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Peace Corps meeting held to inform students

Summer Ballentine

October 12, 2010

After taking about 50 Malawian students to the zoo, graduate student Ty Lawson watched as they screamed and chased after zebras, animals they hadn’t seen before. From his two years of service in the Peace Corps, this is one of many stories Lawson remembers about his experience in Malawi. Lawson was among several Peace Corps alumni present at an informational meeting Tuesday evening encouraging students to apply to the Peace Corps. Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet spoke about her experiences in Samoa with her husband at the meeting. Hessler-Radelet said there is a huge demand for volunteers. “Countries still ask for Peace Corps (volunteers) much more than we can deliver,” Hessler-Radelet said. MSU is ranked first in Michigan for number of Peace Corps volunteers and fourth nationally.

MSU

Man arrested for attacking alumnus

Andrew Krietz

October 12, 2010

Xiao Chuanguo was sentenced to five and a half months in jail for coordinating an attack on MSU alumnus Shi-min Fang, according to the New York Times. During the trial, Chuanguo, a college professor and doctor in China, confessed to paying four men a total of $15,000 to assault Fang and journalist Fang Xuanchang on Aug.

MICHIGAN

Granholm signs higher ed. budget

Karen Confer

October 12, 2010

Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed the higher education budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year Tuesday, approving a $8.2 million funding cut for MSU. The budget would cut 2.8 percent from funding for all of Michigan’s 15 public universities, as well as the MSU Extension offices. It also would include a funding increase for some financial aid programs, including the Michigan Competitive Scholarship. Both houses agreed in late September on a budget bill negotiated in a conference committee.

FOOTBALL

Spartans look to continue to stop the run

Jeremy Warnemuende

October 12, 2010

The MSU run defense has had its fair share of opportunities to prove itself to start the Big Ten season. After shutting down Wisconsin and Michigan, the Spartans will face another strong running team in Illinois.

COMMENTARY

Sexual assault should not be a 'normal' occurrence at MSU

It’s a sad and unfortunate thing that college campuses are such a hotbed for sexual assault. The story of an alleged sexual assault that allegedly involved two MSU basketball players broke two weeks ago. The most disturbing thing about it was the number of people who told me they were not surprised.

MEN'S SOCCER

Men's soccer to face Western Michigan in midweek match

Pat Evans

October 12, 2010

Coming off its second-straight Big Ten road loss, the No. 21 MSU men’s soccer team will look to gain some confidence in a midweek, nonconference home match against Western Michigan at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

COMMENTARY

Time for MSU to stop being hardheaded and go 'green'

During the past year, I’ve become very frustrated with the “Man” and how we’re destroying ourselves through convenience. I won’t get into every facet now, but I will discuss one thing.

COMMENTARY

'Natural' a relief from 'good hair'

Chemical-straight is how I’ve worn my hair, or how the world has deemed it socially acceptable for my hair to be worn, since the tender age of 10. Naturally, my head is a combustion of thick and kinky coarseness the color of brownish-red wool that my own mother, blessed with what some would call “good hair,” could never seem to manage.

VOLLEYBALL

Spartans prepared for rivalry matchup against. No. 15 Michigan

Michelle Martinelli

October 12, 2010

Not since she was a freshman has Becca Zlabis seen her team take down Michigan. But the junior outside hitter said she expects the MSU volleyball team’s preparation this week to put itself in a position to do some damage against its in-state rival Wednesday night.

Summer Ballentine

October 11, 2010

Through MSU Community Reuse Days, students now have another opportunity to be Spartan green. The MSU Surplus Store will offer some free recycling to the public 7 a.m.