MSU
Surviving an audition
For the second year in a row, the “Survivor” search came to Lansing on Thursday in hopes of finding contestants for the latest installment of the reality TV show.
MSU
MSU opens new nursing program
Kristin Twiss was inspired by the operating room. As a registered nurse for five and a half years, Twiss has worked throughout the hospital, but it was observing nurse anesthetists at work that gave her the passion to pursue the position.
MSU
ASMSU checks past student judicial boards for possible violations
An ASMSU investigation launched after Student Life assistant director Richard Shafer allegedly broke university policy has found similar violations might have occurred in previous semesters.
MICHIGAN
Cotter remembered for bright personality
Nancy Cotter, the mother of MSU student Rylan Cotter, spoke out for the first time Thursday about her daughter’s death by issuing a request.
MSU
Tutors ease testing troubles
Before taking the Medical College Admission Test in August, Jessie Haddad spent six months refining her physics skills at Far From Standard in East Lansing.
BASKETBALL
'Bizarre' turnovers must stop
There are some turnovers MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo can deal with. If an opposing player makes a tough steal or if the defense holds tight for the full shot clock and MSU has a tough time getting a good look, he’s OK with that.
BASKETBALL
Spark plug
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant has found a diamond in the rough. Takeya Fortner, a 5-foot-9-inch sophomore guard, has picked a time to shine when the team needs it most. With the loss of key players due to injuries and graduation, Merchant saw the potential hidden in Fortner once the Big Ten season started.
BASKETBALL
Around the Big Ten: Tough opponents ahead for MSU
The MSU women’s basketball team is taking their show on the road for two of its next three games. Here’s an inside look at the Spartans’ next three opponents. (Records through Wednesday).
SPORTS
Prognosticators
The skilled and insightful prognosticators prognosticate all that they can for today’s issue of The State News!
BASKETBALL
Breakdown
The MSU men’s basketball team left Iowa City, Iowa, with their tails between their legs — but the Spartans couldn’t be more jacked for 4 p.m. Sunday, when they head to Williams Arena in Minneapolis to battle Minnesota.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers look to stay hot against Buckeyes
You can’t judge a book by its cover. Despite Ohio State’s lackluster record, which includes an 11-game winless streak early in the season, the MSU hockey team seems to struggle against the Buckeyes.
FEATURES
Leg warmers toasty, trendy
Just because you aren’t an extra in “Flashdance” doesn’t mean you can’t partake in this season’s most functional accessory — leg warmers.
COMMENTARY
Sushi critiques misleading, lack adequate menu diversity
As a Japanese student attending MSU, I have counted myself lucky that the local area contains many excellent Japanese food and sushi restaurants. As a result, I was disappointed by the content of your recent articles School of fish and Sushi showdown (SN 1/15).
COMMENTARY
Women should embrace sex life
Tucker Max is dirty. He’s sexually explicit, he engages in an extreme amount of premarital sex, and he exploits it all on his Web site, TuckerMax.com.
COMMENTARY
If clones hit shelves, products need labeling
Good news: Meat and milk taste the way they should. Even if they do come from cloned livestock. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration stated in a 968-page report released this week that “available data has not identified any subtle hazards that might indicate food-consumption risk” when it comes to cloned cattle, swine and goats.
COMMENTARY
Democrats' absence, lack of attention unfair to voters
While I am thoroughly pleased with the Democratic Party’s candidates for president, I fear they have already made a blunder in regard to the general election by either not participating or campaigning in the Democratic primary.
NEWS
Gucci loafers stolen from Holden Hall dorm room
A pair of Gucci loafers, valued at $400, was stolen from a student’s room between 8 p.m. Friday and 1:30 a.m. Monday at East Holden Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
University housing poll in works for graduate students
Amid suggestions to expand rooms and install a bar in Owen Graduate Hall, graduate students got a chance to have their housing concerns heard at the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, meeting Wednesday night.
NEWS
Students brave cold to remember friend
Fun loving. Brilliant. Eccentric. Funny. A sister and mother-figure to friends.
NEWS
City Council gives high-tech business tax break
When it comes to ideas, Kris Berglund is in full supply. From a sodium-free salt substitute to biofuels, the MSU chemical engineering professor has been performing research for much of his academic career.