MSU
A look at student spending habits
International student Khaled Alghafli has a full scholarship from his government but still has everyday financial worries.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Duke will present first real challenge for MSU basketball this season in Champions Classic on Tuesday
When the men’s basketball team looks across the court at Bankers Life Fieldhouse for pregame introductions, they will already be down 9-1. No. 19 MSU (1-0 overall) faces off against No. 4 Duke (2-0 overall), who will dress nine McDonald’s All-Americans compared to MSU’s one Branden Dawson Tuesday night in Indianapolis, Indiana.
MEN'S SOCCER
Men's soccer receives No. 3-seed in NCAA Tournament
The men’s soccer team (11-4-5 overall, 4-2-2 Big Ten) has earned the No. 3-seed overall in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. The Spartans will play the winner of this Thursday’s Kentucky (10-5-4 overall, 5-1-2 Conference USA)mtg vs. Oakland (9-6-3 overall, 5-0-3 Horizon) matchup on Sunday.
FOOTBALL
Four takeaways from MSU football's 37-15 win over Maryland
No. 10 MSU got a much-needed bounce back victory Saturday, topping the Maryland Terrapins, 37-15, from Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium. The Spartans used a stifling defensive performance and powerful rushing attack to bulldoze to another road conference win.
COMMENTARY
LETTER: MSU Sexual Assault Program needs more resources
The MSU Sexual Assault Program is in need of more funding to hire more licensed counselors. While much of the program’s work can be done by volunteers, we are trained only in crisis intervention.
COMMENTARY
University service workers deserve more respect
By Kayman Whaley kwhaley@statenews.com I can’t describe how infuriating it is to see a leftover, messy and used tray left on a table in the cafeteria.
NEWS
Winter weather advisory in effect for East Lansing
A winter weather advisory is currently in effect for East Lansing until Tuesday at 9 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
SPORTS
Women's cross country takes first place at Great Lakes Regional Championships
This weekend in Madison, Wisconsin, the women’s cross country team took first place and the men placed second at the Great Lakes Regional Championships. Only two weeks after redshirt senior Leah O’ Connor won the Big Ten Championship after running closely to Wisconsin’s sophomore Sarah Disanza, she took another victory.
SPORTS
Men's swimming and diving fell to Notre Dame last weekend at home, 171-127
Notre Dame (No. 25) defeated the men’s swimming and diving team this weekend at IM West, 127-171, winning seven of 16 events.
MICHIGAN
UPDATE: Missing man found
East Lansing police are searching for 28-year-old Bradley Walczak, who was last seen around 6:15 p.m.
MSU
Events on campus for national It's on Us Week of Action
As part of the National It's on Us Week of Action, multiple campus organizations are planning workshops and events to raise awareness about sexual assault's prevalence in college communities and to provide students with resources to deal with sexual assault.
MICHIGAN
Broad Art Museum exhibit aims to change the way people think of the future of East Lansing
Running from Nov. 14- April 26, the Broad plans to invite a different designer each month to present their past work and the ideas they have for East Lansing's future.
MICHIGAN
Despite police response, students continue protests
About 30 students endured the cold weather to protest police violence for the second time Thursday evening.
MSU
Workshop looks to cultivate leadership among graduate students
“Have you ever been told you can’t do something?” was the question speaker Paul Artale posed to an auditorium full of graduate students.
FEATURES
Lansing area social club for 20-somethings organizes team sports and bar nights
After leaving behind a college community and adjusting to a new lifestyle out on the job market, many recent college graduates find it overwhelming to reestablish the social lives of their undergraduate glory days. For recent MSU alumnus Cody Wilson, however, this notorious transition has become an outlet for making new connections and finding balance in his life. After recognizing that many of his close friends would be moving away from East Lansing to pursue their new careers, Wilson joined the Greater Lansing Sport and Social Club a few months prior to his graduation, where he was able to make new friends with students in his area, rather than from his college. With the intent of creating a social atmosphere for young professionals in the Lansing area, the GLSSC organizes co-ed teams that meet once per week to compete against each other in tons of different sports, before heading to the bars. "It's a fantastic opportunity to get away from the hustle and bustle of work and just blow off some steam," Wilson said. “Even though you're on different teams, everyone is so connected and it just turns into one giant GLSSC team once we get to the bar and everyone starts mingling." The club offers two leagues each season, where members can choose between dodgeball, flag football, kickball, beach volleyball, indoor volleyball, and bowling, depending on the time of year. While most individuals focus on the social aspect of the club, Wilson said this does not take away from the competition. According to GLSSC Director Josh Sherry, the club uses this competitive nature to encourage participants to socialize with members from other teams.
MSU
Cultural exploration that's more than skin-deep
The African Students Union gala on Saturday was one of the events marking this year’s Africa Week.
MSU
U.S. Capitol Christmas tree stops at MSU
The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree visited campus on Nov. 14 and the MSU Department of Forestry and MSU Forestry Club, as well as other statewide and national forestry organizations, teamed up to showcase the tree to students and community members.
MSU
Students blog for their passions and for profit
In the tornado of assignments, credit hours, social time and crammed planners, blogging and vlogging can make college life a bit more tolerable.
ICE HOCKEY
Despite rough start to season, head coach Tom Anastos confident hockey will turn corner this season
MSU hockey (3-6 overall) is still fighting to turn the corner as a program. When head coach Tom Anastos said before the season that the Spartans can see the corner, it was difficult to tell what he meant by that. Now, nine games into the season, his message is becoming more and more clear.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball defeats Eastern Michigan in season opener, 69-61
MSU played its first regular season game against Eastern Michigan on Sunday afternoon, and the Eagles put up quite a fight before the Spartans pulled away for a 69-61 win.