NEWS
Seeking the online bargain
Before most MSU students were in diapers, Kathy Ackerman was paging through the primitive ages of the Internet.
NEWS
Police Briefs 09/27/07
A student getting off of a Capital Area Transportation Authority bus had her BlackBerry stolen from a clip on her jeans at about 5 p.m. Tuesday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Chicano/Latino Studies program will soon offer doctoral degree
MSU is expanding its Chicano/Latino Studies program by developing the nation’s second doctoral program in the field, which is expected to begin next fall.
NEWS
War of words rages on as shutdown looms large
Michigan’s Republican House of Representative members held a press conference Wednesday demanding House Democrats and Gov. Jennifer Granholm sign the continuation budget bill that was passed in the Senate.
NEWS
New rhythm
For some students in the College of Music, the move from a school to a college shows a strong commitment from the university to the continued growth of the arts.
MSU
MSU astronomers discover star-forming gas in inter-galactic space
For Megan Donahue, experimentation with homemade antennas at 12 years old led to a lifetime career in physics.
MICHIGAN
Two-group team fights Internet crime
As Internet fraud, identity theft and other computer-related crimes continue to grow in number, police are constantly trying to stay one step ahead of computer-savvy lawbreakers.
MSU
MSU mission statement to be revamped
After 25 years, MSU is asking faculty and students to help write a new mission statement for the university.
MSU
Web site gives lake lovers voice
In the fall of 2006, when Sarah Crespi and other MSU students were talking about using the power of a Wiki Web site to help protect the Great Lakes, she knew they were on to something.
MICHIGAN
Students rally for funding
The sound of college fight songs from University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, Saginaw Valley State University and Wayne State University reverberated off the walls of the Capitol as about 200 students rallied for higher education funding.
SOCCER
Injuries leave team, Baum uncertain about lineups
The MSU men’s soccer team has been hit with its first dose of bad news this season.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
MSU expects to challenge in Big Ten play
After a 5-2-1 start in the non-conference season, the MSU women’s soccer team heads into the Big Ten schedule comfortable with whatever kind of game it might come across.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Galas approaches MSU record
As senior goalkeeper Nicole Galas approaches MSU’s career shutout record, she not only gets satisfaction from not the numbers she’s putting up, but how those numbers contribute to her team’s success.
SPORTS
Spartans prepare for annual tennis tourney
The MSU women’s tennis team is gearing up for what it hopes to be a successful weekend at the Spartan Invitational.
COMMENTARY
Cooperation needed to save auto industry
Thank goodness it’s over. General Motors Corp. is back in business after the employee strike ended early Wednesday. The automotive company saw about 73,000 employees walk out of automotive plants Monday in the first nationwide United Auto Workers strike against GM since 1970.
COMMENTARY
Understanding discrimination
If you happen to be white and perhaps a male, have you ever looked with chagrin at articles in the paper where a trial is starting and it focuses on discrimination? Have you shaken your head and said, “What’s the deal here?
COMMENTARY
Complete banning of firearms only solution for gun crimes
Brett Mellin’s theory in Concealed weapons permits allow for safe environment (SN 9/2), if carried into effect, would alienate people from each other due to the fear it brings and place everyone in serious danger.
COMMENTARY
Disrespectful column calling coach "liar" misrepresenting
The column titled Broken promises (SN 9/24) lacked both class and tact and is a sad misrepresentation of the pride and respect that MSU has for both itself and its opponents.
COMMENTARY
Support alum for East Lansing City Council seat
Hardly a day goes by without The State News reporting one issue or another under consideration by the East Lansing City Council that will impact MSU students. Yet, I can’t help but wonder if anyone at City Hall is listening to the voices of students.
NEWS
GM, union leaders reach tentative agreement
As the ink dries on the new four-year contract General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers tentatively agreed to Wednesday, there are many mysteries on its historic pages.