American Indian students and faculty say that Thanksgiving, which paints a happy picture of American Indians and pilgrims coming together, brings up a painful history pierced with tragedies that many people don't know anything about.
The ups and downs of the volleyball team’s roller coaster season has provided a silver lining — growth. “You learn, you get shut down, you have to come back, you have to pick yourself up,” head coach Cathy George said.
By Ian Martin imartin@statenews.com Joining the MSU Jedi Council may be voluntary but the force is strong with this student organization.
After defeating the Oakland 1-0 in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday the men's soccer team finds themselves in the Sweet 16 (third round) for the third time since 2010.
No. 10 MSU (9-2 overall, 6-1 Big Ten) cruised to a 45-3 victory over Rutgers (6-5 overall, 2-5 Big Ten) on Saturday in the Green and White's final game of the season at Spartan Stadium.
The MSU College of Law encourages students to develop their social media presence through its first ever social media contest.
More than 30 countries were represented at this year's Global Festival.
East Lansing along with much of southern Michigan is under a wind advisory until 10 p.m. tonight, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids.
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Three Michigan Supreme Court Justices gave professional advice and insight to students in a packed lecture hall last week in the MSU law school building.
Ending the first half of their season on a high note, four members of the MSU Debate Team secured Top 16 finishes during their largest competition of the semester. Competing against 140 teams from universities across the nation, the two teams that represented MSU in the octafinals include international relations junior Tyler Thur and math junior Margaret Strong, along with the partnership of international relations seniors Jack Caporal and Quinn Zemel. “I think it’s a really great testament to the work ethic of the team itself in a narrow context," Thur said. "Coming to MSU, I remember going to all the fairs that showed all the achievements of the university as a whole, and it’s really cool to be a part of that and put on our best Spartan green to other universities.” Before traveling to Winston Salem, North Carolina for the Franklin R.
Brendan Heim, the third and final teen charged with the death of marketing sophomore Dustyn Frolka, was sentenced today in Clinton County Court to between 32 1/2 and 60 years in prison for first degree murder.
Clothing drives will be held Monday at the rock on Farm Lane and the following Monday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of the #sharethewarmth campaign.
The men’s soccer team (12-4-5 overall, 4-2-2 Big Ten) advanced to the Sweet Sixteen by defeating the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (10-7-3 overall, 5-0-3 Horizon) 1-0min the second round of the NCAA tournament Sunday afternoon. This was the second time this season the Spartans played the Golden Grizzlies this season, this time avenging their 2-0 loss on Oct. 22 during the regular season.
After an emotional loss to No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 15 MSU was back in action at Breslin Center taking on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Jaguars. MSU looked sluggish at times but was able to pull out a 64-45 win after a 20-9 run to end the game.
Volleyball head coach Cathy George won her 550th game in impressive fashion Saturday night. MSU (16-13 overall, 9-9 Big Ten) swept Rutgers (7-24 overall, 0-18 Big Ten), 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-16) at Jenison Field House.
We all want a healthy campus. I’ll just get that right out of the way. MSU has taken many steps to improve the quality of life on campus and they should be commended for such actions.
Spotify allows you to stream a huge variety of albums for free with relatively few ads in between songs. With the convenience of having music available for free on their website and on their mobile app, many people are less likely to actually buy music off of iTunes or the physical CD.
Growing up on the west side of Detroit, college wasn’t a subject often discussed with material science engineering senior Clarence Jilek.OH It is a topic of conversation at Advantage, which is a minority retention program for MSU students that meets every Tuesday.OH It aims to ensure that students achieve their educational goals while attending MSU. The theme of the most recent event was for students to discuss “why” and “what I am thankful for.” Approaching Thanksgiving, discussions of why you attend MSU and what you are thankful for was appropriate, members said. “Everybody’s (mother) had this plan about their kids going to college and none of my boys ever did,” Jilek said. OH“My ‘why’ is graduating and being successful for those mothers because I am, in a sense, their son.”OH Jilek said he wants to set a platform for everybody else from his hometown, including himself, but mainly for the future and “letting them know if I can make it then you definitely can, too.”OH The staff put on skits for the audience portraying potential circumstances where students may feel lost and feel as though they aren’t thankful for anything, but eventually overcome. Secondary education senior Kaylen English, president of Advantage, said it was important for freshmen and upperclassmen to share with one another.
Each time he steps on stage, vocal performance senior Jon OakleyOH acknowledges that it is an opportunity for more than just showcasing his talent. While most of his family and friends are unfamiliar with opera productions, Oakley finds purpose in using his skills to create a new experience for the audience. “It’s always great to give people exposure to a different art form that they have never really seen,” he said. OH“A lot of people have predispositions about opera and they think it’s just people standing and singing, but that’s not the case.