MICHIGAN
Armed robbery suspect arraigned
A 20-year-old Lansing resident was arraigned Wednesday on charges that he robbed two MSU students in East Lansing at gunpoint on Sept.
NEWS
Top 10 albums
1. "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below," OutKast, Arista (Last week: Not on charts)2. "Some Devil," Dave Matthews, RCA (not on charts)3. "Results May Vary," Limp Bizkit, Flip (not on charts)4. "The R.
NEWS
Minority enrollment doubles in 20 years
Minority enrollment in the nation's colleges has doubled in the last 20 years reaching 4.3 million, according to a new study.
NEWS
IPAs ideal for beer lovers
Relax and take your time. Take your time in college, in bed and take your time as you drink excellent beer.
MSU
Documentary film to be shown at Wells
Students for Peace and Justice will show the second film in their fall film series Wednesday night. "Incident at Oglala: Leonard Peltier Story" will begin at 8 p.m.
MICHIGAN
Misdemeanor fines increased to pay cost of local court operations
East Lansing residents charged with misdemeanors and civil infractions will now have to pay heightened fines as a result of state legislation.The legislation will affect district courts throughout the state, including 54-B District Court in East Lansing.
NEWS
Silence broken
Jan De La Torre fears for his life.As a gay man and a person of color, he struggles every day as a double minority."Gay people of color exist," the international studies senior said.
MSU
ASMSU officials concerned with college merger
Some ASMSU officials plan to show concerns about lack of student involvement in a decision to downsize the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.The university's student government plans to follow the lead of the college's own student government, the student senate, which recently passed a bill to show its opposition to the merger that was discussed without student opinion.Two representatives in MSU's undergraduate student government introduced a bill during the weekly Academic Assembly meeting last Tuesday, but it was put on hold pending further student involvement and current student reactions to the merger.
FOOTBALL
Rogers injures collarbone
Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers broke his right collarbone in practice Tuesday. Rogers, a former Spartan who won the Biletnikoff Award last year at MSU, was taken to a hospital and is still being evaluated, according to Detroit Lions officials. Rogers "got tangled up" with cornerback Dre' Bly in the morning practice on Tuesday, head coach Steve Mariucci said. "(Rogers) went up for a pass and went down on his shoulder," Mariucci said.
COMMENTARY
Supporting 'U'
The quality of education makes quality of life in this day and age. But the federal government seems to have different expectations for the future of this generation and the nation. Future doctors, lawyers, teachers and even economists of our nation could be forced to forfeit their college degree because their goals are undermined by reductions in state funding and grants for higher education.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: 'U' to offer free depression screening
The fall semester, especially the time around midterms, is the busiest time of year for students seeking help for depression or anxiety-related disorders, counselors say.Depression, which affects between 17 and 19 million Americans each year, is also one of the top three concerns for college students dealing with the transition of living away from home, academic and financial responsibilities and social demands.Depression, which differs from occasional sadness or mood swings, can occur when feelings include extreme despair which lasts for several weeks, fatigue, loss of appetite, irritability or sleep pattern disturbances.The MSU Psychological Clinic is offering free mental health screenings in Olds Hall from 5-9 p.m.
FEATURES
Telemarketers a vicious breed
The phone rings at 8:30 a.m. on a Friday. The first ring becomes part of your dream. The second ring startles you from your sleep like a wretched alarm clock.
COMMENTARY
Slow your roll: Americans in too big of a hurry for no reason
It all started over a package of frozen spinach. I was in the checkout line at the grocery store, watching in amazement as the man behind the scanner whipped my produce down the line faster than I could comprehend.
FEATURES
Wu's Cappadonna to play Spiral
Wu-Tang Clan member Cappadonna is bringing his hard-core rap show to Lansing tonight, along with associates Killah Priest and Remedy Ross.The rappers are coming to Spiral Dance Bar, 1247 Center St.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Lansing Everett center commits to 'U' basketball team
Lansing Everett basketball center Goran Suton announced he will be playing at MSU next season at a news conference Wednesday morning.The 6-foot-10, 250-pounder chose MSU over Arizona State, after eliminating Louisiana State as an option earlier in the week."I'm going to stay here and be a Spartan," Suton said in Everett's Earvin "Magic" Johnson Gymnasium.Suton said he was much more comfortable with the coaching staff at MSU, including head coach Tom Izzo and assistants Mark Montgomery and Dwayne Stephens.
COMMENTARY
Program sales aren't goal of 'U'
When I first started to read Dale Hitchcock's letter to the editor "Uniforms without names need to go" (SN 10/3), I found it very amusing, but when I realized that he was being serious about the situation with the new uniforms, I felt sad for his na
FEATURES
Display features artistry of doll craft
Forget Barbie and her beau Ken.On display through the month of October at the East Lansing Public Library's North Foyer Gallery, 950 Abbott Road, are hand-crafted dolls with a little bit more class and a lot more personal touches than big-busted Barbie would ever feel.
MSU
Psychological clinic offers screenings
The MSU Psychological Clinic will offer free mental health screenings in Olds Hall from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday as part of the National Depression Screening Day, an annual effort to properly diagnose depression.Organizers of the event suggest students come down to the screenings if they have had symptoms of depression for two weeks or more.
MICHIGAN
Locks key for Project ChildSafe
The East Lansing Police Department is giving away free gun locks and safety education materials in conjunction with the U.S.
MSU
DuPont donates 3 patents to 'U'
MSU was awarded three patents to advance a method of processing petroleum, regularly used to make everyday materials such as milk cartons and cellophane.The patents were donated to the university by the Delaware-based DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise in an attempt to advance research techniques using the naturally-occurring mineral group called zeolites in the process.Stephen Craft, technology licensing sales manager for DuPont, said the patents were donated to the university because of similar research the university conducted in the past."MSU has just an outstanding department as it relates to catalyst research," Craft said.