COMMENTARY
Breakup article should be kept in a diary, not for a newspaper
In response to the article Pre-holiday breakups can be challenging (SN 12/3) I have to say, I’m disappointed.
COMMENTARY
Ron Paul is 'pragmatic choice' for next president
I have to say I was quite disappointed with Em Ketterer’s letter Presidential hopeful Ron Paul’s views not for U.S. (SN 11/30).
COMMENTARY
Vote against Hugo Chavez right for Venezuela
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s effort to seize more political power in his country was spurned by voters on Sunday, prompting raucous celebrations in Caracas late into the evening.
NEWS
Powerhouse Gym closes doors, merges with Atlas Gym
Powerhouse Gym, 435 Grand River Ave., is set to close its doors Wednesday. The gym and all of its members will combine with Atlas Gym, 4790 S. Hagadorn Road. The new Powerhouse Gym, as it will be called, will be located at the current site of Atlas Gym.
NEWS
Hanukkah: Students reflect on Festival of Lights
The last time business sophomore Ilana Ostro was given a Hanukkah present, it was a bicycle helmet she received in the eighth grade.
NEWS
Police Brief 12/04/04
The windshield of a 20-year-old male’s 2000 Ford Explorer was struck by a blunt object sometime between 11:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday, causing an estimated $500 in damage, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Precautions to protect empty student homes over holidays
Erik Meath never imagined that as a college student he would have to fear thieves breaking into his near-campus house.
FOOTBALL
MSU hopes for more than a win in Orlando
When MSU administrators learn that the football team will play in a holiday bowl game, they see more than two teams pitted against each other.
MICHIGAN
Easy carts could replace trash bins at East Lansing homes
Garbage day could look different for some East Lansing residents next year under a proposal being considered by the East Lansing City Council.
MSU
Engineering grants further students' skills
A $45,000 grant awarded to MSU is giving engineering students — as well as students at a local elementary school — the chance to advance their knowledge in engineering.
FEATURES
Surviving the holidays
Ah, the holidays. The very idea can conjure up so many images: cold weather, warm food, snowflakes, a break from your classes and the pan-denominational gift-giving celebration of your choosing. But, there is another side to the holidays that some students are less than enthusiastic about — family.
FEATURES
Protein-heavy food for vegans easy to make
So you’re planning a big holiday feast or a nice dinner for friends or family when you find out one of the guests is a vegetarian or a vegan.
FEATURES
MP3 game fun at first, eventually dull
Four people plug their iPods or MP3 players into the cords connected to the game. A card is then drawn from the center of the box that says something along the lines of finding a “song with a color in the title” or a “song that mentions food in the lyrics.”
FEATURES
Pre-holiday breakups can be challenging
There have been very few things in my life that have made me dread the holidays. Christmas is usually a magical time for me — even a decade after I found out Santa wasn’t real.
FEATURES
Local events offer holiday fun
Some ways to give back or have a little fun out on the town during the holiday season
BASKETBALL
MSU prepares for hostile environment at Bradley
“A basketball-crazy community.” Those were the words MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo used to describe Peoria, Ill. — the city to which No. 9 MSU travels today to face off against the Bradley Braves (6-2).
ICE HOCKEY
Weekend sweep reinstates confidence in No. 5 Spartans
The MSU hockey team took a step forward this weekend against Lake Superior.
FEATURES
Accessories offered for MP3 players
As iPods and MP3 players become more of a necessity than a luxury, companies are banking on accessories to go along with them.
FEATURES
Top 5 tracks to study to before exams
Like ninjas creeping up behind us watching our every move, this semester’s exams are ready to pounce on our backs mercilessly.
FEATURES
Get HIV test if worried about risk behaviors
I need an answer. I am literally freaked out because I deep kissed this girl in the bar last week when I was really hammered, and then later my friend told me that the girl I sucked on “gets around.”