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ASMSU lawyer answers common lease questions

James A. Newton, Attorney at Law for Student Legal Services at ASMSU, shares his advice and his strategies for those looking to lease or sublease. The State News: What is the most common problem that is brought to your attention? James A.

SPORTS

Pawlak's late goal salvages weekend split

With losses in five of its last seven games, the MSU women's soccer team knew Sunday's game against Iowa was as close to a must-win as you can get at this point of the regular season, especially considering the Spartans' 3-0 loss to Illinois on Friday.

FOOTBALL

Sea of red

Despite being more than 250 miles from home, Ohio State's football team almost had home-field advantage Saturday at Spartan Stadium. Fans clothed in scarlet and gray dominated the stadium's north end and dotted virtually every other section. "They're the No.

NEWS

The essentials to a great party

By Brendan Bouffard The State News Knowing how to throw a good party can be the difference between a lonely night of solitude and a well-earned noise violation. A good party takes more than a little bit of luck — it takes careful planning and consideration.

NEWS

Graduates endure quarter-life crises

By Jamie Malernee South Florida Sun-Sentinel Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (MCT) — He thought he knew what he wanted to do with his life. So Jamie Deitchman spent nearly four years and $30,000 to get a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering. After school, he was hired to do tech support and congratulated himself on becoming an adult.

SPORTS

Spartans fall to Iowa, still winless in conference play

The struggles of the MSU field hockey team continued Saturday as the Spartans failed to capitalize on numerous opportunities in a 2-1 double-overtime loss to Iowa at the MSU Field Hockey Complex. MSU dropped to 4-10 on the season and has yet to pick up a Big Ten win in four tries. "We need to find what it takes for us to win," sophomore forward Gwen Riley said.

NEWS

Students can write on Web with Google's 'Writely'

Students now have the option of using the modern-day excuse, "the Internet ate my homework." Google, the grossly successful corporation famous for its search engines and, more recently, for its newest innovations, released an online word processing mini-application.

FOOTBALL

MSU might not win again this season

Confidence. It can make all the difference in the world in football, and MSU is no exception. The team always seems to need only one big play — be it a long pass, a broken tackle, a fumble recovery or a vicious hit — to get the wheels turning. But the team has had such a horrendous stretch of games that every last bit of confidence has disappeared, and you have to wonder if the players can get it back this season.

BASKETBALL

Izzo, McCallie off to spooky start

Instead of his classy suits and ties or MSU warm-ups, Tom Izzo went for a darker, more gruesome look Friday night. With slicked-back hair, white makeup and a long red-lined cape, the MSU men's basketball head coach was ready to suck some blood as a vampire at the MSU men's and women's basketball teams' annual midnight madness kickoff event. Playing off the "Fright Night" theme, students and community members came out in costume to meet the teams and see them scrimmage.

NEWS

University campaign exceeds $1.2B goal

With a gift from MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon and her husband, Roy, university officials exceeded their goal of raising $1.2 billion — and they did it a year ahead of schedule. The Campaign For MSU, the university's capital campaign, was launched Sept.