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MICHIGAN

Student commission still looking for members

Jonathan Rosenthal is excited to get to work improving student and East Lansing community relations.The business administration and pre-law junior has made a lot of changes in his life in the past year - transferring to MSU from Florida State University, taking a position with MSU’s undergraduate student government as director of communication affairs and his appointment to the University Student Commission during the Oct.

COMMENTARY

Wrong to paint over U.S. flag on rock

For the past weeks, I have driven and walked past the rock on Farm Lane and found the U.S. flag which had been painted on it to be not only inspiring, but a reminder the MSU community supports our nation’s fallen victims and its heroes. But as of this weekend, the rock has been painted over by Alpha Tau Omega.

NEWS

Answers demanded of student-police task force

Although Tuesday’s public forum sponsored by the Task Force on Student-Police Relations was meant to hear ideas and opinions about MSU’s Department of Police and Public Safety, it began as a question-and-defend session. More than 70 students and community members attended the forum, many demanding answers to questions regarding parking, alcohol, on-campus student events, e-mail notices and surveillance of student groups. “The mission is to explore the good things we’re doing, the problems we have and come up with very specific recommendations,” said MSU President M.

FEATURES

Film lacks depth

Like many movie fans, I’ve probably seen 1994’s “The Shawshank Redemption” and 1986’s “Stand By Me” about five billion times.

SPORTS

Wolverines wait for U

Matches between MSU and Michigan always warrant attention, but when both teams are ranked in the top 10 in their sport, the game becomes even more interesting.Such will be the case when the No.

ICE HOCKEY

Icers take spectacle seriously

The spectacle surrounding “The Cold War” worries MSU head coach Ron Mason more than anything the Michigan Wolverines are going to throw at his team Saturday. Mason has to make his players look past the daylong tailgate that could take over campus, ignore the scheduled laser light shows and mini-country concerts accompanying the game and somehow forget about the world-record crowd of more than 72,000 expected to jam Spartan Stadium for the 7:05 p.m.

FEATURES

Album doesnt live up to hype

Meet Travis Meeks. Travis Meeks likes the name of his band so much that he made its first two albums self-titled. Travis Meeks wasn’t happy with his band, so he dismissed many of the original bandmembers and put himself in the sole spotlight.

COMMENTARY

Cold words?

Critics are urging MSU sports officials to change the name of “The Cold War” before Saturday’s record-breaking outdoor matchup.

MSU

MSU receives grant to study celebratory drinking

With Saturday’s “Cold War” hockey game, five more home football games and countless birthday parties, MSU students will find plenty of reasons to celebrate this fall - often with alcohol. Over the next two years, MSU will receive more than $350,000 to study that link between celebrations and drinking.

NEWS

Students get their kicks in sport

By Elissa EnglundFor The State News Christiana Bradford removes her shoes, bows briefly and steps onto the mat. The public administration and public policy senior joins the other martial artists in two neat lines to wait for the next command from their instructor.

COMMENTARY

Get out the vote

As the November general election draws closer, time is running out for residents - including students - to register to vote. The registration deadline is Oct.