THANKSGIVING HERE AND THERE

This vintage photo of the Detroit Lions playing on Thanksgiving Day reminds us the tradition goes back many years

Thanksgiving in Detroit - Frank Kwarcinski lists the Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Lions game among the things that make a Detroit Thanksgiving so special. . more

This is how Sean Vidal will spend the holiday

Surf's up - While you and I share another gray day in Michigan, SpartanEdger Sean Vidal will go home to California for Thanksgiving, spending his birthday the next day at Disneyland . . . more

What's cookin'? - Brittany Crutcher looks at the specialty items that people of different cultures add to the Thanksgiving Day menu, from chitlins to pomegranatest the Thanksgiving Day menus of various cultures, from chitlins to pomegranates . . . more

FOOD: Waste no, want not - A recent study shows that each MSU student generates a third of a pound of food waste every day, in addition to the food that the cafeterias throw out. Lauren Talley looks at this troubling problem. . . more

Black Friday: Shoppers gone wild - That photo symbolizes how Katherine McCrae felt about working the cash register on the busiest shopping day of the year . . .more

When a friend needs help - While Jess Lipowski was working on the Dallas Egbert story (below), she was also coping with the aftermath when a friend threatened suicide. Read her personal account of what she did to help her friend survive and learn more about local resources. . . more

The James Dallas Egbert Saga - For the past two weeks, SpartanEdge has featured stories on the young genius' baffling disappearance. Take this opportunity to read the full story.

MSU's Mike Hicks uses MySpace to promote his music - Andrew Struska reports on how this campus musician will use MySpace to market his upcoming album . . . more

Movies on campus - Under its new name, Campus Center Cinemas, the movies in Wells Hall now offer free popcorn. Lauren Talley gives us the hotline number to find out what's playing . . . more

She brightens Emmons Hall - Service worker Margaret Poirier has a sunny personality that soon gets students smiling . . . more

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