MSU
Survey: Texting is the 'new' way of writing
Text messages might soon make an impact on how classes are taught on a college campus, according to a national survey done at MSU.
FOOTBALL
Dantonio looks for Spartans to finish job
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio wants his team to lay it on. For the second straight game Saturday, MSU executed well on its first two drives and took an early lead, but watched its opponent climb back in the game.
VOLLEYBALL
Spartan volleyball hopes to rebound vs. Oakland in midweek matchup
Looking to recover from a challenging weekend, the MSU volleyball team (6-3) will host Oakland tonight at 7 p.m. at Jenison Field House. After what the Spartans called “a learning experience” during the weekend, the team plans to make a few adjustments that hopefully will set them up for a win against the Golden Grizzlies.
FOOTBALL
Conroy named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
After making all three of his field goal tries in MSU’s 30-17 win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday, sophomore kicker Dan Conroy was awarded Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Flietstra earns Big Ten defensive honor
MSU women’s soccer junior goalkeeper Jill Flietstra has been named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for her back-to-back shutouts last weekend, the conference announced Monday.
FEATURES
New mentoring program hopes to combine students' faith, careers
The program at St. John’ s called Engaging Students to Enliven the Ecclesial Mission, or ESTEEM, is intended to close the gap between the young adults and older members of the church, Campus Minister Katie Diller said. MSU was part of a competitive process to be chosen as one of six sites for the program, which was developed by Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel & Center at Yale University and the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management. The Roundtable is an organization of business people involved in the Catholic church.
FEATURES
Photographer to tell suburban story with exhibit
Alejandro Cartagena will be giving a public lecture, “Landscape and Culture: A Review of Suburbia Mexicana and Other Series,” tonight at 7 p.m. in room 134D, in the Communication Arts and Sciences Building.
COMMENTARY
Texting relevant, but not in school
According to a recent study by MSU researcher Jeff Grabill, texting is the No. 1 form of writing among college students. Grabill, the co-director of MSU’s Writing in Digital Environments Research Center, performed a study lasting from April to June about the writing behaviors of more than 1,300 first-year college students across the nation. He concluded, “The day of traditional college writing instruction are nearly over.”
COMMENTARY
Voter registration only the first step in process
Simply put, the right to vote is an essential feature of any democratic government. Another essential — although less acknowledged — factor, is that the more people who vote, the more likely the candidate or policies will represent the entirety of the interests of the constituents. Of course, the point is moot if one is not registered to vote.
NEWS
Report: Burnt Quran found at E.L. Islamic center sparks riot in India
Malerkotla, India — Violence broke out in the Punjab town of Malerkotla, India after rumors circulated that Christians burned a Quran at the Islamic Center of Greater Lansing early Saturday morning, according to the Times of India.
NEWS
A grand entrance
The opening of the privately-funded $90 million Secchia Center — MSU’s latest endeavor in health education — means increased opportunities for medical students, the university and the Grand Rapids area. The center officially opened Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
NEWS
Burned Quran cover creates fear, disappointment in E.L. community
Members of the Islamic Center noticed torn pages of the Quran in front of the mosque early Saturday morning and went inside to find the burned cover in front of the door, said Dawud Walid, executive director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations, or CAIR-MI. Feces-smeared pages were strewn up and down Harrison Road and an unidentified substance was found on the floor of the mosque, Walid said.
FOOTBALL
Spartans' big victories need bigger plays
MSU’s 30-17 win Saturday against Florida Atlantic felt more like an escape than one of those feel-good wins where the fifth-string running back sees the field, but MSU earned the win and did what it had to do.
NEWS
Officials further search for Broad art museum director
The search to fill the director position at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is continuing as officials prepare to narrow down the initial group of candidates.
NEWS
Police brief 09/13/10
A parking pass was stolen from a student’s car between the night of Sept. 6 and the morning of Sept. 7 in Lot 65 near Butterfield Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
FOOTBALL
Breaking free
With 151 total yards on seven returns to go along with his 53 receiving yards, junior wide receiver Keshawn Martin bounced back in a big way in the Spartans’ 30-17 win over the Owls.
MICHIGAN
Local Quran reading brings positive response
Despite protests in cities across the country Saturday evening, the scene at All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbot Road, in East Lansing was calm as more than 350 people sat and listened to a reading of the Quran. Rev.
MICHIGAN
Teddy bear picnic raises awareness
MSU medical students and local health professionals flocked to the 4-H Children’s Garden on Saturday to man X-ray machines, give eye exams and operate MRI machines.
MEN'S SOCCER
Thompson's pair of goals lead Spartans past Niagara
After three assists in the first three games, senior midfielder Spencer Thompson took the offense into his own hands in the No. 23 MSU men’s soccer team’s 4-1 win against Niagara on Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
MSU
Assembly elects new chairperson
ASMSU’s Student Assembly will be working to strengthen its relationship with other student government groups under the direction of new chairperson Christopher Schotten. Schotten, a political theory and constitutional democracy senior, was elected as chairperson Thursday night, filling the seat vacated by interim chairperson Kyle Dysarz on Sept.