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FOOTBALL

A "giant" step forward

Saturday night’s 34-31 overtime win against Notre Dame at Spartan Stadium was as improbable as it was unthinkable. Spartan fans have seen a different outcome too many times before. Nearly every year they witness their team give itself a chance to win late in an important game only to hand it all away in the final moments. Saturday night, it appeared it was about to be the same story but only a different season for MSU and its fans.

MICHIGAN

New bill allows LCC to offer bachelor degrees

Karen Confer
September 19, 2010

Lansing Community College could open a bachelor of science in nursing program only five miles from MSU’s College of Nursing if a bill passed by the Michigan House of Representatives Thursday is passed into law. In a vote scrambled across party lines, both pieces of the two-bill package passed by a narrow margin — 55-49 and 55-48, respectively.

FOOTBALL

Pass defense attacked by Irish

Jeff Kanan
September 19, 2010

Notre Dame’s game plan for Saturday’s game against MSU was clear: pass, pass and pass some more. The Fighting Irish attacked MSU’s secondary, which ranked last in the Big Ten last year, early and often, gaining 369 yards and allowing their athletic receivers to make plays in MSU’s 34-31 overtime win.

MSU

Alumni connect through new site

Josh Sidorowicz
September 19, 2010

The rain Saturday afternoon couldn’t dampen the spirits of thousands of alumni and fans who gathered on campus to cheer on the Spartans or the opportunity to share their stories with the world.

MSU

CATA encourages cleaner commute

Megan Durisin
September 19, 2010

The Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, is hosting its third annual Clean Commute Challenge today through Friday to encourage the public to participate actively in cleaner commuting and cleaner communities, said Edgerly, CATA’s Clean Commute Options coordinator.

MICHIGAN

Atty. general candidates continue campaign

Karen Confer
September 19, 2010

Both candidates campaigning to become the next attorney general pledge to create safer streets in the state. In the Nov. 2 general election, voters will decide which man has the better plan. Democrat David Leyton will face Republican Bill Schuette in a race to replace term-limited attorney general and ex-GOP gubernatorial hopeful Mike Cox.

FEATURES

Annual BluesFest comes to Old Town

Robbie Couch
September 19, 2010

Old Town BluesFest 2010, a two-day event in Lansing’s Old Town, brought local, regional and national musicians to the corner of Grand River Avenue and Turner Street last Friday through Saturday.

COMMENTARY

Today's problems stem from past

The recent worldwide controversy about Quran burnings, as well as concerns about cultural integration and assimilation, made me think about Western Europe and the situation it finds itself in during these times.

COMMENTARY

A little bit of understanding can go a long way

Who would have thought trash could bridge the divide between the permanent residents of East Lansing and MSU students? MSU’s Community Relations Coalition, or CRC, invited MSU students, as well as long-term residents, to clean up the streets and yards of East Lansing on Sunday after MSU’s victory over Notre Dame.