VOLLEYBALL
Green defeats White in annual volleyball Green and White game, 2-1
"Go Green" could be considered the motto of the annual MSU volleyball Green and White game.
MICHIGAN
LGBT community rallies at state Capitol
"This is what it should be. It shouldn’t matter that I love her and want to marry her," Warshaw said of the ceremony, becoming emotional. "It was so nice to have people supporting us, because my family doesn’t."
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Women's soccer defeats San Diego State in season opener
The women’s soccer team kicked off its 2014 season last night, securing a 3-1 victory over San Diego State.The Spartans scored the first goal on a penalty kick by junior defender Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz at the 11th minute, and followed it up with another goal from redshirt junior forward Rachel VanPoppelen in the 29th minute.
NEWS
UPDATE: Deceased woman identified as MSU student from China
A 19-year-old female was pronounced dead this morning when the East Lansing Police Department responded to a report of an unresponsive person at an address in the 300 block of Pin Oak Lane.
VOLLEYBALL
Women's volleyball team kicks it with local reporters at 2014 media day
The MSU women’s volleyball team took a break from preparing for the 2014-15 season to have fun with the local media. Head coach Cathy George and her team facilitated volleyball-esque drills for the media at the Spare Time Entertainment Center in Lansing on Friday morning.
FEATURES
Five years on, shortened Fall Welcome is more tame
Welcome week holds a storied place in the minds of students arriving at or attending university. A debaucherous yet idealized rite of passage immortalized over and over in American media, the week provides no shortage of opportunities to get wild, and for a good portion of MSU students ? very, very drunk.But at MSU, welcome week no longer exists.
BASKETBALL
MSU 2014-15 basketball schedule announced on Thursday
The men’s basketball schedule was officially released on Thursday, and players and spectators can expect an entertaining season this winter.
FOOTBALL
ESPN analyst David Pollack picks MSU as preseason Big Ten football favorite
When Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller went down for the season with a shoulder injury, many experts put MSU in the driver’s seat for the Big Ten championship. According to ESPN analyst David Pollack, MSU was in that seat all along. The commentator and former Georgia standout said he had MSU as the favorite in his preseason predictions when he spoke to reporters via conference call Thursday.
FOOTBALL
Kurtis Drummond, Shilique Calhoun and Travis Jackson named 2014 football captains
With opening kickoff only eight days away, MSU football wrapped up fall preseason camp on Thursday with one final scrimmage. No. 8 MSU is now setting its sights on opening night against Jacksonville State, with Head Coach Mark Dantonio giving the players the rest of the week off to relax. However, before the players break away for a small break, Dantonio announced the 2014 team captains along with weighing in on the current depth chart and season-ending injury to a star Big Ten quarterback.
FOOTBALL
MSU wide receiver Macgarrett Kings on probation as result of DUI
When MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio announced that junior wide receiver Macgarrett Kings was suspended from spring football, the reason was unknown.
BASKETBALL
MSU transfer guard Bryn Forbes granted NCAA waiver, will play in 2014-15
MSU junior guard Bryn Forbes has been granted a NCAA waiver and is eligible to play for the Spartans this upcoming season.The Lansing native transferred to MSU in June after two years at Cleveland State and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining.“I’m very thankful to the NCAA for allowing me to play this season.
MICHIGAN
East Lansing City Council considering meter service in cabs, stricter cab regulations
The East Lansing City Council is considering stricter regulations for taxi and ride-sharing services. At the council's meeting Tuesday night, they also discussed implementing a meter service inside taxi cars.
FEATURES
Rapper Wiz Khalifa to perform at Breslin Center Sept. 13
Rapper Wiz Khalifa is set to be the first artist to ring in the new semester with his performance at the Breslin Center on Sept.
FOOTBALL
Injury to Connor Kruse will cause adjustments to offensive line
MSU football has once again been bit by the injury bug, this time coming on the offensive side of the ball with senior offensive lineman Connor Kruse going down in Friday’s scrimmage.Kruse is expected to miss an indefinite amount of time with the injury currently undisclosed.
FOOTBALL
MSU football ranked No. 8 in preseason AP poll
MSU football will kickoff the 2014 season with its highest AP preseason poll ranking since 1967, coming in at No.
FOOTBALL
Defense bounces back to win second preseason scrimmage, 33-27
After a week of praising the offense, it was the MSU defense that stole the show with a 33-27 victory in the second jersey scrimmage on Friday.The scrimmage went 124 plays with a modified scoring system that gave the defense 27 points to start the scrimmage.
NEWS
MSU upgrades campus cable before move-in
Carpenter said the new contract roughly triples the amount of entertainment channels available to students, estimating that about 150 channels are now available to students in residence halls, compared to about 40 before the renegotiation.
MSU
MSU reaches goal of doubling study abroad enrollment in China
In 2009, President Barack Obama announced the “100,000 Strong China” initiative with the goal to increase the number of students studying abroad in China.As a response to the initiative, 94 MSU students studied in China during the 2012-13 school year, a number double from the 2010-11 school year.Secretary of State Hilary Clinton launched the initiative in Beijing in 2010 and called upon institutions of higher education to increase their number of students studying in China by 2014.
FOOTBALL
"Meet the Spartans" attracts record-breaking crowd
Head Football Coach Mark Dantonio and the football team signed autographs for fans and other activities occurred at Spartan Stadium during the 12th annual “Meet The Spartans” event on Monday evening."Meet the Spartans" once took place at Meridian Mall in Okemos, but returned to Spartan Stadium for the second year.
FOOTBALL
Following shoulder injury, Ed Davis prepares to step into starting lineup
Despite missing the entire spring with a shoulder injury, junior linebacker Ed Davis is back in action with the task of replacing three-year starter Denicos Allen at the Sam, or outside linebacker, position this upcoming fall.