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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.

COMMENTARY

Teaching assistants crucial to performance of MSU

The recent articles about “untracked” teaching assistants, or TAs, on campus missed the larger picture. Heather Guenther and the State News editorial board emphasize the lack of centrally-tracked data about TAs on campus but ignore both the localized relationships between TAs and their faculty of record (or “mentors” as Guenther calls them) as well as the unique advantages offered by TA-taught courses.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Shooting 4 Indianapolis

Just so there is no confusion when fans get their first glimpse of the MSU men’s basketball team this season, sophomore forward Delvon Roe wants to confirm that, yes, that is him wearing No. 10 for the Spartans.

COMMENTARY

Art too obsessed with suffering

Some of the more appreciated lyrics of our generation are those of Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes. These lyrics include, “I scream for the sunlight or a car to take me anywhere, just get me past this dead and eternal snow, because I swear that I am dying, slowly but it’s happening.”

COMMENTARY

Art plan can bring prosperity to Lansing area

When money is tight in government, the arts usually are cut right away. Considered expendable and unimportant, art, music and other cultural programs often are the first to see the chopping block in favor of more “valuable” programs or services.

NEWS

Police brief 10/14/09

A 55-year-old Lansing woman reported her wallet stolen between 4:30 and 5 p.m. Saturday from the Kellogg Center, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.