Art Museum’s Creative Kids summer program.
FEATURES
Lansing school to host yoga session
Shabazz Public School Academy will host a community yoga session at 6:45 p.m. today.
FEATURES
Potter Park to put on light event
The 18th annual Wonderland of Lights celebration will take place from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Potter Park Zoo, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans avoid upset, beat Chaminade, 82-74
Led by a career-high 28 points from senior guard Kalin Lucas, the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball disposed of a pesky Chaminade team on the way to an 82-74 win in the opening round of the Maui Invitational.
NEWS
Building boost
In spite of a tough economic climate, universities such as MSU have pressed on with construction — with some schools even upping the ante — according to research presented last week at the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education.
NEWS
Albert Ave. development funds OK’d
An eight-story building planned for the corner of Albert Avenue and Grove Street was approved for $3.1 million in Brownfield funding by the Michigan Economic Growth Authority.
NEWS
Council to review annual audit report
The East Lansing City Council will review the city’s annual audit report at its work session Tuesday night at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.