MICHIGAN
E.L. Farmer's market to host Autumn Fest
The East Lansing Farmer’s Market will hold its first Autumn Fest from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday in Valley Court Park, 201 Hillside Court.
MSU
Teach for America panel held Monday at Kellogg Center
Students interested in learning more about Teach For America, a nonprofit organization that sends college graduates to teach in schools in low-income areas, have the opportunity to attend a panel from 6-7 p.m. Monday at the Kellogg Center Auditorium.
MSU
ASMSU considers blog to bolster student involvement in organization
Students might have an easier opportunity to interact with the representatives and staff of ASMSU if plans to launch a blog on the organization’s Web site materialize, group officials said Wednesday.
MSU
MSU professor studies green roof carbon absorption
Green roofs are sprouting up on building tops across the U.S., a growth some MSU researchers say could combat the rising amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere.
ICE HOCKEY
Oct. provides some of best sports of year
Although assignments, due dates and midterms quickly are approaching in classes, students would be best advised to relax and take a couple breaks this weekend. That’s because this weekend arguably is the deepest and most complete sports weekend of the year for Michigan residents, featuring a few huge matchups that will be instrumental in determining the standing of local teams during the next couple weeks.
FEATURES
Paranormal presence
When Samantha Harris was 2 years old, she guessed what her birthday present was. It was then that she decided she had a connection with the metaphysical.
COMMENTARY
Remnant discovery undercut by MSU's planned demolitions
If “excavations are precautionary measures to ensure historical remnants on campus are not destroyed,” according to the article Remnants of MSU’s 1st building found (SN 9/24), I sure hope the archeology department is on the job the day Morrill Hall gets demolished.
COMMENTARY
CLS program losing students due to director controversy
I graduated from MSU in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in social relations and policy with a Chicano/Latino Studies specialization.
COMMENTARY
Cultural misogyny must be discarded
With the onset of a widely popularized movie “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell,” and its ever-so-delicate quote, “Deaf girls can’t hear you coming,” I find it pertinent to discuss our culture’s density when it comes to sexual assault.
COMMENTARY
Increasing Friday classes doesn't benefit students
In a move to reduce scheduling conflicts for students, MSU is looking to add more Friday classes because, as MSU Provost Kim Wilcox put it, “As class sections become fewer, we can’t afford class conflicts. … Let’s get back to the standard schedule that we all agreed upon.”
NEWS
House votes to cut Michigan Promise Scholarship, reinstate with alternative funds
The fate of the Michigan Promise Scholarship still hangs in the balance following three votes today in the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate.
NEWS
Police brief 09/30/09
A middle-aged man from Perrinton, Mich., reported $200 in damage to his vehicle Monday after another driver backed into the vehicle at the MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center.
NEWS
Student, professor reactions to Friday class increase vary
Reality is setting in for students and faculty regarding the university’s plan for more Friday classes next fall, stirring up mixed reactions as they grapple with the possible side effects.
NEWS
Legislators go home with no budget deal
After spending the day deliberating and passing bills, Michigan lawmakers went home for the night Tuesday without reaching a budget resolution.
NEWS
E.L. officials prepared for revenue cuts
East Lansing residents will see fewer sidewalk repairs, slower action to fix damaged city property and shorter-staffed city offices during the next year, as the city struggles to cope with an 11 percent cut to its second-largest revenue source.
NEWS
Citizens weigh impact of Props. 1, 2
Lynn Allen stores his brownies inside a zipper sandwich bag in his refrigerator, atop a plastic container of homemade cannabis butter.
MSU
ICER finds new home at MSU
The Biomedical and Physical Sciences Branch Library soon will be closed and two new tenants might inhabit the space as early as the end of the semester.
MSU
Family receives closure, Purple Heart
Fifty-eight years after he was killed as a prisoner of war, one soldier’s family can begin to grieve and let go.
MSU
Dinosaur Dash race to be held Sunday
Students and community members can participate Sunday in the MSU Federal Credit Union Dinosaur Dash.
MICHIGAN
Construction set for Saginaw Street
The intersection at Saginaw Street and Sunset Lane is scheduled to be under construction until about 5 p.m. today.