NEWS
Woman suffers injuries on sidewalk
A 77-year-old Troy, Mich., woman suffered minor injuries after falling on a raised portion of sidewalk at about 2:58 p.m.
MSU
Republican gubenatorial candidate Bouchard visits MSU
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard came to the semester’s first meeting of the MSU College Republicans Wednesday as part of his campaign to become Michigan’s governor.
VOLLEYBALL
Tight-knit sisters bring winning equation to MSU
For the MSU volleyball team, defense starts with a capital K. That’s because the Spartans defense is anchored in part by the sister duo of Allyson and Mandi Karaba, who were born about 10 months apart and have helped lead the way to a 6-0 start for MSU. Allyson, a junior libero, was named the tournament MVP for this past weekend’s Cleveland State Invitational, which the Spartans won by winning all three of their games.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Freeman offers to play anywhere for team's sake
Cara Freeman will play anywhere for the MSU women’s soccer team. The junior played forward in high school, is now playing outside midfielder for MSU and even mentioned playing in net for head coach Tom Saxton — an offer she said he wasn’t exactly thrilled about. “I just look at it as if we win as a team; I don’t really look at what I do individually,” Freeman said.
MSU
MSU officials weigh job, program reductions
College of Engineering Dean Satish Udpa said the college began budget discussions prior to Wilcox’s memorandum and the first cuts likely would affect staff members. “We have to figure out the kinds of things we should be doing and that’s taking place at a number of levels,” Udpa said. “At the end of the day, we want to make sure the quality of education we offer to students is not compromised in any way or shape.”
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Spartan remix to highlight diverse student groups
Three years ago, any student looking to meet the diverse student groups on campus during Welcome Week would have a difficult time. At the time, each organization had to hold its own individual welcome meeting during the week to try to recruit prospective members. Until last year, that is, when those groups organized and created Spartan Remix.
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Breslin Center celebrates 20th anniversary
After 20 years on MSU’s campus, Breslin Center is more than a building to most people — it’s a place of memories. “There are so many times when an alumni of MSU will get married and say, ‘I’m bringing my family here,’” Breslin Center’s Operations Coordinator Nancy Yeadon said.
FOOTBALL
Traditional game day cheer to be phased out
For the first time in more than three decades, “Hockey Cheer” is gone from the Spartan Marching Band’s song sheet. Traditionally a fixture in its pregame show and on third downs during football games, the band did not play the cheer during this past week’s pregame show, but it did play it sparingly in the game.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Standout freshman Stander looks to make impact on field
When MSU women’s soccer assistant coach Tammy Farnum was asked earlier this summer which incoming freshman had the potential to burst onto the MSU sports scene like All-American sophomore forward Laura Heyboer did in 2008, she listed three names. One of those was Olivia Stander, a freshman forward with an impressive sports résumé out of Grosse Pointe High School.
FEATURES
Raunchy author Max screens new film
The door opens to a dimly lit room filled with a table and orange vinyl couches. A dog named Murphy happily trots toward guests with his tail wagging. Be he’s still being slightly leery of strangers. The bar is stocked with every kind of booze someone could ask for and the fridge is a smorgasbord of various goodies and snacks.
FEATURES
Max's vulgar film pathetic, rarely funny
I’m not sure if they serve beer in hell, but they definitely serve buttered popcorn and fountain drinks. Let me clarify, “I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell,” a motion picture based on Tucker Max’s novel with the same name, was hell to sit through.
FEATURES
Book tells how to get 'high' without illegal drugs
James Nestor suggests readers of his book should get high by being stung by a bee or eating some giraffe liver. Nestor, author of “Get High Now (Without Drugs),” compiled more than 175 methods of visual stimulation, lucid dreaming and meditation. Some tactics are relatively normal, such as breathing exercises, but more outlandish methods, such as eating moth larva, are just for fun, Nestor said. Sensory exercises work best when having an open mind, he said.
MICHIGAN
City employees take furlough days to help prevent job cuts
East Lansing employees are volunteering to take a few days without pay to save the city money and avoid potential job cuts. “We wanted to do something that was symbolic, but more than symbolic,” East Lansing Deputy City Manager George Lahanas said. “Taking personal days to cut costs — if five people do it, we’d save a couple thousand dollars, but if a lot of people do it, it can be a lot of money.”
MSU
Intern fair has local focus
MSU has several career fairs throughout the school year but few are able to target the same audience as Earn, Learn and Intern. Now in its third year, Earn, Learn and Intern is an annual event that offers a venue for students from all majors to meet, network and potentially work for companies in the Lansing area. The fourth floor of Spartan Stadium was filled Wednesday afternoon with 128 Mid-Michigan businesses, all hoping to ensure some of MSU’s local talent stays local, said Paul Jaques, internship developer for MSU Career Services Network.
COMMENTARY
MSU should not welcome PETA based on past actions
Students Promoting Animal Rights, or SPAR, the MSU animal rights group, is hosting a speech by Dan Mathews, the Vice President of PETA. There was an article in The State News about it, and I see the event advertised everywhere in sidewalk chalk. It looks like Mathews is getting the hero’s welcome.
COMMENTARY
CHICANO/Latino students deserve explanation
As a Chicano/Latino Studies graduate, class of 2001, I demand to know why the recommendations of the advisory committee and the situation with the CLS director have not been resolved. The people have spoken their dissatisfaction with the current director of CLS, Dr. Sheila Contreras, and I’m having a hard time understanding why she hasn’t been removed from her current position.
COMMENTARY
Domestic policy must take priority
As our country got off to its rough beginnings and transitions in government, our foreign policy was to stay away from foreign affairs and focus on domestic reforms. However, that same foreign policy has evolved into a global encompassing policy pertaining to all interests except our own. Our once-isolationist tendencies seem to have dissolved and we now are involved all over the world with no signs of slowing down, despite our decaying domestic situation.
COMMENTARY
Extending unemployment benefits right choice
As the United States has trudged through this recession, it has been no secret that our own state has been hurting the most in a lot of ways, especially when it comes to unemployment. Almost 450,000 Michiganians currently are reaping unemployment benefits, and if a new plan passes in Congress soon, Michigan’s unemployed might see an extension to their benefits.
NEWS
ANGEL Web site still experiencing problems today
The ANGEL Web site is still experiencing problems Wednesday after officials from MSU Academic Technology Services confirmed it was back to running normally Tuesday night.
NEWS
Police Brief 09/09/09
One person was injured following an accident between a bicyclist and a pedestrian at about 4 p.m. Tuesday, MSU police Officer Jerry Roudebush said.