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Union of faiths

Naomi Mendelsohn wears a pentacle around her neck. Its encircled upright five-pointed star represents earth, air, fire, water and spirit — the elements of her Pagan beliefs. Because she wears a symbol of a religion that is commonly misunderstood, Mendelsohn said she and Pagan friends have received ridicule and challenges to their beliefs in the past from people who didn’t understand them.

NEWS

Police Briefs 10/16/07

A Kalamazoo woman in town for a horse show had her shoulder bag containing about $700 in personal property stolen from the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education on Sunday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

MSU

Rally for mental health

She jumped straight out of the comic strip and onto the streets. Standing in the corner of Wells Hall surrounded by signs proclaiming “anxiety,” “depression,” “culture shock,” and “stress” was Lucy Van Pelt, of “Peanuts” fame, ready to offer her brand of psychiatric advice.

MICHIGAN

Great Lakes water a factor in '08 race?

The Great Lakes were at the center of a debate on water use this weekend as environmentalists criticized Democratic presidential candidate and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson for suggesting that Great Lakes states could help quench some Southwestern states’ thirst for water.

MICHIGAN

Beef returns, gives students more options

Burgers were back on students’ plates this weekend as a campus-wide ban on ground beef came to a close, MSU officials said. The beef was banned at all campus cafeterias on Oct. 6 at the request of ground beef supplier J&B Meats, which was testing for E. coli.

MICHIGAN

Students help clean weekend mess

Local students and permanent residents joined together early Sunday to help clean up East Lansing. The Spartan Football Cleanup, sponsored by the Community Relations Coalition, or CRC, united residents to help clear the aftermath of Homecoming weekend.

MSU

Students build Homecoming floats

Using this year’s theme of “Where Heroes are Made,” student organizations created floats for the Homecoming Parade on Friday. Throughout the week, student groups met in the concourse of Spartan Stadium to assemble their floats on top of flatbeds or to create banners. Here are a few examples of what some student groups are doing in honor of Homecoming.