MSU
MSU group collects winter clothes
MSU Community Programs is hosting a clothing drive until Feb. 22. MSU Community Programs is part of the Student Alumni Foundation.
MSU
Lecture series to kickoff Thursday
Terry Root, a Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University, is scheduled to discuss climate change and its effect on Michigan species from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Union, Parlors A and B.
MICHIGAN
Fishing regulation vital for ecosystem
Visit any local grocery store and you’ll find a seemingly endless spread of some of the world’s finest fish, ready for purchase. To the average consumer, the variety and abundance of fish appears to have never been greater — and that’s the problem, said Bill Taylor, an MSU professor of fisheries and wildlife.
MSU
MSU researches nonfood biofuel
The future of alternative fuels and economic freedom might be as simple as grass clippings and wood chips. Biomass such as straw, switchgrass and wood chips can be used to produce cellulosic ethanol, a potential replacement to ethanol produced from corn, wheat and rice, said Bruce Dale, associate director of MSU’s Office of Biobased Technologies.
MICHIGAN
Request for Wales warrant received
The Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office received a request from the East Lansing Police Department for a fugitive warrant for Leo Wales III, Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III said.
MICHIGAN
Secretary of State closed for holiday
All Secretary of State offices will be closed in observance of President’s Day on Feb. 15. Driver’s licenses and plates set to expire on Feb. 15 can be renewed the following day without penalty.
MSU
MSU seeks organ donors on web
Shauna Sly is not a registered organ donor, but the special education and deaf education sophomore said that could change. A team of MSU researchers are turning to social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, to attract more student organ donors.
MSU
Students gather for Relay for Life kick off
Symone Ayers lost five family members to cancer and cites her grandmother, a survivor, as her major source of inspiration. Kelly Knupfer lost her uncle to brain cancer and aspires to work for the American Cancer Society after graduation. Chelsea Lewis watched some of her closest friends fight cancer, and now she fights for them.
MSU
Harvard professor kicks off lectures
In celebration of Black History Month, MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine is sponsoring a lecture series slated to open at 5 p.m. Thursday at Kellogg Center.
MSU
MSU researcher works to join approaches toward autism
To one MSU researcher, a rift between two opposing schools of thought on how to treat children with autism needs to close in the interest of advancing the field.
FEATURES
Freshmen fifteen Q's: 2/2/10
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 less, at a new face on campus and his perspective of his new frontier.
FEATURES
Lansing rapper brings new sound, passion to music
Struggling with a difficult speech impediment, Amir Pakray learned to use poetry as a way to express himself smoothly. During high school, he and a group of friends put this poetry to music, freestyling together in their spare time.
SPORTS
Spartans still confident going into weekend duals
Winning a close rivalry match and then getting dominated by the nation’s top team in the same weekend would be enough to drain the emotion of most teams. But despite coming off a loss to No. 1 Iowa in which no wrestler posted a victory, the MSU wrestling team (7-4-1 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) said it still is feeling confident entering this weekend’s duals against No. 11 Central Michigan and No. 25 Purdue.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers travel to Alaska for key CCHA series
Today is a long day for the MSU hockey team. The No. 12 Spartans were scheduled to board the bus at 5 a.m. and won’t arrive in Fairbanks, Alaska, until midnight Eastern Standard Time.
BASKETBALL
Spartans need DeHaan to play well to succeed
It’s no secret: For the MSU women’s basketball team to be successful, senior center Allyssa DeHaan needs to be successful. This was no more evident than last Thursday’s game against Northwestern, where DeHaan dominated the Wildcats to the tune of 24 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks.
COMMENTARY
Gadgets distract more than help
George Clooney took a fall off the dock and into the saltwater and one thought ran through my mind as he dried off. What happened to his cell phone? His iPod? His Personal Digital Assistant?
COMMENTARY
Moving beyond coal good idea, too costly
MSU Beyond Coal, a student group that wants MSU to move away from using coal energy, has some very lofty goals for the university. Unfortunately, those goals also appear to be a bit too idealistic.
COMMENTARY
Student offers suggestions to improve MSU's new granola
An open letter to the MSU Bakers responsible for the new granola being tested in numerous MSU cafeterias lately, most notably in Wilson and Case halls: I’ll begin by thanking you for your efforts in putting forth something new to our cafeterias.
NEWS
Police brief 02/02/10
A 19-year-old student reported his moped stolen at South Case Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MSU
Simon looks to Web to reach bigger crowd
For the first time in MSU’s history, the State of the University address is going viral.