NEWS
ONLINE UPDATE: Spartans lose to Purdue, 28-21.
Purdue scored two second-half touchdowns Saturday to beat MSU, 28-21, and win their first Big Ten game of the season.
MSU
RHA survey seeks input on smoking
Student responses could lead to discussions in changing housing options in the residence halls because of an online smoking survey. The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, wants students, along with faculty and staff, to take part in the survey which focuses on smoking in the residence halls. "It's really hard to gauge, without a broad-based survey like this, what students want," said Tom Wolf, director of technology for RHA.
COMMENTARY
Online program more painful than helpful, students all around suffer
A professor runs 1.45 miles to class in 33.7 minutes. What is the professor's average speed in meters per second? Or how much force, in newtons, does it take to hold a 113 kilogram man completely underwater in the ocean?
MICHIGAN
Lansing City Council member to leave post
Lansing City Councilmember Larry Meyer resigned during Thursday's council meeting. Meyer's said he had to resign because he no longer lives in Lansing. "I have received new information," Meyer wrote in his letter of resignation Thursday.
NEWS
MSU D-line coming off solid game, Purdue is one of nation's worst
Running backs The Spartans are paving the way for the future of the running back position.
NEWS
E.L. prepares for voters at polling spots
As Tuesday's election nears, East Lansing officials say they have the ballots and are ready to greet voters at the polls. Supplies ranging from voting booths to duct tape have been set aside and simply need to be picked up by delivery trucks and taken to the city's 17 polling locations, East Lansing City Clerk Sharon Reid said. "Normally, 15 percent (of voters) turn out for a council election," she said.
COMMENTARY
City needs to treat students like adults
As an MSU alumna, I am very disappointed to see the lack of trust and disciplinary role the city is continually taking toward college students.
NEWS
Fish and Bish ready for early vacation down South
MSU vs. Purdue Fish: On paper, this is a game that the Spartans should dominate.
MSU
Tryouts scheduled for Black Power Rally
The Black Student Alliance will be holding auditions this weekend for the 33rd Annual Black Power Rally. Black Student Alliance, or BSA, is calling dancers, singers, actors and poets to come out and show their skills for a chance to perform during the rally. Auditions will take place from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
COMMENTARY
Iraqi consititution isn't end to Iraq war
I sincerely wish that passing this Iraqi constitution will do everything President George W. Bush claims it will. I would love nothing more than to be proved completely wrong on every assumption that has led me for the past two years to look at my newspaper every day and think to myself: "I told you so." I'm willing to give up my pride and my frustration with this administration just to see something that resembles peace happen there. I'd also like to win the lottery. I'm wary, to say the least, because Bush and his supporters have a kind of twisted optimism bordering on willful ignorance that is extremely disturbing.
SPORTS
Wrestlers start year at Ypsilanti tourney
The MSU wrestling team will hit the mats for the first time this season at the Eastern Michigan Open in Ypsilanti on Saturday. The Spartans are ranked in the top 20 in most national preseason polls, and are led by All-American brothers Nick and Andy Simmons. Nick Simmons was named Most Outstanding Wrestler at last year's EMU Open.
NEWS
It's more than a game for Williams
Junior cornerback Demond Williams is the definition of a self-made individual. Growing up in the small town of Jackson, Ala., Williams' mother died when he was in middle school and his father passed away from cancer, leaving few people for Williams to turn to. "He hasn't had a lot of people to help him in life," MSU head coach John L.
SPORTS
Familiar foe for MSU in 1st round
Heading into the Big Ten Tournament, the MSU field hockey team is hoping to experience déja vu against the Buckeyes. The sixth-seeded Spartans (12-7 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) will face No.
MSU
Groups help students beat the winter blues
With cold and flu season approaching, Olin Health Center, the Residence Halls Association and Healthy U collaborated to provide students with "Cold and Flu Survival Packs." The packs include items such as a disposable thermometer, sanitary hand wipes, instant hand sanitizer, cough drops and a tea bag.
NEWS
Officials explore funding solutions
University officials around the state and region are searching for ways to fill the growing gaps in their budgets — and some say turning to students and donors is one of the few options left. On Wednesday, MSU President Lou Anna K.
FEATURES
'Shopgirl' lacking in substantial plot
Boy meets girl. Girl meets older man. Boy goes on the road, older man turns out to be a jerk. What's a girl to do? "Shopgirl" is based on the 2001 New York Times Bestseller book of the same name — both the novel and the screenplay were written by Steve Martin. In the movie, Claire Danes is 20-something Mirabelle Butterfield, who moved to Los Angeles from Vermont.
ICE HOCKEY
Comley looks for success over former team
It's been a long three seasons for Rick Comley since he left Marquette for East Lansing. The MSU head coach is just 3-7 against his former team, Northern Michigan, since becoming the Spartans head coach in 2002. MSU was swept out of the Berry Events Center last season in the only two meetings between the schools and the Wildcats eliminated the Spartans from the CCHA Super-Six in 2003 and 2004. Now, off to its best start under Comley, MSU is looking to end the Wildcats' dominance when they meet for two games on Friday and Saturday, both at 7:05 p.m.
COMMENTARY
Fournier not merely spouting 'cool ideas'
John Fournier is running for one of the two open seats on East Lansing's City Council. After meeting Fournier at a Democracy for America "Meetup" this summer, I urge voters to choose him. Fournier is a student at MSU.
COMMENTARY
Incumbents' visions aren't all inclusive
As the East Lansing City Council election draws near, it is becoming increasingly clear that incumbent City Council members Bill Sharp and Vic Loomis have a vision for East Lansing.
SPORTS
Spartans blank Indiana in first round of Big Ten Tournament
Senior forward Emma Harris (7) celebrates with teammates after scoring the team's first goal in its 3-0 victory Thursday at Michigan Soccer Field in Ann Arbor. Harris, who was named second team all-Big Ten this week, had a goal and an assist on the day. Junior forward Shannon Collar fights for possession with Indiana defender Robin Barker on Thursday at Michigan Soccer Field in Ann Arbor during the first round of the Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament. Collar iced the game by scoring the Spartans' third goal in the second half. By winning Thursday, the team earned a spot in today's conference semifinal game at 4:30 p.m.