NEWS

- Soul Food should not just be for Black History Month - By Andy Balaskovitz

- Gambling on college - By Andy Balaskovitz

- Surviving MSU as an Out-of-State Student - By David Dowgiello

- The secret dangers of MSU - By Laura Martin

- Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder - By Michael Dura

- The State News Controversy

- Surviving MSU as a Non-Traditional Student - By Carol Navarro

- A "sweet" marketing strategy - By Diane Ivey

- Something Fresh CD Release Party at Magdalena's
- Andy Balaskovitz

- Surviving MSU: As a Freshman
- by Amanda Van Dyke

PURPOSE MAGAZINE - In honor of Martin Luther King's birthday, SpartanEdge.com is honored to publish the online version of Purpose, MSU's multicultural student magazine. The publication's mission is "to illustrate the extroardinary beauty of the multiple cultures at Michigan State University.

Motivation/Staff - Cyrus McNeal

CAMPUS ISSUES
On the Defense: Pedro Gonzales - Cyrus McNeal
Blank Check: Chicano/Latino Studies - Ashley Jenkins
The Great Divide - Ashley Jenkins

NATIONAL
Hurricane Katrina: Time for Some Action - Latanya Simpson
Campus Report - Francisco Velazquez

SOCIAL
Facebook - Jessica Haynes & Kim Walker
Fake the Funk - Cyrus McNeal and Jessica Haynes
Look Back into Time: Minority History at MSU - Cyrus McNeal

EDUCATION
The Black Experience - Lisa Sanders
Do's & Don't's - Keisha Hoskins and Lauren Love
Think Before You Shake - Lauren Love

VARIETY
Real Talk
Time Out
Words of Wisdom - Demetrius Marlowe