It was 1953, and MSU, which went by the name of Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, was formally welcomed to participate in Big Ten athletics.
Ann Arbor is expected to be the center stage of this weekend in college football, especially since ESPN’s College GameDay will be setting up shop just outside Michigan Stadium.
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Apparently other landmarks on campus aside from the Sparty statue need to be guarded during rivalry week. The Magic Johnson statue located outside the Jack Breslin Student Events Center was vandalized last night. A yellow ‘M’ was painted on the chest, and “Beat State” written on the base of the statue. Infrastructure Planning and Facilities cleaned the paint off the statue around 10:45 a.m, according to Tweets. Social media users have also reported the steps of the MSU Union were also vandalized with the phrase "Go Blue." Stay with statenews.com for more updates.
MSU alumna Jemele Hill and University of Michigan alumna Kym Worthy are taking the rivalry between these two schools to a new level, and putting it to good use.
The 108th meeting between MSU (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten East) and the University of Michigan (5-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten East) will take place between the lines of “The Big House” on Saturday.
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“It all began with the front porch,” Kay Lynn Howse said, as she stepped outside her maize and blue home. Despite living in Lansing since 1969, Howse always knew she was a diehard Wolverine fan.
There are few things in this world more ridiculous than the stereotypes Michigan fans place upon Michigan State fans.
It's that time of year again, it's the battle for Paul Bunyan. No. 7-ranked MSU (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) vs.
Taxidermy, another word for the art of stuffing and mounting dead animals, has found a new purpose in the Lansing area thanks to Nick Saade, owner of Taxidermy by Nick Saade.
Staying up all night to protect a statue in October might sound a little ridiculous to the average person. But to the Spartan Marching Band, it’s a traditional duty the band is glad to uphold.