NEWS
Editor's note
In the Page One story “Download Dischord” (SN, 9/17) inaccurate information was attributed to Gabrielle Morr-Brown.
MICHIGAN
Fire Prevention Week spreads awareness
Monday was the beginning of Fire Prevention Week, a national initiative to heat up discussion about fire prevention safety and education. The theme for this year — “Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With!” — is aimed at smoke alarm systems and their importance in fire prevention.
MICHIGAN
Bill to deny bridge card use in casinos
MSU students strapped for cash no longer will be able to use their Bridge Cards to support a weekend at the casino, if a bill passed unanimously by the Senate Sept. 21 becomes law.
MSU
MTV Challenge eases financial aid process
Celebrating the new launch of a nationwide financial aid contest sponsored by Viacom, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Vice President of MTV Public Affairs Jason Rzepka and President of the College Board Gaston Caperton spoke to student journalists Monday about reframing the way the nation approaches financing education.
MSU
Program offers new bikes for lower prices
A new partnership aims to help MSU students get a fresh pair of wheels. The MSU Bike Service Center teamed up with the owner of bike manufacturer Fuji Bikes, Advanced Sports International, or ASI, to offer discount prices on new bikes for MSU students.
MICHIGAN
Rental license applications to be discussed by council
A rental license application, that has faced many delays in processing, will be discussed at East Lansing City Council’s Tuesday night meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
MICHIGAN
Michigan Ban on synthetic weed in effect
East Lansing stores were forced to immediately remove a popular marijuana substitute, K2, from shelves and explain the product’s ban, after the substance became illegal across the state Friday after Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed bipartisan legislation, Thursday.
MSU
COGS to give discounted rates for gym membership
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, has partnered with the Michigan Athletic Club to give discounted enrollment rates for graduate and professional students.
MSU
Quran showcased at the MSU library in new exhibit
An exhibit showcasing a leaf from a Quran and related literature opened Friday on the first floor of the Main Library.
MSU
Health care to be discussed at ECAC
The Executive Committee of Academic Council, or ECAC, will meet today to discuss a request from the Department of French, Classics and Italian to merge with the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
MSU
Teach for America to hold alumni panel
Teach for America Day and Alumni Panel will take place from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Kellogg Center.
COMMENTARY
Bullying needs to be addressed now
Bullying used to be thought of as a right of passage; a way to teach a child how to stand up for his or herself and show others that they couldn’t be walked over. “Hit them back” or “boys don’t cry” have been the subconscious words replayed as harsh words or brutish lashes have crossed cheeks and destroyed pride.
COMMENTARY
Local resources contribute to community welfare
These days, everything on the grocer’s shelf is labeled fresh, even when it has been frozen and thawed, frozen and steamed or frozen and sauteed to reach its commercial state of “freshness.” That’s not a rub to the industries that create these foods, but it does raise an issue as to what “fresh” and “local” actually mean.
FOOTBALL
Spartans shift focus to rivalry game vs. Michigan
It didn’t take long for MSU senior linebacker Greg Jones to start thinking about Saturday’s game against No. 18 Michigan. As time was winding down in No. 17 MSU’s 34-24 win against No. 20 Wisconsin on Saturday, Jones already had begun preparing for the Spartans’ biggest rival.
SPORTS
The NFL's good, bad and ugly: Week 4
In week two, I described the 2010 NFL season as chaotic, with the so-called best NFL teams falling early. Now, just two weeks later, I don’t even have a word to describe it.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Lucas, Summers named to Wooden Award list
MSU men’s basketball senior guards Kalin Lucas and Durrell Summers were named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 List, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Monday
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Flietstra named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
MSU women’s soccer junior goalkeeper Jill Flietstra won her second Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award after posting back-to-back shutouts against Indiana and Purdue this weekend, the conference announced Monday.
FEATURES
Symphony to play at Wharton Center
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.
FEATURES
Social media series to be held Thursday
The College of Communication Arts and Sciences, or CAS, is hosting Zizi Papacharissi as part of its Social Media Seminar Series.
FEATURES
RCAH to host talk on study abroad
The Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, will be holding an informational meeting for students interested in studying abroad at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the RCAH Theatre in Snyder Hall’s basement.