FEATURES
Holiday more about family than eating
Call me crazy, but Thanksgiving is not about the food.
FEATURES
Take proper actions to stop staph infection
I exercise daily on campus. Recently, my family doctor diagnosed me with having a staph infection called MRSA.
FEATURES
Thanksgiving playlist
Sure, times have changed since the Pilgrims and Native Americans were exchanging peace, love and small pox, but one thing remains the same — a hell of a lot of food.
FEATURES
Thanksgiving alternatives
For those who are not going home to the food, family and traditional Thanksgiving festivities, there are options here in East Lansing.
MICHIGAN
E.L. Police grow handlebar mustaches, beards until Dec. 4 to celebrate centennial
After East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert suspended a department policy restricting male officers from growing beards or goatees, Sgt. Andy Bouck researched police officer mustaches from 1907 — the year East Lansing officially became a city.
MSU
Event honors Transgender victims of violent crimes
More than 300 names are remembered at the Transgender Day of Remembrance candlelight vigil, according to Uri Donnett, chairperson of TransAction.
MICHIGAN
Gas prices may rise
While Shawn Patterson wasn’t heading home for Thanksgiving until today, the mechanical engineering senior made a trip to the gas station a day early.
MICHIGAN
Web site expands statewide job listings
State officials are hopeful a solution to Michigan’s rising jobless rate will be to put job openings within a mouse click’s reach.
BASKETBALL
Merchant inks 2 in first recruiting class at MSU
MSU head coach Suzy Merchant officially announced her first recruiting class as a Spartan on Sunday.
FEATURES
Author, columnist writes book about boozing experiences
When it comes to drinking, Dan Dunn is a man who knows what he’s talking about.
COMMENTARY
SN columnist usually gets it right, missed 'lifeboat' this time
Eric Gregory’s columns are my favorite part of The State News. He upholds the university tradition of intellectual creativity by writing thought-provoking pieces.
COMMENTARY
'Guilt-laden' obesity topic won't make people thinner
I wish I hadn’t started reading The State News Monday morning; I was in a great mood.
COMMENTARY
Facebook advertising unnecessary, annoying
Fifty million users, one CEO, two objectives. Since Facebook.com’s launch in 2004, the social network has undergone a series of face-lifts. Once upon a time the site was simply a convenient way to communicate with friends. Now gifts and applications have helped to turn Facebook into a highly profitable business.
COMMENTARY
Confessions of a former war supporter
I was a vocal supporter of the Iraq war during its initial stages and into 2005 and believed with conviction in the stated goal of bringing democracy to the Middle East. I agreed that Saddam Hussein was a dictator against whom force was justified. I cheered when we took Baghdad and dismissed the skeptics’ claim that we were merely in it for the oil. With this admission, I join a significant portion of policy makers, government leaders and the American intelligentsia who were duped.
SOCCER
MSU to battle Oakland in NCAA Tournament
As the 2007 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship Selection Show announced it was down to the final 12 teams for the NCAA Tournament, the chatter among the MSU men’s soccer team began to subside, and nervous glances toward one another filled the room.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.