Key a surprise star to everyone but self

It wasn't hard to find a hero in MSU's 35-point comeback win against Northwestern last week.

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WHO'S UP? The Big Ten Now that Michigan beat Iowa and avoided its last potential roadblock of the season, both U-M and Ohio State are virtual locks to be undefeated when the two teams square off on Nov.

IU could be cure for MSU's running woes

MSU running game against Indiana rush defense The Spartans' ground attack has been weak for the past few weeks.

I picked MSU to blow out Illinois and the Spartans lost. Then, the Spartans proved me wrong by not crushing Northwestern.

New campus group plans aid for Africa

Students in Jeanne Gazel's ISS 315 class last spring began to think about creating an organization to help Africa when they had to do a presentation for the class. Now they're on their way to making those thoughts a reality. A new student group called Family of Strength Organization, or FOSO, is working to help orphans and children who have been affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa.

Move to strike

Clarification: The Oct. 17, 2006 letter mentioned in the page Page One article "Law school dean involved in possible conflict of interest" (SN 2/19), Page One article "College of Law seeks stable, reliable dean in new search" (SN 10/8/07), page 4a editorial "Stability, longevity needed for college of law" (SN 10/10/07) and Page One article "Move to strike" (SN 10/27/06) from the president of the law college to then-Dean Terence Blackburn said "the office of Provost has investigated the oral charges made against you by certain faculty members and found such charges to be unsubstantiated and without merit." The halls of the MSU College of Law are filled with rumors and speculation regarding its dean, Terence Blackburn, and other faculty members.

Simon's emergency powers unspecific

The MSU Board of Trustees passed an ordinance last week clarifying President Lou Anna K. Simon's power to declare a campuswide emergency, but it doesn't define what is considered an emergency or what exact powers the president is given. The ordinance is more of a show of power than a real change in university policy, said Kristine Zayko, MSU's associate general counsel. "When a president declares a campus emergency, the president is then given power to use whatever means necessary to protect the interests of this university," Zayko said. MSU police Chief Jim Dunlap said the ordinance makes law enforcement easier. "This plan helps law enforcement get together an emergency management plan," Dunlap said.

WEB EXTRA: Icers hope to pick up pace with weekend matchups

After dropping its past two games, the No. 9 MSU hockey team is looking to build some momentum and get on a roll this weekend when it plays host to St.

Stop listening to DTN; rentals available all year

A plane to catch in three days, a DTN lease ending in 48 hours and nowhere to live for fall '06.

City Center II will improve downtown

If all goes according to plan, the big, ugly, empty ex-bank building on the corner of Abbott Road and Grand River Avenue will soon be history. In its place, the City Center II project may be installed.

Student helps start SADD chapter at MSU

Years after Amy Gnotek lost her aunt, uncle and two high school classmates in separate drunken driving incidents, she now has a way to raise awareness about the problem. The interdisciplinary studies in social science senior helped form MSU's first chapter of Spartans Against Drunk Driving, or SADD, which will raise awareness about drunken driving, supports victims of the crime and prevents underage drinking. The group will hold its first meeting at 7 p.m.

Energy drinks may keep you awake but too much is deadly

Energy drinks can kill you. That's what the creators of the Web site www.energyfiend.com want you to believe. James Foster, director of the New Zealand Web site, said it keeps people updated on information about caffeine levels in drinks and food.

Levin: Bring troops home

U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., surveyed the crowd of more than 60 people in Case Hall on Thursday with a look of concern.

Halloween walk draws families to city

Peeking out from under the wide brim and tall crown of his hat, cowboy Dillon Blair strolled into BTB, 403 E.

Change in Bush's rhetoric means little

In another effort to save the sinking ship that is the GOP, President Bush spent Wednesday giving a speech and a press conference about the Iraq war — making a startling claim that what has happened in Iraq "rests with me." He's not exactly taking responsibility, but with only a week and a half left before midterm elections, that's probably all the "responsibility" the president is going to give us. The purpose of the press conference-slash-save-the-GOP gaggle was for the president to discuss Iraq, though almost everything he says about the conflict is contrary to what reports coming out of the country say.

Conservation vs. tradition

Zenaida macroura. The name alone might not conjure up much emotion, but recently the creature has found itself in the middle of a passionate debate pitting conservation against tradition. The issue: Hunting mourning doves in Michigan. Proposal 3 is a state ballot initiative that would make Michigan the 41st state to permit hunting of the bird. For more than 100 years, the abundant bird — 4 million migrate into Michigan every year — has lived in the state as a nongame species.

6-foot-9 DeHaan tries to keep low profile

According to MSU women's basketball head coach Joanne P. McCallie, all freshman Allyssa DeHaan has to do to be effective this season is get stronger, faster, quicker, tougher and meaner. But once she does all that, McCallie says the rest will take care of itself.

Construction of Campus Village apartments begins, to open additions next fall

A project to build the second phase of the Campus Village apartments has broken ground and should be completed by next fall. Students are already leasing apartments for the building, which will be constructed at 1231 Michigan Ave., formerly the site of Capital Honda. "There is a big hole in the ground right now; we hope to have it completed a year from now for the start of school," said Ernest Schaefer, president of Rochester Hills-based Campus Village Communities.

Bush's power shouldn't go unchecked

President Bush's newest vocabulary words are habeas corpus. He probably can't pronounce it, he definitely can't spell it and he might not even know what it means, but one thing is clear — he's gotten rid of it. Last week Bush signed what resembles an unconstitutional bill "in memory of the victims of September the 11th." The bill creates new rules for prosecuting and interrogating terrorism suspects, and he tagged it as "a way to deliver justice to the terrorists we have captured." As if using the victims of the Sept.

On the road

Editor's Note: You can find State News reporter Trey Scroggin in St. Louis for this week's three-game World Series stretch in Cardinals country. An open note to Cardinals fans: The Tigers lost Game 3 by a long shot, but that in no way means your team is the World Series winner, nor does it give you the exclusive right to brag.