NEWS
Police Brief 10/23/08
A dietetics senior was struck by a black vehicle as she walked to class at 7:30 a.m. Monday, East Lansing police Capt. Tom Johnstone said.
NEWS
Some student voters still unsure of trustees' role
Sophie Vick said she’s not exactly sure what the MSU Board of Trustees does. While the philosophy graduate student knows the board deals with the university’s budget and tuition, the faces and personalities that make up the governing body are unknown to her.
BASKETBALL
Women's hoops team vies for better season, trip to Big Dance
Ever since that fateful day when the MSU women’s basketball team found out it wasn’t headed to the Big Dance, it’s wanted to prove to the nation that a mistake was made. The Spartans, who finished 23-14 overall, felt they deserved to be in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
NEWS
Former MSU professor to perform in orchestra
Legendary local pianist Ralph Votapek will join the MSU Symphony Orchestra Saturday to commemorate his decades of performance and teaching at MSU.
ICE HOCKEY
Athlete out of hospital following weekend fight
Sophomore MSU hockey defenseman A.J. Sturges was released from Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital on Tuesday after a weekend fight left him with injuries.
NEWS
MSU's great debate
The presidential debates may be over, but if last night’s student debate was any indication, students are far from done arguing about the candidates’ platforms. More than 60 students gathered in the Wonders Hall Kiva last night to hear representatives from three campus political groups defend their presidential candidates.
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Film showing to focus on Africa's Invisible Children
There will be a documentary showing about the Invisible Children of Uganda at 7 p.m. today in B106 Wells Hall. The film, “Go,” will be presented by four representatives who traveled to Uganda and experienced the conflict firsthand in the northern part of the country.
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Black Power Rally aims to educate about history, culture
The phrase “black power” was coined during the civil rights movement to stress unity within the black community. More than 50 years later, MSU students are still pushing that message. The Black Student Alliance will host its 36th annual Black Power Rally at 6 p.m. today at Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.
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MSU Institute of Water Research receives $1 million grant
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality awarded a $1 million grant to the MSU Institute of Water Research, according to the Footprints newsletter found on MSU’s Office of Campus Sustainability Web site.
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MSU collaborates with other schools to create new online library system
Students searching the Internet for digital books could soon narrow their search to one site — HathiTrust.org. The University of California’s library system joined the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, or CIC, to create HathiTrust, a shared digital repository.
MICHIGAN
Campaign ads may be misleading, inaccurate
Check the facts, MSU students — the candidates could be lying to you. Experts said many “facts” stated by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in political advertisements, speeches and debates are often exaggerated or spun in a questionable manner.
MICHIGAN
Professor back to class after jazz healing
A little more than a year after a stroke incapacitated Wess Anderson, the MSU associate professor of music and local restaurant operator is nearly fully recovered and back to teaching his passion — jazz music.
SOCCER
Spartans look to get back on track after tough loss
After two maturity-gaining road losses in the beginning of October, it looked as if no one could stand in the way of the MSU women’s soccer victory train. But after three straight quality conference wins, the Spartans (13-4 overall, 5-3 Big Ten) hit a break in the tracks when traveling to Wisconsin — getting shut out 2-0 on Sunday against the Badgers.
SOCCER
MSU wins fourth straight, beats Cincinnati 2-0
The No. 24 MSU men’s soccer team entered Wednesday’s nonconference game having won three straight games against top 20 teams. But MSU head coach Joe Baum was worried his team might underestimate Cincinnati and come out flat in the midweek game.
COMMENTARY
Accepting blame start of progress
Everyone has a different idea about how to solve big problems, but they’ve all got one thing in common: It’s somebody else’s fault. For all the accusations flung by the public, the media and the government, we seem to forget one of the most basic principles taught to us as children: taking responsibility for our actions.
COMMENTARY
Smear tactics not part of college admissions
Tattling is no longer limited to elementary school children. Parents of prospective college students have begun sending colleges potentially harmful information about fellow applicants. That’s right — parents are trying to sabotage other students’ chances of getting into a college.
COMMENTARY
Bias clear in article on stem cell research, Proposal 2
In response to Selling cells (SN 10/8), I agree that stem cell research can be very beneficial to people with certain diseases and injuries and that we should try our hardest to find cures, but when research shows that adult stem cells work better than embryonic stem cells, why can’t they be used instead? Embryonic stem cell research is a highly controversial moral issue, while adult stem cells can be harvested harmlessly.
COMMENTARY
Consequences of brawls more severe than students realize
I recently read Jacob Carpenter and Abby Lubbers’ article MSU athlete injured after weekend fight (SN 10/22) and Joe Rexrode’s article “Police probe E. Lansing fight” in the Lansing State Journal. I was compelled to respond to both articles because three years ago, on Oct. 21, 2005, my 21-year-old cousin died from one punch.
NEWS
Third parties run for MSU Board of Trustees
Joe Rosenquist describes himself as an ordinary Michiganian. But unlike most Michigan residents, Rosenquist’s name will be on every ballot in the state on Nov. 4 as part of the MSU Board of Trustees election.
NEWS
Police Brief 10/22/08
A parking lot gate was broken after Saturday’s football game against Ohio State, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.