MICHIGAN
Police dogs show skills to students, community
There was an eclectic assortment of groups in the basement of the East Lansing Police Department last week.One group was officers.
MICHIGAN
Students gather at Capitol, protest sales tax legislation
Lansing - MSU students chanted “No Internet tax” in front of the state Capitol Tuesday to voice concerns about legislation that would organize efforts to collect online sales taxes.
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.
MICHIGAN
Local group establishes 2 task forces, advocates peace
The Concerned Citizens for Peace in the Greater Lansing Area held its first official meeting Monday night since its creation after the Sept.
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
Remember that elementary principal nobody liked? Thats our police
Just about everyone can remember their elementary school principal. The principal was the guy (or gal) that everyone made fun of. Maybe you had a nickname for your principal, anything to make him seem a little less fearsome.
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.
MSU
Program promotes cancer education Groups boost breast cancer awareness
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Phi Iota Alpha fraternity is sponsoring “ELLA: Education Life Long Awareness,” a program to educate Latino women about the effects of the disease.The event will be held from 6:30 p.m.
FEATURES
String quartet to perform Thursday
Wharton Center will host a “wild, wide mix” of musical genres Thursday night when the Turtle Island String Quartet performs, violist Danny Seidenberg said. The ensemble, which plays at 7:30 p.m., mixes an array of styles with classical, the traditional chamber music fare. “It ranges from folk to bluegrass to R&B,” Wharton spokesman Bob Hoffman said.
COMMENTARY
Facts missing from edit on CCW law
Your Sept. 27 editorial “Out of Ammo” on the failure of the anti-concealed weapon movement in Michigan was poorly reasoned and ill-informed.
MSU
Group honors Filipino heritage
In honor of October being Filipino History Month, the Philippine American Student Society sponsored a celebration Tuesday at the rock on Farm Lane to educate students and provide information about the organization.The group painted the rock in the afternoon to commemorate the first-time event.
FEATURES
Vega doesnt show her age
Suzanne Vega Songs in Red and Gray (A&M Records) Suzanne Vega has been making records since 1985.
COMMENTARY
Rall wrong about Bush popularity
I am writing to state my complete disgust with Ted Rall’s political comic “The Making of the Resident - 2001” published in The State News on Oct 1.
MICHIGAN
E.L. bars give portion of profits to relief aid
Patrons of local watering holes are putting their money where their mouth is.This week, local bars within the Responsible Hospitality Council are contributing money from cover charges and percentages of sales for to aid in relief for the Sept.
VOLLEYBALL
Annual rivalry will test teams depth, composure on the road
When Michigan’s and MSU’s volleyball teams square off at 7 p.m. tonight at Michigan’s Cliff Keen Arena, it will be for more than in-state bragging rights.