MSU
MSU unveils distinguished speakers for commencement
This semester’s commencement speakers have no shortage of real-world experience to share with departing MSU students.
NEWS
Book buybacks affected by requests of instructors
While students may have difficulty turning in homework and papers on time, professors face a similar challenge every year in submitting paperwork of their own in the form of textbook requests.
NEWS
Attempted vehicle theft hits campus
MSU police are investigating an attempted carjacking that occurred near Kedzie Hall between 4:30 and 5:10 p.m. Thursday.
NEWS
MSU looks to new options for e-mail
Many students don’t trust the reliability of MSU’s e-mail system, mail.msu.edu. But these criticisms are nothing new to the four-person administrative team in charge of MSU’s webmail.
NEWS
Police Brief 11/19/07
A waste can, a foot bridge and two trees near the Main Library were spray-painted last week, causing an estimated $500 worth of damage, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
FOOTBALL
Validating victory
During MSU’s postgame celebration, an elated group of Spartan football players ran over to the student section of Spartan Stadium, trading chants back and forth with the fans.
MICHIGAN
Groups gather at Capitol to support troops, protest war
The antiwar movement was alive Sunday in Lansing as more than 50 protesters gathered at the state Capitol to urge the government to bring troops home and improve veteran services.
MICHIGAN
Students protest bank's funding of coal-fired power plants
MSU student environmentalists brought a message to the streets of East Lansing on Friday: No new coal-fired power plants.
MICHIGAN
Halls decked early in Lansing
Visitors to the Michigan Historical Museum, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., walked into an unexpected winter wonderland Saturday afternoon.
MSU
Students share cultures at Global Festival
Before Nicole Namy became a co-director for this year’s Global Festival, she participated as an undergraduate with an MSU Arab student organization to showcase her culture.
FOOTBALL
Lucky number seven
With MSU’s 35-31 victory Saturday over Penn State, the Spartans finished the regular season 7-5 and all but solidified a bowl game selection.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers endure growing pains in Miami series
Coming into this weekend’s series with Miami (Ohio), the MSU hockey team had won eight straight games — the longest such streak under coach Rick Comley.
FOOTBALL
Sounding off
U-M seniors running back Mike Hart, quarterback Chad Henne and offensive lineman Jake Long came back for their senior seasons to do two things: beat Ohio State for the first time and win a national championship.
BASKETBALL
Spartans ready for Kansas City trip, CBE matchup with Missouri
Through its first two games of the season, the MSU men’s basketball team has turned the ball over 33 times, including 20 times during Wednesday’s 83-65 win over Louisiana-Monroe.
SOCCER
MSU plays waiting game on NCAA Tournament fate
It’s been over a week since the MSU men’s soccer team wrapped up its regular season with a loss to Indiana in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
FEATURES
Pulp magazine collectors gather for show
For just one day, men on biplanes fought the German war machine while masked avengers prowled the dark streets for criminals. Scantily clad women gazed seductively and occasionally roamed the jungle, while intrepid space explorers boarded art deco rocket ships to Venus.
MSU
Recycling facility proposed for 2008
Fisheries and wildlife freshman Dan Myers has three large boxes of newspapers and plastic bottles sitting in his dorm room that he wants to recycle.
COMMENTARY
Schools superseding parents as 'teachers of moral issues'
In her column titled Birth control good idea for middle schoolers (SN 11/14) Kelly Kane lauds the fact that a public school in Maine has decided to provide free contraceptives for children in grades six to eight.
COMMENTARY
Ron Paul supporters annoying with too much advertising
First off, presidential candidate Ron Paul’s policies are never going to take shape. Pulling the rug out from under people on welfare is just not going to happen.
COMMENTARY
More time needed to see effects of Proposal 2
Almost a year after Michigan passed Proposal 2, known as the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, people still aren’t sure how MSU and other universities in the state will be affected.