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enlightenedspartan

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The Enlightened Spartan, homebrewer, podcaster, liberal wonk, and rabid Michigan State football fan.

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

Posted by enlightenedspartan12/02/2008 11:35 PM

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. No, MSU will not begin its own version of Kitchen Nightmares ...

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

Posted by enlightenedspartan12/01/2008 1:32 PM

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 basketball – to bring the winningest sports team in the state to rub off on the Lions isn’t a bad ...

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Skirt or No Skirt in the winter?

Posted by enlightenedspartan11/26/2008 10:03 AM

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

Posted by enlightenedspartan11/24/2008 4:23 PM

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 in our Great Lakes State without a public cl...

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Latest comment by Anonymous: ASMSU is working on getting it! THEY NEED STUDENT SUPPORT.

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Where in EL to watch the Big Ten Championship?

Posted by enlightenedspartan11/21/2008 10:23 AM

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. on Saturday. It will be televised nationally on ABC.

Don’t...

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

enlightenedspartan says,

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

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

Posted by enlightenedspartan11/19/2008 12:09 PM

Projected Obama-style playoff based on predicted outcomes...

With president-elect Barack Obama jumping into the dialogue on college football, it certainly has led to a whirlwind of “what-if” scenarios at this point in this exciting season (if Michigan State is ranked in the BCS... it truly IS exciting!). We can lead off this conversation wit...

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Campus Parking in Winter or Pubbing It?

Posted by enlightenedspartan11/18/2008 12:24 PM

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 pretty, fluffy snowflakes falling from the sky. It made m...

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

enlightenedspartan says,

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

enlightenedspartan says,

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