SPORTS
Prognosticators
The prognosticators are at it again! Here they are, prognosticating their way into the hearts of sports fans everywhere!
COMMENTARY
Cost of diabetes affects everyone
If you have followed my columns in this newspaper during the past year, chances are you’ve caught one of several written in support of embryonic stem cell research. This passion of mine is the result of another cause I have supported for 15 years — diabetes research.
COMMENTARY
Schools need to be upgraded; building more is irresponsible
I feel Gov. Jennifer Granholm and our state Legislature are misinformed if they think more buildings and college services will solve our state’s array of educational problems.
COMMENTARY
Law college must come clean for new dean
This is one hell of a secret. For more than a year, not a truthful word has been said about the actual circumstances surrounding former MSU College of Law Dean Terence L. Blackburn’s quiet exit from his post.
COMMENTARY
City: Construction planned and executed efficiently
I would like to respond to the recent editorial City construction plans disregard students (SN 1/30).
MICHIGAN
E.L. can expect 6-10 inches of snow tonight, minimal wind
It could be another weekend of brutal driving conditions in East Lansing, with 6-10 inches of snowfall expected tonight.
BASKETBALL
Spartans off to best start ever
It ain’t easy being the best. In order to achieve the best 21-game start of any MSU men’s basketball team in 109 years, the Spartans had to fight through a determined Illinois squad Wednesday night at Breslin Center.
NEWS
Updating tradition
As MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio looks to build his program on traditions from the past, MSU alumnus Bob Skandalaris has given the program a jump start into the future.
NEWS
Police Brief 01/31/08
A wallet containing two gift cards, each worth $100, various forms of identification and $20 in cash was stolen from a student sometime between Jan. 24 and Saturday at the Chemistry Building, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Detroit mayor apologizes, draws mixed responses
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded for forgiveness from his family and his constituents Wednesday in an emotional televised speech, his delayed response to recently revealed racy text messages that contradict his sworn testimony that he did not have a physical relationship with a key aide.
NEWS
Mayor Bernero stresses homes, environmental maintenance
Three years into Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero’s term, the city is still a work in progress. In 2006, Bernero’s State of the City address was titled “Lansing’s Future Starts Now.”
NEWS
Residents question proposal to replace housing with parking
Residents and members of the East Lansing Planning Commission questioned a proposal to demolish permanent and student rental housing and replace it with a parking ramp at the commission’s Wednesday meeting
MSU
Professor signs latest book
MSU assistant professor Mark Largent held a book signing to promote his first single-author book Wednesday at Schuler Books in Okemos.
MSU
MSU college gets lab space at GVSU
The MSU College of Human Medicine in Grand Rapids will partner with Grand Valley State University to create a 5,600-square-foot laboratory for women’s health studies.
MICHIGAN
Group takes anti-genocide bills to state Legislature
While many groups worldwide are putting forth effort to help the crisis in Darfur, the Spartans for Progressive Divestment are taking it a step further locally.
MSU
Meet the law dean finalists
And then there were three. The MSU College of Law has been without a permanent dean since Terence L. Blackburn left on administrative leave in October 2006 and resigned in July 2007.
MSU
Lizard study opens door to sexual selection
A recent study that included an MSU professor has answered a question scientists have been pondering for years: How do you predict the reproductive potential of animals that die before they have a chance to reproduce?
SPORTS
Swimming through record books
Senior swimmer Adam Schmitt shattered two pool records Friday when MSU’s swimming and diving teams competed against Oakland.
FOOTBALL
One word can describe my tour: Wow
On Jan. 23, fellow reporter Mike Blasky and I were fortunate enough to take a tour of the Skandalaris Football Center.
BASKETBALL
3-point defense a must vs. U-M
The MSU women’s basketball team will face Michigan for the second time this season with hopes of avenging a 64-55 loss nearly three weeks ago.