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COMMENTARY

In cold blood?

What we do know is that an embedded NBC correspondent filmed a U.S. Marine shooting an Iraqi man in a Fallujah mosque.

COMMENTARY

In the booth

How to best hire the board of administrators at a public university like MSU? Some say allowing the state's governor to appoint board members would infuse too many partisan politics with higher education, and that it would result in a partisan-stacked board room.

COMMENTARY

Razzing road team fans part of sports

I would like to respond to University of Wisconsin-Madison student Shayna Hetzel's letter "Spartan fans gave poor 'U' portrayal," (SN 11/16). I have been to other stadiums wearing the opposite team's colors.

FEATURES

Rock your body

Welcome back to "Rock your body," The State News fitness and nutrition column. Each week, we hit up our local experts with some questions and pass their wisdom on to you. But before we get to the goods, we thought we'd tell you a little bit about who'll be giving you advice. Tom Ostrander: Tom is the owner of Powerhouse Gym, 435 E.

NEWS

Lansing homeless share perspective

Lawrence Antrim has been homeless for 10 months, a situation the one-time restaurant manager with a master's degree had not anticipated. Antrim, a Ball State University graduate, once worked in a four-star restaurant and was a partner in another restaurant, but now waits in line at homeless shelters for his meals. The 54-year-old Lansing resident said his experience has changed his perspective on homeless people.

FEATURES

Fire at will

It's 3:30 p.m. on a Monday, and Adie Helfenstein has some time - and people - to kill before his 7 p.m.

NEWS

Sporting a helping hand

An instantaneous smile lit up Natalie Alvarado's face as MSU men's basketball senior guard Chris Hill plopped candy into the 7-year-old's hand. Not only did Alvarado, who was dressed as a Spartans cheerleader, get another piece of candy to add to her growing collection, but she met an MSU athlete. For Hill, however, the opportunity to be out in the community trick-or-treating with children was much more rewarding.