U hopes lodge will be story of success

MSU officials have big plans in store for Brook Lodge.Hidden down a country road, the Augusta, Mich.

U fans should leave trash talking to the players

Last weekend, I was fortunate enough to have a ticket for the MSU-Notre Dame football game. Herb Haygood running into the end zone to give MSU the victory and the boisterous celebration in the stands that followed will be lasting memories that no Spartan fan will soon forget.

Ticket prices increase for rap concert

MSU students will have to pay a lil’ more to see Lil’ Kim for a Homecoming concert next month.Officials from ASMSU, the university’s undergraduate student government, have said the organization plans to increase student ticket prices from $10 to at least $14 so ASMSU can reimburse the $50,000 it allocated to fund the concert.This decision comes even though all MSU undergraduate students already pay the organization a $13 refundable semesterly tax.Some students say the price is too high.“I don’t understand why they would raise it,” said Kia Wade, a communication sophomore who still plans to attend the concert.

Candidates to participate in several debates, next one slated for campus

’Tis the season for debating. It’s a major election year, and the candidates in one of the nation’s most heated and tightest congressional races are plenty ready to talk. State Sens.

SN political article forgot Libertarian

In a State News article (“Local election interest gains momentum as races enter fall,” SN 9/26) you failed to mention that Libertarian Michael Corliss is running for U.S.

On-campus parking violators may face rise in fines

Those who choose to park illegally on campus might soon face heftier fines if the All-University Traffic Committee deems them necessary.The AUTC appointed three subcommittees on Thursday to deal with issues concerning parking, parking violations and pedestrian right of way.Each committee consists of faculty members, undergraduate students, graduate students, MSU officials and various other on-campus departments including Campus Park and Planning and the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities.

Holy Toledo! City offers zoo and more

TOLEDO, Ohio - In 1835 Michigan lost a battle to Ohio.It wasn’t over football, basketball or any other sport.It was a fight to keep what would become known as The Glass City.

Good choice

Women in the United States will finally have access to RU-486, a drug that should have been made legal years ago.

Flagpoles should sway at games

I do not understand the new policy in effect at Spartan Stadium this season regarding flagpoles not being allowed at games.

Mens soccer faces home matchups

After a three-game free fall, the MSU men’s soccer team is looking to pull its rip cord and land back on its feet after this weekend’s games versus Valparaiso and Northwestern.

Girlfight packs a potent punch

When looking at a particular film, there are certain values to look for - certain virtues that can make or break the spirit of a movie.The acting, for example, can lift a film above all of its hurdles, despite how horrible or great the story is.

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Student hockey tickets available

There are 500 package B tickets still available for the upcoming MSU hockey season at Munn Ice Arena.

Fraternity taints Spartan image

The image of MSU has improved drastically from the fiery and riotous one just a few years back. The conduct of the students has greatly improved, the football team’s bowl victory and the basketball team’s national championship has helped to broadcast that new image to the rest of the country and the recent actions of MSU President M.

Pornographic games taken from E.L. bars and eateries

East Lansing police are investigating how eight video game kiosks with pictures showing full-frontal nudity made it into East Lansing bars and restaurants.During an Aug.

Byrum visits U, addresses voter registration bill

Dianne Byrum’s weekly coffee hours aren’t what they used to be. But MSU’s representative in the state Senate has never been involved in one of the nation’s most heated congressional races either.Casual gatherings that used to draw only a handful of constituents now lure voters by the dozens - most who are looking to hear what Byrum, D-Onondaga, plans to do if she lands a job in Washington, D.C., come this November.On Thursday, a student-dominated group of about 40 and reporters from The Washington Post and The New York Times gathered at the Union to hear why Byrum thinks she’s more qualified than her opponent, fellow state Sen.

Spikers head to Purdue, Illinois

The MSU volleyball team is on the road again this weekend for Big Ten games at Purdue and Illinois.After a disappointing loss last Friday to then No.

U originates from in-state

MSU isn’t a foreign place for most students.Continuing a recent trend, the university’s campus continues to be mostly made up of in-state residents.This year, for instance, about 91 percent of the freshman class are full-time Michigan residents, and preliminary enrollment figures show 80 percent of all MSU students are from Michigan.“That’s common for most public institutions,” said Gordon Stanley, MSU’s director of admissions.Preliminary figures don’t include the thousands of students taking online courses - many who are presumably from other regions of the country.The figures are still being analyzed and will be released in October, but MSU is near the bottom of the Big Ten in that respect, Stanley said.

Plan burns smokers

The Ingham County Board of Commissioners is considering a proposal that would ban smoking in all public indoor establishments - including bars and restaurants.The board will hold a public hearing 7 p.m.

DCL discusses controversial Proposal 1

The MSU-Detroit College of Law held a forum earlier this week to discuss Proposal 1 - which, if approved, would grant parents with children in faltering school districts vouchers to send their children to nonpublic schools. Voters will decide whether to support the state ballot proposal in November’s general election. Sponsored by the Law Review of DCL, the forum focused on the legal and constitutional ramifications of the proposal, specifically whether it would be a violation of the separation of church and state if the voucher was used to send a student to a religious private school. Dissenters insist the proposal is unconstitutional because it takes public tax dollars and invests them in private, and potentially religious, schools. The proposal would grant vouchers to parents with children attending school districts where graduation rates are less than two-thirds. “This is about exploring significant issues in education,” said Peter Koulik, co-chairperson of Wednesday’s voucher forum and note and comment editor for the Law Review. The Law Review is a student-edited academic publication dedicated to the advancement of discussion on timely legal issues. Richard D.