FOOTBALL
Breakdown: MSU faces test against Iowa's Greene
A breakdown of Saturday’s football game against Iowa.
COMMENTARY
Economy sparks constant worry
Georgeville may be the next Hooverville — Georgeville being the modern-day shanty towns named after President George W.
COMMENTARY
More objectivity needed in evaluation of chief justices
I take issue with the contention by professor Frank Ravitch in Potential Supreme Court Selections Factor in Election (SN 10/1), that Justice Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts are “judicial activists” and, if elected, Republican presidential nominee John McCain would be beholden to the religious right to the point where he would be forced to appoint conservative judges to the Supreme Court.
COMMENTARY
Cooperation between students, city enhances E.L.
Having a say in the development of East Lansing is a way for students to let developers know what they are or are not interested in seeing in the city.
FOOTBALL
Versatile Holmes finally finds home at defensive end
Wherever coaches have wanted Dwayne Holmes to play in his five years at MSU, he’s been more than willing to make the position audible.
FOOTBALL
Prognosticators
The weather outside is frightful; but these prognosticators are so delightful. And since we don’t actually want to endure the rain and watch the games, let them prog, let them prog, let them prog!
MICHIGAN
CATA bus hit in accident during Obama event
A three-car crash put a Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, bus out of service Thursday during Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign rally, MSU police Sgt. Jill Geile said.
MICHIGAN
Obama addresses economic future in MSU speech
About 20,000 people congregated on Adams Field in West Circle on Thursday to see Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speak about issues such as the economy, education and energy.
NEWS
Homecoming to feature Slip 'n Slide race, games
A plethora of events are planned for the next few days to take students’ minds off homework and midterms, as the university prepares to celebrate Homecoming weekend.
NEWS
MSU groups work quickly to register students to vote
Volunteers from the MSU College Republicans and MSU Democrats have been swarming campus during the past several weeks, but their efforts are heating up as Monday’s voter registration deadline nears.
NEWS
MSU prepared for Obama to address thousands
West Circle Complex will be the center of attention today as Sen. Barack Obama, D.-Ill., Secret Service agents and MSU students flock to Adams Field.
NEWS
Democracy in action
As students make the mad dash to city clerk or Secretary of State offices and congregate around clipboard-holding canvassers on campus between now and Monday’s voter registration deadline, some of them could face roadblocks. One group of potential voters who could have problems registering are those who will turn 21 years old by Monday.
NEWS
Extreme Makeover hopes to change lives, not just homes
The popular show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” is nearing completion of a new house at 2376 Eifert Road in Holt.
MICHIGAN
Mich. bill could give drivers second chance
Michigan drivers could be offered a chance to avoid points on their driver’s license for a moving violation if a Michigan Senate bill passes in the state House of Representatives — but it will come at a price.
MSU
CCED hopes new location will expand experiences
By moving to the revitalized Michigan Avenue corridor, the MSU Center for Community and Economic Development hopes to increase its impact on the communities surrounding East Lansing.
MICHIGAN
Former student sentenced for riot
A 19-year-old former landscape architecture sophomore was sentenced Monday to seven days in the Ingham County Jail for participating in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
MSU
Play to open dialogue about childbirth
The Capital Area BirthNetwork will join other members of Birth On Labor Day, or BOLD, around the world this weekend in performing “Birth” — a play about the experiences of childbirth.
MICHIGAN
Number of state E. coli cases increases
The total number of connected E. coli cases throughout the state has risen to 31, according to the Michigan Department of Community Health.
MSU
MSU receives grant to increase female faculty
Faculty faces in three of MSU’s colleges may no longer blend in with the crowd after a recent grant awarded to the university.
NEWS
Arson participant arrested Tuesday
One of the four participants in MSU’s 1999 Agriculture Hall arson was arrested Tuesday evening at her mother’s house in Stanwood, Mich.