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MSU

Stabenow visits ISS class

Students in an ISS class were treated to a first-hand discussion with U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., on financial aid and rising health care and tuition costs and her position on the war in Iraq.

MSU

Pro-choice minister to discuss abortion

Religion and abortion — two topics typically thought of as polar opposites — will come together for a lecture today given by a minister with the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, a national pro-choice organization.

MICHIGAN

Sculpture celebrates E.L.'s 100th

The agitating noises of construction traveled from the West Village redevelopment to Valley Court Park at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, but during this 2007 East Lansing Centennial Celebration, the sounds were symbolic.

COMMENTARY

People's 'inherently racist thought processes' a problem

Recently, in keeping up with current news regarding the Jena 6, I read about steps being taken to disarm the racial tensions surrounding the situation. Something I found intriguing about the steps being taken is that they are very shallow, half-hearted attempts to appease the public eye.

COMMENTARY

Globalization creates problems

Globalization is a plague that threatens to unite the world in a similar fashion to that of Adolf Hitler, Napoleon Bonaparte and more recently, Islamic extremists.

NEWS

GOP comes to Mich.

Michigan and the nation’s economy, Iran and nuclear weapons, free trade and alternative energy were topics of debate for Republic presidential hopefuls Tuesday evening in Dearborn’s Ford Community & Performing Arts Center. The debate was the first one to feature former Tennessee senator and “Law & Order” actor Fred Thompson.

ICE HOCKEY

Spartans wipe out Lancers 6-0 in exhibition game

Get ready North Dakota — the Spartans are coming. In its only exhibition tilt of the season, the No. 3 MSU hockey team knocked off Windsor, 6-0, Tuesday night at Munn Ice Arena and can now look full-speed ahead to Saturday’s regular season opener against No. 1 North Dakota.

FEATURES

Hello, my name is Luke Venechuk

Five bright, 11-inch-tall red spikes molded with Elmer’s glue and hairspray stretch across the center fold of packaging sophomore Luke Venechuk’s head.