SPORTS
Bush is fourth Spartan honored
Senior distance runner Nicole Bush was named Big Ten Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Game moved to Okemos High
The MSU women’s soccer team’s regularly scheduled 4 p.m. game today has been moved to Okemos High School.
FEATURES
Bicyclist recounts cross-country trip
After a summer biking more than 3,600 miles on his Specialized Allez bicycle, Jon Barth had to hang up the bike in his parents’ shed.
FEATURES
Freshman fifteen Q's
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and his perspective on his new frontier.
FOOTBALL
Spartans look for more production from defensive line
In his less than two years at the helm of the MSU football program, Mark Dantonio has said two characteristics he wanted to see his football team embody are toughness and overcoming adversity.
NEWS
Candidates vie for seats on MSU Board of Trustees
Although the presidential election will grab the country’s attention Nov. 4, another election closer to East Lansing has important implications for MSU.
NEWS
MSU Board of Trustees strips Zimbabwe president of honorary degree
It’s not likely the MSU Board of Trustees will be receiving mail from Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe any time soon. But they’d appreciate it.
NEWS
City Center II developer overcoming troubles
East Lansing’s skyline might not be getting a little higher any time soon. City Center II, a $116.4 million project slated for the Grand River Avenue and Abbot Road area, is being developed by Strathmore Development Co. The company is developing Broadway Village — a similar project — in Ann Arbor, where construction has yet to begin.
FEATURES
In the know
While most college students skip breakfast in exchange for sleeping in, breakfast is necessary for energy and jump-starting your metabolism in the morning. Making a breakfast smoothie is an easy way to have a healthy breakfast on the go.
FEATURES
Spirituality another aspect of healthy life
Before I go any further, let me first thank you for writing. This is indeed a question of “health.” Frankly, it is refreshing to respond to a question that addresses a dimension of health that, by my standards, is as important to our being as are those that concern themselves with bagels and condoms. You see, most of the questions I receive are legitimate inquiries into what is “health.”
FEATURES
Six staples to keeping you well nourished
There is more to a well-rounded and healthy diet than meets the eye — or the food pyramid, experts said. “The same is true for college students as it is for the rest of America,” said Ruth Frechman, a registered dietitian and spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. “People, and college students, aren’t getting enough fruits and vegetables and calcium in their diets.” Registered dietitian Diane Fischer said she agrees that the average American doesn’t get enough fruits, vegetables and calcium.
MSU
Schools run applicant background checks
In the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings in April 2007, colleges across the country have begun to implement background checks for students living on campus to prevent violent attacks.
MICHIGAN
Protester pleads guilty to arson
Marie Jeanette Mason, one of four people charged with setting the 1999 New Year’s Eve fire in Agriculture Hall, pleaded guilty Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids to involvement in the arson.
MICHIGAN
Utility co. sends workers to gulf
Consumers Energy sent 96 of its employees to the Gulf Coast region Sunday to help residents recover in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.
MICHIGAN
Best Buy set to sell musical instruments
As a local Best Buy location prepares to begin selling musical instruments Nov. 14, a customer experience manager says one of the main goals is to offer resources to students with a variety of skill levels.
MSU
Suspected E. coli strain sends students to hospital
Ten MSU students were admitted to area hospitals over the past week all reporting similar symptoms of bloody diarrhea.
FEATURES
Make healthy food choices on student schedule
The stomach growls have been growing louder since the beginning of class, and something needs to subside them. But class gets out at 12:20 p.m., and the next one begins at 12:40 p.m. Although grabbing a snack from the vending machine is easy, it also can be a very unhealthy way to eat on the go. There are healthy alternatives when it comes to eating in a hurry.
FEATURES
Student makes Cedar Village apartment cozy, cool after 2 years
Advertising senior Jessica Howe knows all about Cedar Village’s reputation for less-than-standard living areas, at least when it comes to cleanliness. It’s been a work in progress, but several bags of cleaning products and two years later, Howe has turned her apartment into what her friends say should be the model for Cedar Village pamphlets.
BASKETBALL
Student tickets now on sale
The Spartan Athletic Ticket Office is accepting requests-with-payment for student men’s basketball admission through Wednesday.