Spartans focused on Michigan game

Saturday’s game with Michigan marks the 94th intrastate battle and the 49th since the Spartans joined the Big Ten in 1953.The No.

MSU Board of Trustee candidates to debate

Four candidates for the MSU Board of Trustees will debate at 6 p.m. today in 145 Communication Arts and Sciences Building. Bill Ballenger, editor and publisher of Inside Michigan Politics, will serve as moderator.

Elect Peters

The Michigan Attorney General’s Office has a long tradition of being the people’s advocate on consumer issues.

Paper picked wrong candidates in races

There you go again. The State News has endorsed Virg Bernero and Gretchen Whitmer, and urges MSU voters to pass up their chance to elect two fine candidates: Paul DeWeese and Larry Ward.

Chef cooks up comfort food for staffers

Six years ago, the food demonstration portion of Healthy U was a disaster.Chef Mike Homan of the Michigan Athletic Club, 2900 Hannah Blvd., had to haul all the food and equipment through the Union just to teach some MSU employees how to cook a meal.But that’s a thing of the past.Now Homan finds himself working the food presentations only a hop, skip and a jump away from his kitchen at the MAC - just across the hall.“The morning of it is tough, but once you get involved in the crowd it’s fun,” Homan said.

Hooray for Hollowell

The job of Michigan secretary of state encompasses much more than renewing driver’s licenses and registering cars at 173 branch offices.

Group pulls for larger campus venue

In three years, MSU students might have a new place on campus to see a concert, a lecture or even to have a class.

Mothers speak out on college drinking

Although the seats of the Auditorium’s Fairchild Theatre weren’t packed with people Tuesday night, the voices of Konnie Licavoli and Cindy McCue filled the hearts of those in attendance. Licavoli, mother of Eric Blair, a Delta College student who drowned in the Red Cedar River last fall after attending a party, and McCue, mother of Bradley McCue, an MSU student who died in 1998 after consuming 24 shots on his 21st birthday, had a simple message - be responsible for yourself and your friends while drinking. This was the first time Licavoli has spoken on campus about her son’s death. “I wish I weren’t here, but I’m a mother who lost her 18-year-old son,” she told the audience. Licavoli and McCue spoke honestly about their sons throughout the presentation.

Dont send Rogers back to Washington

I was disappointed The State News was so forgiving in its endorsement of U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton (“Re-elect Rogers” 10/28). Michigan’s bizarre voter registration system is one of the main reasons so few students vote.

Play gives sincere portrayal of 1930s migrant workers

Lansing - With a backdrop of neutral tans and a single tilting windmill silhouetted against an opaque sky, “The Grapes of Wrath” chronicles a family’s arduous trek to California to escape the desolation of the 1930s Dust Bowl. Precious few rays of sunlight make their way into this bleak tale of a Depression-era American family’s forcible removal from their land and subsequent destruction.

Voters should say yes to Prop. 1 issues

Proposal 1 does not infringe on our voting rights nor does it compromise our freedoms. Claiming otherwise is irresponsible sensationalism that diminishes real threats to our liberties. With Proposal 1, every voter maintains his or her right to select the candidate of his or her choice. Concerns about disenfranchised voters because of increased wait times is overblown.

MIDDAY UPDATE: State News to host Board of Trustee debate Wednesday

Students, faculty, staff members and Michigan residents can submit questions on Statenews.com for Wednesday’s debate between the four major-party candidates for MSU trustee. The debate will be at 6 p.m.

Owners say lakefront homes need rebuilding

Meridian Twp. - Old dilapidated homes sitting on valuable lakefront properties are in the midst of being torn down to build big modern homes on Lake Lansing. Other homeowners looking to stay on the block must adhere to regulations on lakefront housing that require trees and muted paint colors. With such changes in store, Haslett resident and lakefront homeowner Ivan Bartha says it’s impossible for new homeowners not to rebuild or refurbish the homes surrounding the lake.

Tony Hawks Pro Skater 4 excels

Not only does Tony Hawk rule the skate world, but he’s revolutionized the video game explosion by creating the definitive genre of extreme sports that is endlessly imitated but never equaled. Surfing, BMXing, inline skating and more have all tried to replicate the tried-and-true formula of Hawk’s magic, but always fall short of reproducing the addictive fun and fluid game mechanics of the original. Now in its fourth incarnation, “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4” has totally revamped its career mode.

U should support equality for students

Lansing Community College made Michigan history last week by becoming the first community college in the state to provide domestic-partner benefits for the same-sex partners of its employees, according to the Human Rights Campaign. The policy was approved with only two of seven trustees putting in dissenting votes.

Social groups about unity, acceptance

I almost didn’t respond to Nathan Top’s letter to the editor and Carrie Hoover’s column regarding black groups on campus (“Columnist brave to make honest points” SN 10/28 and “Separation doesn’t promote unity” SN 10/25). I was having a peaceful day and did not want to have the burden of thinking my white brothers and sisters are unhappy with support systems for people of color. I do not understand how some whites pretend as if there is no racism and that our experiences do not shape who we are.

Accident prompts need for sidewalks

When Melrose Apartments resident Sascha Konrad wants to visit friends across the street, he drives rather than taking the risks of walking.“We used to walk to visit friends in other apartments with no street lights and cars passing us at 70 mph,” said the computer science graduate student.

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Adrenachrome to perform during Temple Clubs Halloween celebration

On Allhallows Eve, an inferno of scorching music will consume the Temple Club. The wrath of Devil’s Night will feature the blistering music of Lansing locals Adrenachrome, Detroit rockers Arizing and Simple Wisdom at the club, 500 E.

In second try, Rapson seeks diversity through recruitment

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That could be the motto for Cal Rapson, who is taking his second shot at a position on MSU’s Board of Trustees, in which two open seats will be filled on Nov.