MICHIGAN
Police prepare for holiday crime
As students anticipate St. Patrick’s Day, local law enforcement continues to prepare for a day that they often consider one of the longest of the year.
MICHIGAN
Living city: Raise your flag
There are few sounds to be heard in the expansive rehearsal room.As the performers dance to the beguiling strains of the musical piece, the faint whirl of spinning flags can be heard. Their silks sail through the space in tandem with the snap and smack of the rifles they maneuver around their bodies and through the air, several feet above their heads.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartan women's basketball awaits NCAA Tournament selection
With the Big Ten Tournament over, the No. 20 women's basketball team awaits its next challenge - Selection Monday.?
FEATURES
Shamrock style
Monday is the official day when Spartans wear green, drink beer and tailgate during the day. It's not Football Saturday though. It's St. Paddy's Day.
ICE HOCKEY
MSU seniors say goodbye
MSU hockey will say goodbye to Munn Ice Arena until next fall on Saturday night in its final home game of the season against No.
SPORTS
Two Spartan wrestlers prepping for NCAA Championships
Senior heavyweight Mike McClure and junior 184-pounder John Rizqallah are the Spartans making the trip to the NCAA Championships - seeded seventh and 14th.
MSU
Rising temperatures could cause Red Cedar flooding
Within the coming weeks, melting snow will increase waters levels in the Red Cedar River to potentially minor or moderate flood conditions.
ICE HOCKEY
Hockey faces tough test in Badgers
MSU hockey will wrap up its regular season this weekend in its final two-game home series before the Big Ten Tournament against No. 5 Wisconsin.Wisconsin (21-9-2 overall, 12-5-1-0 Big Ten) swept MSU in its first series just a few weeks ago, winning 5-2 the first night and 2-0 the following night.
FEATURES
Up all night to get lucky
Here are a few easy-to-make drinks and snacks that can be added to the holiday festivities.
FEATURES
Local St. Paddy's Day drink deals
Whether or not people choose to believe in leprechauns or four-leaf clovers, most can agree on one way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day: drinking.As early as the crack of dawn, many will flock toward the local bars to celebrate Irish culture.
FEATURES
St. Patrick's Day not just a drinking holiday
On March 17, college stu dents flood the bars and the streets to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day but few stop to remember the underlying history.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Column: Big Ten tourney is huge for MSU men's basketball
Tom Izzo is not one to throw riddles at people -- the man is nearly all about the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
NEWS
Woman hit by CATA bus near Grand River Avenue
A woman was struck by a CATA bus Thursday afternoon while crossing the street near Grand River Avenue and Division Street.
MSU
Emily Bank elected COGS president, Fletcher steps down
After spending four terms as president on the Council of Graduate Students, Stefan Fletcher stepped down and a new president was elected.
MSU
MSU hosts discussion on relation between race and sexuality
People. We’re all equal. The differences within each of us make us unique and special. We all have a voice and that voice deserves to be heard.Enter Mia McKenzie.
MSU
Department of Education confirms three investigations pending against MSU
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights confirmed Wednesday there now are three investigations pending against the university regarding Title IX sexual assault cases. OCR spokesman Jim Bradshaw also revealed the third complaint involves an allegation that “A student was subjected to retaliatory harassment by another student and that MSU did not take appropriate action in response once the university was notified, allowing a hostile environment to continue.” The revelation suggests the OCR could be expanding its inquiry - perhaps based on information obtained in interviews conducted on campus earlier this month - although officials are not discussing details because the investigation is still open.
BASKETBALL
Spartans are still searching for 'go-to guy'
The Spartans are down late and need to mount a comeback. Who takes control? That’s the question men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo has been wrestling with throughout the last few weeks.