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NEWS

International Relations

After a record number of 5,056 graduate and undergraduate international students came to MSU last year, the East Lansing and MSU communities are working to ensure students receive the support they need through a new East Lansing community ambassador program and continued university outreach.

NEWS

India reacts to burning of Qurans

As the community of East Lansing begins to move forward after a burnt Quran was found outside a local Islamic Center, riots have broken out in India in response to the burning in East Lansing and others in cities across the U.S.

NEWS

Food waste reduction program implemented at Brody Square

As construction dust begins to settle following the opening of Brody Square, officials are discovering more food than thought remaining at a conclusion of a meal. With the options available in the new cafeteria, officials are finding all of the food being prepared is not being consumed, leading to an inflated amount of waste.

NEWS

Police Brief 09/13/10

A car sustained $500 worth of damage after a Sept. 4 hit-and-run incident in Lot 63 East, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

NEWS

Just playin' games

Ted Arnold and his brothers started Pinball Pete’s, 220 Albert Ave., in the early ‘70s with a single pinball machine in their parents’ garage.

MICHIGAN

Candidates fail to set number of gov. debates

In a fresh attempt to generate a televised debate between the gubernatorial candidates, Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has created a new offer to television stations across Michigan: If you host a debate, Bernero will come.

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.

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.

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.