BASKETBALL
Notes from Media Day
Best part of waking up? Bonding over breakfast One of Tom Izzo's secret weapons this season?
NEWS
SN panel: Candidates talk issues, insult less
We have a winner in this round. Gov. Jennifer Granholm came out of last night's debate with a slight win, according to a n 11-person State News panel.
NEWS
Learning for life
Glender Anderson is thinking about getting a degree in social work. Or maybe religious studies, instead. At one point she considered engineering, but that interest has shifted. When Anderson does return to the classroom full-time, following retirement from her job with United Auto Workers, one thing is certain — even if her major isn't. She wants to earn a bachelor's degree. "I get started and don't finish," said Anderson, 54, who works as a work/family representative with the UAW Local 652 chapter in Lansing.
MSU
MSU may hire 2 new deans to colleges
MSU may be losing two of its current deans by the end of the academic year. Ronald Fisher, dean of the Honors College, will be leaving his position in the spring, said Robert Banks, associate provost and vice president for academic human resources. Banks added he is hoping to have the new dean work with Fisher to ensure the transition goes smoothly. Fisher said he did not want to comment on his departure because he did not "feel it was newsworthy." Members of the Executive Committee of Academic Council, or ECAC, passed a motion Tuesday to begin the search for a new dean.
SPORTS
Front & Center
Isaiah Dahlman Freshman guardHometown: Braham, Minn. On how he likes MSU so far: It's really cool.
MSU
Accepting community
When John Herbst told his friends and family he is gay, it wasn't easy. He knew he was gay, but he didn't quite know how to tell everyone, he said. "It was bubbling up inside me," he said.
COMMENTARY
Team has other problems, not just Smith as coach
I'm not going to write about how it's not John L. Smith's fault that we lost, because I have seen some mistakes, and there are some things that he and the coaching staff need to fix.
NEWS
Tigers dispatch A's 5-1 in first game
For all of Ryan Baranik's life, he has been a Detroit Tigers fan. And all that time he's suffered through embarrassing losses and lackluster seasons. It didn't matter if the Tigers won or lost this year, the hospitality business junior said, because he still would have watched 70 percent of their games — just like every other season. "I've been going to the games since Tiger Stadium.
NEWS
Debating the debate: Round two
Correction: Tammam Alwan's name was spelled incorrectly in this story. The State News put together a panel of students and professors to cut through the campaign rhetoric.
NEWS
Swinging away
Grand Rapids — The sparring continued Tuesday night when Republican challenger Dick DeVos and Democratic Gov.
NEWS
Athletes face indefinite suspension after fight
Four MSU football players were involved in a fight Friday morning in the Northern Tier, East Lansing police said. Kellen Freeman-Davis, Eric Andino, Barre Mackie and Jeremy McGinnis took part in a 1:30 a.m.
FEATURES
When choosing breads, lean toward whole grains
Even though carbohydrates are no longer stereotyped as a dieter's worst nightmare, it doesn't mean eating bread is a free-for-all. Distinguishing nutritious breads from tasty, dessert-type breads is an important factor when consuming the daily dose of carbs, experts say. "Whole grain bread is healthier than white bread," said Diane Fischer, a registered dietitian at Sparrow Hospital.
NEWS
Self-exams essential for men's health
Dear Dr. D., I read your column, "No one is too young to get educated about breast cancer detection," (SN 10/4), on breast cancer and women, and it started me thinking about my health.
NEWS
Shaw Ramp perfect venue for alumnus to soothe souls
John Cooper has seen nights like this before. The average person would have perceived the rainy, gloomy weather on campus a few weeks ago as melancholy.
COMMENTARY
Son's death should serve as warning: Don't drink too much
They say when you lose a child, you never get over it. I can say for a fact that this is true. It has been six years since I lost my son, Brandon, to a tragic accident.
BASKETBALL
Izzo: 'It's going to be a working man's year'
After nine consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, success for the MSU men's basketball team has become, as head coach Tom Izzo said, "expected more than it is appreciated." So with Maurice Ager, Paul Davis and Shannon Brown — who combined for almost 70 percent of MSU's scoring last season — gone to the NBA, even Izzo can't blame those who project the Spartans to have a down year by their own standards. But that's all right with him — he's had plenty of success playing the underdog. "When you're constantly picked to win, it's not as much fun for anybody," Izzo said Tuesday at Media Day.
FEATURES
Throw a Tigers party
By Yvette Lanier, Amy Oprean and Elizabeth Swanson The State News I magine that it's late in the afternoon and the Detroit Tigers are set to play against the Oakland Athletics in mere hours. You can almost feel the excitement bursting from Detroit — the bars filling up, the people in the streets, music and anticipation pulsing through downtown. But you're in East Lansing, left to congregate in sports bars, living rooms or dorms — unless someone decides to throw the ultimate Tigers party, of course. Here are some suggestions for the food, drinks, decorations and atmosphere that will bring Detroit fans together and make your Tigers party a hit. Since you can't be in the Motor City, bring the celebration to your living room for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series with this party guide. Edible decor Even if you're not actually at the big Detroit Tigers game, you can create a ballpark atmosphere by serving authentic stadium cuisine. Start by setting out bowls of Cracker Jacks or peanuts for appetizers — after all, peanuts are a baseball tradition.
NEWS
No kidding?
Sure, he's funny. Jon Stewart cracks jokes about everything from Mel Gibson's recent arrest to President Bush's unusual vernacular. But is "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" as informative as the regular evening news? The answer is "Yes," according to a study released last week. The Indiana University study analyzed the show's coverage of the 2004 presidential election and compared it to traditional networks' evening news. "Neither one had very much substance," said Julia Fox, an assistant professor at Indiana University who conducted the study. "The Daily Show" used comedy and mockery, while the networks mostly reported hype, such as polling statistics instead of real issues affecting voters, she said. Fox said each program had about the same amount of informative content. With midterm elections one month away and an already proven track record — "The Daily Show" won Peabody Awards in 2000 and 2004 for its political coverage — it's looking like the charismatic Stewart is shaping up to be Generation Y's Walter Cronkite.
COMMENTARY
Become informed before voting
I've been having this nightmare. I'm riding shotgun alongside Dick DeVos as we cruise through some anonymous suburban neighborhood.
MICHIGAN
Organization gathers donations, food for local people in need
Carl Berggren is 52 years old. He suffers from bipolar disorder and lives on a fixed income. Right now, he's taking classes at Lansing Community College in hopes of eventually working with substance abuse victims. For Berggren and 50,000 others in the Lansing area, programs like the Michigan Harvest Gathering make life a little easier. "It's beautiful to be able to turn to an organization when things are tight," Berggren said of the fundraising campaign to raise $350,000 and 500,000 pounds of food for food banks throughout the state. "It's people helping people," Berggren said. The 16th annual Michigan Harvest Gathering began in September and runs until Nov.