NEWS
Police brief 1/26/10
An 18-year-old male student reported his room broken into Thursday at West McDonel Hall on, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MICHIGAN
Bernero discusses closing gap between Lansing, E.L.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, who is pondering a run in the state gubernatorial race, said Monday at his State of the City address he hopes to see the gap between MSU and the state capital shrink in 2010.
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MSU 'bill of rights' to see update
Academic dispute cases eventually could be handled by a new board of representatives from across the university if a set of proposed changes to MSU’s student rights document moves forward today.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans to face Wolverines in rivalry game
Tom Izzo disagrees with former football coach and current trustee George Perles’ famous quote, “They all count one.” The mantra is something the MSU men’s basketball head coach won’t be thinking tonight when the No. 5 Spartans (17-3, 7-0) travel to Ann Arbor to face Michigan (10-9, 3-4).
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Cautiously optimistic
After a year’s worth of setbacks, MSU officials are moving forward with construction of the multimillion-dollar Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, despite not having all the funds raised for the project.
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Distinguished MSU alumnus dies Sunday
When Steven Wildman first met James Quello 10 years ago, he expected to find an elderly man. What Wildman found instead was an energetic 85-year-old who “treated everyone as if they were the most important person in the world,” he said.
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MSU holding its first Study Abroad Week
On the way to lunch in the International Center on Monday, comparative cultures and politics sophomore Scott Osdras made a brief stop in Antarctica. At least, that is how it will look on an online postcard that Osdras sent to his parents during the first of a five-day event hosted by the Office of Study Abroad. MSU’s first Study Abroad Week is replacing the spring study abroad fair and will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Friday.
MICHIGAN
Living history
Michigan history, (just) not one that people think of a lot,” Perkins said about the group.
MICHIGAN
Council to discuss taxi parking
The East Lansing City Council will discuss adding more taxi stations in the downtown area during its 7 p.m. Tuesday work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
MICHIGAN
Kilpatrick reporters to visit East Lansing on book tour
Almost exactly two years after Detroit Free Press reporters M.L Elrick and Jim Schaefer broke news of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s text messaging affair, they are touring Michigan to promote their book, “The Kwame Sutra: Musings on lust, life and leadership from Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.”
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Web tool aims to ease college course planning
Students planning for the future now can use an online tool that might make their lives a little easier.
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MSU, Chinese university to collaborate
Students in MSU’s College of Human Medicine will have the opportunity to study in China and work alongside Chinese students in East Lansing thanks to a medical education agreement.
MICHIGAN
Area competition encourages healthy habits
Gyms usually have their fill in January as thousands of Americans attempt to lose holiday pounds. With East Lansing workout hotspots bulging with a glut of new January members, MSU alumna Emily Zurek noticed the gyms themselves usually shed more clients than the members do pounds when the calendar flips to February.
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Mileage means more than 'greenness' to Generation Y
Members of Generation Y want to purchase more hybrid vehicles but aren’t very willing to give up a significant portion of their hard-earned green without some benefits, according to an MSU-led survey.
COMMENTARY
Logo change assault on tradition
I am a recent graduate of MSU, an active supporter of all Spartans and a four-year alum of the Izzone. I recently heard of the news regarding the logo change and I personally feel it is a mistake.
COMMENTARY
Unveiling of new Spartan logo raises many questions
As a long-time MSU alumnus who closely follows and supports both academics and athletics, I find the recent news of a logo change perplexing, largely because of what hasn’t been explained. While I don’t particularly care for the new logo as published reports have shown it, I’m not ready to set my hair (at least what’s left of it) on fire over this as many Internet commentators appear ready to do.
FEATURES
Author writes MSU into novel
Fifty years ago, when Larry Neitzert was an MSU student, East Lansing was a city marked by students dodging the Vietnam War and active war protests.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Balanced, up-tempo attack key to recent MSU success
Following a stretch of games when only one or two players would make an impact, the MSU women’s basketball team got a total team effort this past weekend against Minnesota and Purdue.
COMMENTARY
New tax should make tanners think twice
We’ve all heard it as many times as we can count. Frequent tanning is quite possibly the Antichrist for your skin. Whether you are a man or a woman, middle-aged or just entering middle school, your skin will signify how well (or poorly) you treat it when it comes to sun damage.
COMMENTARY
Patience needed, but new logo better deliver
Change isn’t an easy thing to implement, especially when it’s unexpected. So when the appearance of a new Spartans logo on the U.S.