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Have No Fear - Eagle Scouts Are Here (at MSU)

Have No Fear - Eagle Scouts Are Here (at MSU)

The Eagle has landed - at Michigan State University?

 

If you can't beat them, join them.

 

Really?

 

Michigan State University aims to do what no other college has done.  No, not plant a school flag on the moon.  No, it won't plan to send our nuclear waste to the Earth's magma core.  

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700 Million Free Throws Later, BasketBowl II: #1 UNC vs #5 MSU at Ford Field

700 Million Free Throws Later, BasketBowl II:  #1 UNC vs #5 MSU at Ford Field

BasketBowl II will again feature Michigan State men's hoops at Ford Field.

 

It’s time to get a winning team into Ford Field. Since the Detroit Lions stink the place up with their pathetic brand of losing football, trying a different sport – namely basketba

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Pic of the Day: Skirt or No Skirt in the winter?

Skirt or No Skirt in the winter?
Ladies, help us guys out... notice the winter jackets, yet she's wearing a wool skirt. Is she warm enough? Is she just wanting to share a little leg with the boys despite the cold? Fashion Statement, or Fashion Faux-Pas?
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Your Campus Climbing Wall

Your Campus Climbing Wall

The Ledges are great... but what's to climb in Mid-Michigan in the winter?

 

The next time your girlfriend drives you up the wall... you may actually have a wall to climb up.

 

See, climbing walls are REALLY popular these days. And, according to the State News, Michigan State is the only major college i

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Latest comment by Anonymous: The $300,000 price tag is for an all-inclusive cadillac version of a climbing wall. They got the highest quote (which was really 250,000) possible.

I really really wish that we would just build it already.

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Where in EL to watch the Big Ten Championship?

Where in EL to watch the Big Ten Championship?

Your Spartan football championship viewing headquarters: The Peanut Barrel

 

That’s right Spartan fans. Your Michigan State football team is on a bus to Happy Valley, Pennsylvania, to fight the Penn State Nittany Lions for the 2008 Big Ten Football Championship. Kickoff is 3:30 p.m

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R.I.P. GM, Ford, and Chrysler

We have innovation; it is America's greatest strength. We will adapt, we will overcome.

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081120/OPINION03/811200376/&imw=Y
Posted 11/20/2008 3:34 PM
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Obamaball College Football Playoff - It won't matter for '08

Obamaball College Football Playoff - It won't matter for '08

President Obama might bring the hammer down eventually, but it won't effect this season.

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Campus Parking in Winter or Pubbing It?

Campus Parking in Winter or Pubbing It?

Aren't She Pretty?  The MSU Campus in Winter

 

“I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head that didn’t hurt.
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn’t bad, so I had one more for dessert.”

 

Actually, I woke up Sunday morning and saw an inch of snow on the ground outside, with big pr

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R.I.P. GM, Ford, and Chrysler

Here is another article, with a similar tone. We share similar economic sentiments on this:

http://www.knowledgeproblem.com/archives/002736.html
Posted 11/17/2008 2:57 PM

R.I.P. GM, Ford, and Chrysler

Quote: Even with a bailout, Detroit's Big Three automakers won't be able to compete with foreign-owned producers without drastic restructuring, several analysts and economists say.

http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/11/auto_industry_bailout_may_be_w.html


Quote: No one thinks that the failure of an auto manufacturer would pose systemic risk to the economy. Americans would just buy a different mix of cars.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/19/AR2008091903183.html

Quote: "We have business models that no longer work. This is putting the viability of many companies into question. Plus, you have a changing of the guard taking place, as new leaders are emerging.... The industry needs to be restructured, and we are on the cusp of an era which will have more clearly defined winners and losers.

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1365

On the other hand, Quote: the collapse of the Big Three, or even just GM, could set off a catastrophic chain reaction in the economy, eliminating up to 3 million jobs and depriving governments of more than $150 billion in tax revenue over the next three years.

http://www.buffalonews.com/145/story/495283.html
Posted 11/16/2008 10:17 PM