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MSU, E.L. celebrate National Coming Out Day

It might only have been the garden behind Student Services, but to everyone there, it might as well have been Oz. About 30 people gathered in the garden Sunday to celebrate National Coming Out Day with a picnic and games dedicated to “The Wizard of Oz,” which kicks off a week of events at MSU.

SOCCER

Spartans lose, remain winless in Big Ten

Both the MSU men’s soccer team and its opponent, Wisconsin, were searching for their first conference victory Sunday afternoon in Madison, Wisc. After playing to a 1-1 deadlock through regulation, it appeared the game would go down in the books as a tie.

FEATURES

Music, youth join to support green jobs

They spoke their message. They rallied their message. They chanted, volunteered, wore, drew and sang their message. From Oct. 9-11, 400 high school and college students gathered together for Power Shift Michigan 2009 at the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing. The conference included workshops, keynote speakers, volunteer service projects around Lansing, musical performances and a fashion show, and finished Sunday with a march to the Capitol Building.

SPORTS

Spartans post nonconference shutout

The No. 8 MSU field hockey team avoided a home letdown Sunday, playing just well enough to defeat Central Michigan, 2-0, despite not having its strongest outing. The Spartans had several chances to put the Chippewas away early after scoring a goal less than four minutes into the game. But Central Michigan hung tough and didn’t relent even after the Spartans scored both goals by the early stages of the second half.

NEWS

Cooperatives offer new friends, food

You know when you walk by a house at night and the lights are on and you think, “I wonder what they do in there?” And then, every once in a while, you walk by a cooperative house and think “I know what they do in there!” Well, that’s understandable. But you probably don’t know the whole story.

NEWS

Freshman tells of dirty living, letting loose

Living away from the parental-unit is the ultimate perk of college life and is symbolized by nothing other than the freshman dorm. It’s a magical place where things such as hygiene and sleep do not exist and anything you want can be microwaved at any time of the night. Things like school and homework don’t restrain your social life from going until 4 a.m. And yes, having your own minifridge is everything you thought it would be.