MSU
U ROTC graduate speaks to cadets
Looking out into a sea of blue Friday, one might not be able to distinguish between one person and the next.
FEATURES
Taylor to play Breslin Center in November
“Sweet Baby James” Taylor will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Breslin Center. The concert is part of a tour promoting Taylor’s 14th album, “October Road,” which was released in August. The 54-year-old singer and songwriter is best known for songs such as “Steamroller,” “Walking Man,” “How Sweet It Is” and “Sweet Baby James.” Taylor’s latest album features a variety of music borrowed from his own life experiences and integrates several musical styles.
SPORTS
Cleaves sent back to Kings with broken bone in foot
Lansing Twp. - Mateen Cleaves said his trade from Sacramento to Cleveland was nixed last week because of a previously undetected broken bone in his left foot. Cleaves said the fracture doesn’t hurt and he didn’t even realize he was injured until X-rays came back from a Cleveland physical.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: McPherson to address state of U at Wharton
President M. Peter McPherson will deliver his “State of the University” address at 2:30 p.m.
SPORTS
New field, same old team
Detroit - Motor City football fans are used to losing, so Sunday’s 37-31 loss to the Green Bay Packers was nothing new.But Lions fans had another reason to cheer, as the game marked the regular-season debut of the $500-million Ford Field and Detroit’s first regular-season game downtown since 1974.“I love the fact that its down in Detroit,” Mike Emke said of the new facility.
COMMENTARY
Things forgotten in U.S. policy criticism
This is in response to Rishi Kundi’s column “American evils forgotten as country remembers Sept.
MICHIGAN
Stanley Cup on display
Continuing the celebration of the Detroit Red Wings’ Stanley Cup victory, a public viewing of the trophy will take place tomorrow on the ground floor of the state Capitol.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: U grad makes it big on ESPN
2002 MSU graduate Kelli Zink already is one week into her road to fame after ESPN premiered the reality game show “Beg, Borrow & Deal” on Sept.
SPORTS
No. 6 field hockey has successful weekend
The MSU field hockey team (8-1) claimed two victories over East Coast opponents in the weekend, including an upset of No.
SPORTS
Womens tennis has trouble at invitational
The MSU women’s tennis team struggled at the three-day Bronco Invitational in Kalamazoo this weekend.
MSU
Class offers information, insight on political careers
Students interested in being the next George W. Bush or Al Gore might be interested in one of the newest classes offered at MSU - Political Science 392: Career Decision Making and Practical Tools for Students Interested in Politics. Academic Adviser in the Department of Political Science Jane Miller blended her love for politics and career development into one course.
MSU
Students get crazy during sports night
Coming all the way from Belarus, Alena Pisarchyk never expected wearing a 25-pound suit made of plastic and foam would be part of her educational experience here at MSU.
NEWS
$14 million kicks off trustees campaign
The MSU Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $1.2 billion fund-raiser Friday that was unveiled to the public at Wharton Center’s Great Hall. More than $14 million in software, endowments and donations were recognized at the celebration.
SPORTS
Spartans play own greens, but cant pull out victory
For the first time in more than two years, the MSU women’s golf team played a complete home tournament, but the Spartans couldn’t sweeten the experience with a win. Though the weather turned rainy and gray Sunday, the Mary Fossum Invitational continued.
MICHIGAN
Houdini comes alive in new exhibit, magic show
Lansing - Don Kill groaned and pulled the straitjacket over his sweaty shoulders as dozens of onlookers broke into cheers and applause. “I’ve had that straitjacket for 15 years,” the Mason resident told the audience with a laugh.
FOOTBALL
Spartans lose, look forward to Big Ten season
For the second consecutive week, the Spartans watched the opposing team triumphantly celebrate on their home field. This week it was the last-minute heroics of No.
COMMENTARY
Nursing ills
It is estimated 12 to 15 percent of the nation’s nursing positions are unfilled. That statistic is the signal of a national nursing shortage that could grow into a serious depletion if steps to remedy it are not taken by state leaders. Hospitals and clinics across the country are facing a nursing shortage that could pose a major danger to the future of health care.
SOCCER
Spartans no match for No. 9 Indiana
Whenever things are looking up for the MSU men’s soccer team, along comes Indiana.The No.
SPORTS
Men struggle, women place in invitational
MSU men’s and women’s cross country teams began their season Friday at the Nike/Playmakers Spartan Invitational determined to prove they were worthy of their high preseason rankings.
FEATURES
Lightfoot cancels upcoming Wharton show
Gordon Lightfoot’s scheduled concert for Oct. 17 at Wharton Center has been canceled due to the singer’s recent hospitalization. The Canadian singer is currently recovering from surgery for a stomach ailment at the McMaster University Medical Center in Hamilton, Ontario. Lightfoot is best known to Michiganians for the song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” The song is a tribute to the November 1975 sinking of the S.S.