COMMENTARY
Aware of abuse
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It goes without saying that domestic abuse in any form is a despicable act that has absolutely no excuse.
NEWS
BioPort vaccine release awaits approval of FDA
Lansing - BioPort Corp. announced Monday it took the next step in readying distribution of the only FDA-licensed anthrax vaccine in the country. The Lansing-based vaccine-maker shipped required documentation Friday to the Food and Drug Administration for approval of its manufacturing facility.
MSU
New faces on RHA board reach out to U
MSU’s Residence Halls Association has recently added two new officers to its executive board.At its general assembly meeting Wednesday, Amy Sa’id was elected external vice president and Renisha George was elected community service chairperson.An external vice president’s job is to work with other residence hall organizations outside RHA, such as hall governments and caucuses.
COMMENTARY
Newspaper missed softball coverage
First thing I did when I got last Monday’s issue of The State News was go through the entire sports section, desperately looking for a story or even a mention of the two amazing victories the MSU softball team achieved Oct.
SOCCER
Wolverines cant keep up
The fans at Old College Field expecting to see a classic battle between MSU and Michigan were not disappointed.After several shifts of momentum, the Spartans (8-2-1, 3-1 Big Ten) left the field with a 4-2 victory over rival U-M (7-4-1, 1-3 Big Ten).The Spartans grabbed control of the game early with two goals off penalty kicks - one by junior midfielder Nick DeGraw and one by senior midfielder Anders Kelto.With an early lead, the Spartans said they felt a great deal of pressure lifted off them.“(Scoring first) is huge against a team like Michigan,” DeGraw said.
FOOTBALL
Homecoming brings Spartans first Big Ten win
Call it a home-field disadvantage. MSU dodged another fourth-quarter scare to defeat Iowa 31-28 Saturday in Homecoming, its second home game of the season. And in similar fashion to the Sept.
MSU
Inaugural safe schools week stresses precaution
Today kicks off the first Michigan Safe Schools Week with speakers, presentations and a “Best In Show” poster and project judging contest at the Capitol Rotunda from 10 to 11 a.m.As facilitator of Michigan Safe Schools Initiative workshops in the School of Criminal Justice, Audrey Martini said the purpose of the week is to have schools reassess safety measures and precautions.“It is to raise awareness of creating a safe learning environment, not just physical but mentally as well,” she said.A bulletin was sent to all Michigan school districts requesting they participate in the week by holding a contest where students create posters and projects that emphasize keeping schools safe.
ICE HOCKEY
Lakers flooded by Spartan offense
Top-ranked MSU’s two-game series against Lake Superior State wasn’t much more than target practice for the Spartans, who outshot the Lakers 85-33 Thursday and Friday at Munn Ice Arena.MSU’s re-emphasis on offensive production was plainly evident in the sweep, as the Spartans (2-0-1 overall, 2-0-1 CCHA) torched the Lakers (0-2-0, 0-2-0) for 11 total goals - a number the Spartans only eclipsed in one CCHA series last season.Ron Mason, MSU’s head coach of 23 seasons, has encouraged this year’s team to utilize its raw offensive talents, even at the expense of the Spartans’ time-tested defensive tradition.At one point in the second period of Friday’s 6-1 win, all five Spartan skaters darted below the circles in the Laker zone - a move that would have been sacrilegious for a Mason-coached team in recent years.“Our system that we’re playing gives us an opportunity to pursue a little bit more,” said Mason, who earned his 899th career win Friday.
COMMENTARY
Shop for the U.S.
With the now unpredictable economy, retailers are beginning to worry how to stock shelves and what to expect when it comes to customer purchases. Perhaps because of this confusion - and adding to our own - some stores have begun to display Christmas decorations.
COMMENTARY
Fewer cartoonists, more moms needed
I find the “Bizzaro” cartoon by Dan Piraro on Oct. 12 quite offensive. If Mr. Piraro thinks that staying up all night, sleeping all day and getting all dressed up for the evening is basic training for a stay-at-home mom, he’s an idiot. Have him trade places with any stay-at-home mom for one week.
MICHIGAN
Walk raises more than $5,000 for attack survivors
Thomas Rachman has been racing since he was a born - and Sunday was no exception.Thomas, 3, placed second in the Unity Walk and Run 5K and his dad placed an extremely close third.That’s because Steve Rachman pushed Thomas in a red racer stroller throughout the twisting 3.1 mile Pinecrest neighborhood course.“This is a way for us to be together,” Rachman said.
FOOTBALL
Secondary comes up big without starters
MSU’s defensive secondary may have entered Saturday’s Homecoming game against Iowa as a question mark but emerged as an exclamation point in the Spartan’s 31-28 win.The loss of both starting cornerbacks to ankle injuries in the bye week gave MSU reason to worry.
COMMENTARY
War is best solution to ending terrorism
Nazis represent no country, no nation; and no nation can be held accountable for their crimes. If members of the German government are part of the Nazi organization, those people should be hunted down and turned over to the League of Nations, along with the rest of the criminals.
NEWS
Hall scare found to be false alarm
Linton Hall offices are set to open today like any other Monday, even though they closed under abnormal circumstances Friday. A university employee opened a letter that reportedly contained a white powder about 2 p.m.
BASKETBALL
Teams debut with afros, bell-bottoms, new faces
The sounds blasting over the speakers may have come from the past, but the faces on the floor reflected the future for the MSU men’s and women’s basketball teams.At 10:30 p.m.
NEWS
Campaign aims to generate energy-efficient campus
MSU administrators are making a $1 million request to students - turn your lights off. Kicking off a campuswide energy conservation campaign Friday at the Board of Trustees meeting, Terry Link, director of the Office of Campus Sustainability, said students and staff turning off unused lights and computers would cut energy consumption by 5 percent - a $1 million savings. “There are excessive costs involved (in energy production) and that is something we need to control, particularly now when economic budgets are tight,” said Link, who is co-chairman of the university’s conservation committee. The initial step of the campaign will use posters and advertisements in on-campus media to promote conservation by students in the residence halls. “In the residence halls students have all kinds of electronics now, how many of those are running at the same time?” Link said.
SPORTS
Trustees pick crew to start Spartan Stadium turf grass project
Plans to convert the playing surface in Spartan Stadium from artificial turf to natural grass took a step forward with the hiring of the Lansing-based Haussman Construction Co. The firm outbid six other construction companies with a price tag of $649,832 and the MSU Board of Trustees accepted that lowest bid at its meeting Friday.
MSU
Program offers alternative to typical weekend
Tailgating and football are typical events that occur during fall weekends on campuses across the nation.
SPORTS
U showed class with firefighters
MSU’s Homecoming weekend was New York City firefighter Mike Cantwell’s first visit to the Midwest. And it sure was a memorable one.
MICHIGAN
Gas price downward spiral gives relief
Okemos resident and MSU professor of family child ecology, Harriette McAdoo, said the $18 she spent on gas would give her almost a full tank. “I purchased gas I think it was the 12th and it was $30 to fill my tank, it was all I could do,” she said while pumping gas into her car Sunday at the Speedway, 6323 W.