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NEWS

Police Brief 10/12/07

A cell phone valued at $300, and $5 in cash were stolen from IM Sports-Circle on Tuesday while the victim played dodgeball, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

ICE HOCKEY

Breaking the ice

MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley doesn’t want his team to put last year’s national championship behind them. Comley, who will begin his sixth year behind the MSU bench Saturday night, said he believes you don’t put it in the past, you just deal with it. “Why in the world would something so difficult to win be dismissed so quickly?” he said.

FOOTBALL

The tradition of Homecoming

Quotes pepper the walls inside the Duffy Daugherty Football Building. As players practice, they absorb these phrases for inspiration. Words from past and present, these quotes have a timeless appeal. They instill honor in the athletes who wear green and white every Saturday.

MSU

Students build Homecoming floats

Using this year’s theme of “Where Heroes are Made,” student organizations created floats for the Homecoming Parade on Friday. Throughout the week, student groups met in the concourse of Spartan Stadium to assemble their floats on top of flatbeds or to create banners. Here are a few examples of what some student groups are doing in honor of Homecoming.

MSU

Association to award 14 distinguished alumni

Recipients of 2007 MSU Alumni Association awards range from former NASA employees to former MSU Trustees members and multi-million dollar philanthropists. Fourteen individuals and organizations are expected to receive awards Thursday at the Kellogg Center commemorating them for their work with the university.

COMMENTARY

From out of state and proud of it

Being an out-of-stater has a lot of drawbacks. I have to pay more money for tuition and have people question the authenticity of my driver’s license. There also is another lovely facet I am forced to deal with: stereotypes.

COMMENTARY

Applaud MSU officials for dorm food options

Some vegetarians on campus feel MSU cafeterias don’t offer enough variety to suit their tastes, even as Housing and Food Services continues to expand vegetarian options. Are these concerns valid, or are people just complaining too much?

NEWS

Police Brief 10/11/07

Two female students were each assaulted twice Sunday between 12:45-1:15 a.m. after an argument over a picture on Facebook.com, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.