COMMENTARY
E.L. thieves should consider impact on families, children
An open letter to the persons who stole my 10-year-old son’s bike after last week’s football game:
COMMENTARY
Learn about Mich. government now
At the beginning of the school year, I find myself reflecting on my experience as an undergraduate student at MSU from 2001 to 2005. Though I am now a graduate student at MSU, I take my classes in the Detroit area, where I work full-time, and seldom find myself in East Lansing.
MICHIGAN
State Legislature approves new energy standards
The Michigan State Legislature approved a comprehensive energy package today that Gov. Jennifer Granholm intends to sign into law.
MICHIGAN
MSU to discuss ways to control steady enrollment increase
A preliminary fall report showing that MSU will see an enrollment increase for the fifth consecutive year this fall has administrators looking for ways to control the growth.
NEWS
Student faces charges for filing false police report
MSU police plan to bring felony charges against an 18-year-old student who filed a false report of a Sept. 11 sexual assault near IM Sports-East, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
SOCCER
Women’s soccer team blasts past Detroit Mercy in Okemos
The MSU women’s soccer team treated Detroit Mercy as if they were just a speed bump on the road to bigger and better things.
NEWS
Police Brief 09/18/08
A cell phone was stolen Monday from the Wilson Hall cafeteria, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Obama campaign pursues suit over plans to block voters
Despite Republican officials’ assertions that a party leader’s controversial quotes were fabricated, representatives for Barack Obama’s campaign are still pursuing a lawsuit against the Republican Party.
NEWS
MSU's finest on display
Lynn Wisper looks like any other girl in any other magazine. She’s kneeling, eating mint chocolate chip ice cream, with a red and gray striped cardigan over her shoulders. The hospitality business senior has straight blonde hair and she’s grinning from ear to ear. Except, well, she’s topless. And this isn’t any other magazine. This is Playboy. But just because Wisper bares all in the latest “Girls of The Big Ten” issue doesn’t mean she bares all in person.
NEWS
McCain, Palin appear in Grand Rapids Wednesday
John McCain said Wednesday he wouldn’t forget Michigan if he is elected president. About 4,000 supporters of the Republican senator from Arizona watched him speak at a “Straight Talk Town Hall” meeting at Ford Fieldhouse at Grand Rapids Community College.
SOCCER
Women's soccer wins 3-0 against Kent State
A weekend full of downpours couldn’t stop the Spartans’ season-long dominance. The MSU women’s soccer team’s patience and willingness to stick it out in the pouring rain and standing water on the field allowed them to enter the Green and White record books — posting their seventh straight victory in a 3-0 win to Kent State on Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field, the best start in school history.
MSU
Scholarship founded, honors student
A memorial fund to honor Joe Barton, the MSU junior who died Aug. 20 in a car crash on U.S. 127, has been established by his family.
MSU
Salsa lessons kick off Hispanic Heritage Month
University Activities Board is bringing a slice of Hispanic culture to MSU. The “Sizzling Salsa Fest” will run tonight from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Union. The festivities begin with free half-hour Salsa lessons by the Bamboo! Salsa Club. A cultural disc jockey also will be in the Union Ballroom for anyone wanting to take the floor.
MICHIGAN
Capitol rally celebrates Constitution Day
A rally was held Wednesday on the steps of the state Capitol to promote the First Amendment and how it affects students, in accordance with Constitution Day.
MICHIGAN
Weeklong challenge to drive 'clean' transport
The Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, will spend next week encouraging commuters to seek alternatives to driving to work and class.
MICHIGAN
Bill could re-energize line worker education
A new legislative package expected to be introduced this month could mean more job opportunities for Michigan high school graduates interested in energy trades.
MSU
Local parishes to combine
Two will become one on July 1, 2009 — that is, St. John Student Parish and St. Thomas Aquinas Parish. The two parishes will examine which programs are compatible and combine their resources to reduce redundancies and form a more unified community.
SOCCER
MSU prepares for league play
Coming into this weekend’s first Big Ten game at Ohio State, the men’s soccer team is 2-3. All three losses have come to teams who made the NCAA Tournament last year. So unlike football or basketball, the soccer schedule doesn’t have any gimmick games. Here’s how the team looks heading into conference play.
SPORTS
Unger anchors stout defensive corps
Preaching team defense all season, the No. 10 MSU field hockey team has shown it on the field. Leading the charge is junior goalkeeper Elissa Unger, who received Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors this week for her play in last weekend’s games against then-No. 18 Boston University and New Hampshire.
SPORTS
Spartans host only home tournament of year
This weekend, the MSU women’s golf team hosts the Mary Fossum Invitational, its only home tournament of the season, at Forest Akers West Golf Course.