FEATURES
Paczki hit dorms for Fat Tuesday
Paczki hit MSU dorms in honor of Fat Tuesday before Lent began, when many Catholics give up specific indulgences for a 40-day period.
COMMENTARY
Word on the street 2/17/10
Students give their opinions on Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposal to expand the sales tax to include consumer services.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans aim for 4 more wins, CCHA 1st-round bye
It still is uncertain how many wins would lock up a top-four finish in the CCHA for the No. 12 MSU hockey team, a valuable position that guarantees a first-round bye and home-ice advantage in the second round of the CCHA Tournament.
COMMENTARY
Use college years to mature, grow up
Growing up is something most people can’t wait to do when they’re youngsters. Now, as we’re well in the midst of growing older, many of us students can’t believe life almost is in full swing.
SPORTS
Senior wrestlers prepare for final home match Sunday at Jenison
Sunday’s match against No. 13 Indiana will be the final home wrestling matches for four MSU seniors, and it will be hard for the Spartans to assess everything the class has added to the team through the years.
COMMENTARY
ASMSU should have informed students of Dubai trip
Student politicians jet setting across the globe without telling anybody can make people begin to wonder where exactly their tax dollars are going.
MICHIGAN
Council to discuss motorcycle parking
The East Lansing City Council will hold a public hearing regarding provisions for motorcycle parking during its 7:30 p.m.
NEWS
Police brief 02/16/10
An 18-year-old female MSU student reported money stolen from her bank account Feb. 1, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Program offers free rides to assault victims
After visiting the hospital because she had been sexually assaulted, Krysta Michorczyk wasn’t sure what to do next. For survivors, the immediate sequence of events following sexual assault can be daunting.
NEWS
Apartments could be demolished
More than 60 years of history might disappear from campus if an MSU department gets the go-ahead to demolish a block of campus apartments.
NEWS
Parking lot closings to start this month
MSU’s parking situation is going to get a little more crowded as spring construction projects near Berkey Hall and Brody Complex commence. Lot 3 near Berkey Hall and Lot 65 near Brody Complex are expected to begin closing in the coming weeks for various projects, said Robert Nestle, university engineer for the MSU Physical Plant Division.
NEWS
Students give insight on campus living
For Senior Associate Provost June Youatt, the “fresh eyes” of students are the key to success for a facelift to MSU’s residence halls system.
MICHIGAN
Man taken off Lansing flight
A man who was escorted off a Detroit-bound flight from Lansing was released Monday with no charges, an FBI official said. The man, whose identity has not been released, was detained after he allegedly tried to escape the plane while it was on the runway at Lansing’s Capital Region International Airport.
MICHIGAN
Bowman will not pursue governorship
Another Democratic candidate exited Michigan’s 2010 gubernatorial race Monday. Former Michigan Treasurer Robert Bowman filed an exploratory statement last week but said Monday he cannot commit to the race for candidacy.
MICHIGAN
Many businesses dislike tax proposal
Kris Lachance is trying to understand the logic behind Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposal to expand the state sales tax to cover services — which includes tattoo parlors, hair salons, tanning booths and movie theaters as some of the possible 150 targeted businesses.
MSU
Alternative treatments offer options for cancer patients
Although the trauma of experiencing breast cancer frequently lasts with survivors, an MSU professor has found complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM, can alleviate further sickness.
MSU
MSU plans to improve campus bike parking
In the future, MSU might provide cover for students tired of returning to find their bikes damaged, wet or gone altogether.
FEATURES
Freshmen fifteen Q's: 2/16/10
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or fewer, at a new face on campus and his perspective of his new frontier.
FEATURES
Professor to offer sunspot lecture
Professor Horace Smith will present “Where Are All the Sunspots?” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Abrams Planetarium.
FEATURES
Orchestra to perform at Wharton
The MSU Concert Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.