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MICHIGAN

Women's center expands

Board members and contributing partners of the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing met Tuesday to begin a renovation that will triple the floor space between the organization’s two buildings.

MSU

Holiday celebrates environment

Students celebrated the new year of trees Tuesday night at Hillel Jewish Student Center by eating traditional dried fruits, planting flowers and parsley and promoting environmental awareness.

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 two of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and their perspective on their new frontier.

ICE HOCKEY

Trash talking heats up between MSU, U-M

Although he’s a native of the Buffalo area, senior forward Chris Mueller has become fully assimilated into the MSU vs. U-M rivalry. Mueller even admitted exchanging text messages with U-M forward Danny Fardig early this week — but none were of the discussible nature.

FEATURES

Hello, my name is Megan Leinbach

Megan Leinbach always has had a passion for museums. “I started working in a museum when I was 14,” she said. “One of the things I love about MSU is that we have a museum studies program here, which is really unique. Not that many schools have that — especially as an undergrad specialization.”

BASKETBALL

Young Spartans lacking leadership

MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant is still searching for a leader. With nine underclassmen filling the Spartans’ roster, it has been a struggle for Merchant to uncover a leader on the young squad.

BASKETBALL

Izzo looking for more cohesion

When all the stars align, the Spartans can run with just about anybody in the country, MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo said. But when he talks about everyone contributing, he means from top to bottom — from the starting five to the assistant coaches.

FEATURES

Market value

Glenn Hills was practically born at Lansing City Market. Born in April 1938, Hills made his market debut only months later when his family’s cheese business set up shop in the market, which opened in August 1938.

FEATURES

Family-owned candy chain remains Lansing area staple

Walking into Fabiano’s Homemade Candies, 1427 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, it’s easy to see why the franchise has become a local tradition. Large jars filled with chocolate-dipped and sprinkled candies line the walls while the smell of fresh chocolate hangs in the air.

FOOTBALL

MSU tight end to Play Senior Bowl

MSU senior tight end Kellen Davis has been selected to play in the 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl, a pre-draft game that features the country’s top NFL draft prospects. Davis is one of the top 100 college seniors chosen as NFL draft prospects.

COMMENTARY

Media material based on what you click, watch

“Untraceable,” a film that comes out Friday, has an interesting premise — a serial killer uses www.killwithme.com to stream a live video of his victims being killed. Every visitor to the Web site triggers a reaction that gradually kills the victim — the more people watching, the faster he or she dies.

COMMENTARY

Current programs stomp on Founding Fathers' freedoms

I recently came across a graphic on the Internet that has a picture of classic Uncle Sam and a few lines of text that read: “I want you to wake up. To wake others up. To know you are free. To think for yourself. To protect your rights. And to resist against tyranny.”