BASKETBALL
Big Ten Tournament tickets go on sale Monday
Tickets for the 2010 Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will go on sale Monday at 10 a.m., the Big Ten announced Thursday.
FOOTBALL
Wildcats come to E.L. to face rolling Spartans
After a poor start, the MSU football team has fought back to a 3-3 record and a 2-1 record in the Big Ten.
VOLLEYBALL
Defending champs come to E.L. this weekend
Heading into arguably the toughest three-game home stretch of the season, the MSU volleyball team has a simple policy for putting last weekend’s two losses in the past.
SPORTS
MSU has shot at revenge
Last season, the MSU field hockey team was rolling through conference play before it met Iowa and saw its Big Ten regular season, Big Ten Tournament and Final Four hopes all dashed at the hands of the Hawkeyes in three devastating losses.
FEATURES
National slam poetry champion takes stage at (SCENE) Metrospace
Introduced by an enthusiastic emcee and welcomed by a warm round of applause, BLAIR took the stage for Spitfire Poetry at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., to speak and sing words that evoked emotion, thought and laughter.
FEATURES
Jonze hits right mark with 'Where the Wild Things Are'
“Let the wild rumpus start!” Whether because of a snowball to the face, no ice cream after dinner or a nick on the knee, getting upset about the little things is a part of childhood.
FEATURES
Volunteers find array of options
Many MSU students are looking for a way to dominate their next interview and a way to make it through college without lacking that sense of personal accomplishment.
COMMENTARY
Language column disregards history, development of English
Dan Faas’ column, Abbreviations Killing English (SN 10/14), is more exasperating than educational. The notion that the English language ever could undergo “complete bastardization” cheerfully ignores the fact that English is itself a bastard language.
COMMENTARY
Public should give Obama time
No. A word repeated during a “Saturday Night Live” sketch that spoofed President Barack Obama’s failure to deliver on key campaign promises.
COMMENTARY
ASMSU's leader scholarship has promise, dangers
Student leaders in need soon might receive a helping hand in paying for school if a new scholarship proposed by ASMSU gets off the ground.
NEWS
Police brief 10/15/09
Two students reported $440 worth of clothing and a $10 laundry basket stolen from a public washing machine in Spartan Village, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
CLS students meet with Simon
Students in the Chicano/Latino Studies program said an almost yearlong battle with the program’s director is damaging more than CLS’ image.
NEWS
MSU Dubai increases enrollment
More students are calling themselves Spartans in the Middle East as enrollment numbers for MSU Dubai increased this year.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Izzo concerned about team leadership
Because of its athletic ability, basketball IQ and NCAA Tournament experience, the MSU men’s basketball team is viewed by many as a top three team in the country.
NEWS
A new kind of plant
About two years after the doors of Ford Motor Company’s automotive assembly plant in Wixom, Mich., closed, officials have announced the abandoned factory will be resurrected as the home of three alternative energy companies, bringing the promise of new jobs and investment in Michigan’s sagging economy.
MICHIGAN
Senate, Granholm split on budget
The Michigan budget remains unresolved and Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, still is withholding six bills in fear of Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s veto pen.
NEWS
Legislators change car mirror laws
The Michigan Senate passed a bill today that would make it legal to hang objects from a car rearview mirror.
MSU
Bisexual speaker addresses hate
If you’re planning to attend a workshop featuring Robyn Ochs, you’re as important to the show as the speaker.
MSU
Students show frugality at housing fair
Despite the poor economy and financial struggles of many students and their families, turnout at Wednesday’s Fall Housing Fair was similar to past years and interest in different housing options remained steady, housing officials said.
FEATURES
Campus Center Cinemas brings big names to students
“The Hangover” is a shameless, vulgar — did I mention hilarious? — romp about a band of four friends and their misfortunes in Las Vegas.