MSU
Lunar New Year brings students closer to home
A new on-campus series “Music in the Neighborhoods” launched Sunday evening at the Lunar New Year celebration in McDonel Hall.
BASKETBALL
Harlem Globetrotters bring tradition to MSU
For some Harlem Globetrotters fans, it’s the power of the tradition that keeps them coming back.
MSU
Local tattoo artists host Lansing fundraiser
Local Lansing tattoo artists collaborated on Sunday evening for Artonica, an event meant to benefit the Greater Lansing Food Bank and Capital Area Humane Society.
FEATURES
Singing groups sweep competition
Armed with only their voices and fancy footwork, nine college a cappella groups from the Great Lakes region faced off in Varsity Vocals’ International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella quarterfinals on Saturday night. Five of the nine competing groups were from MSU.
ICE HOCKEY
Lack of intensity leads to hockey loss against U-M
After showing signs of potentially turning the corner and reaching a level of play to contend for a Big Ten championship recently, MSU hockey was humbled and took a step back this weekend.
SPORTS
Nittany Lions beat MSU gymnastics at home
Although the gymnastics team struggled and lost to Penn State during the Autism Awareness meet on Saturday, junior Alina Cartwright and freshman Elena Lagoski came out victorious for the day.
FEATURES
Working out the resolution
It’s an age-old New Year’s resolution: getting fit and staying healthy. It might be difficult for some to find their perfect workout niche to get started.
SPORTS
Spartan wrestling drops two weekend matches
The wrestling team is practicing to reach its goals and fix its mistakes, but still fell to “rival No.
COMMENTARY
‘My goal is not to shove my religion in your face’
The definition of love has become a war zone in our modern age. The hordes of love’s interpretations threaten to suck the life out of the word. But love is not subjective. It has an objective meaning. And its truth is under relentless attack when I hear people on campus use the phrase, “Stop shoving religion down peoples’ throats.”
COMMENTARY
MSU fans should leave gender out of rivalry
Campus was packed Saturday as MSU basketball fans welcomed ESPN’s College GameDay to cover our biggest rivalry game of the season against Michigan. Unfortunately, one Spartan fan took it too far.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU women's basketball beats Ohio State on road, 82-68
Career games from freshman guard Tori Jankoska and redshirt junior center Madison Williams made the difference for the women’s basketball team Sunday afternoon.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball leads OSU 37-32 in Columbus
Junior center Madison Williams was the difference for MSU in the first half. After missing two of the previous three games, she blocked a career-high six shots in 10 minutes of action, spurring a 13-0 run to help the Spartans take a 37-32 lead over Ohio State on the road at halftime.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU sees contributions from other players with Dawson, Payne on bench
Sophomore guard Gary Harris and senior guard Keith Appling might have carried the No. 3 MSU men’s basketball team as far as they could Saturday night, but it was the unsung heroes that nearly pulled the game out. Players like junior guard Russell Byrd, freshman guard Alvin Ellis and freshman forward Gavin Schilling stepped up and mad big plays to keep the Spartans in it. “I had some guys who stepped up,” head coach Tom Izzo said.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans fall to U-M after Wolverine comeback, 80-75
At times it was ear-splitting at Breslin Center, as the MSU faithful saw their No. 3 Spartans control the better part of the game against the No.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU men's basketball up on Michigan at halftime, 36-30
You can probably hear it from wherever you are sitting, but the fans at Breslin Center like what they’re seeing against their No.
BASKETBALL
ESPN's College GameDay electrifies Breslin Center
The Breslin Center was electric nearly ten hours before tip-off as ESPN’s College GameDay returned to East Lansing for the first time since 2011.
ICE HOCKEY
No. 14 U-M beats MSU hockey for sweep
No. 14 Michigan used three third period goals, two within 51 seconds, to win 5-2 and complete the sweep of MSU on Friday night. U-M freshman forward JT Compher and senior forward Derek DeBlois stole the show on Friday, each scoring two goals.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
GameDay visit brings former Wolverine Rose back to East Lansing
Before he was an analyst on ESPN’s College GameDay, Jalen Rose spent his college days playing for one of Michigan’s greatest teams. Now, with the show heading to East Lansing, Rose is spending some time back in enemy territory, and MSU fans are making sure he knows it. “People are going to say stuff, or say ‘Hey Jalen, what you doing up here?’ or remind me of games where they won or when they yelled things at me,” Rose said while meeting with the media on Friday.
MSU
Changes made in annual Miss Greek beauty pageant to improve stereotypes
A philanthropy event once associated with drinking and provocative dancing was a wholesome pageant at the Kellogg Center Thursday night. Sigma Pi fraternity hosted the thirteenth annual Miss Greek beauty pageant, which raised more than $2000 for the American Cancer Society. Sigma Pi’s philanthropy chairman Spenser Frania said they did things differently this year to alleviate some of the Greek life stereotypes. “In past years it’s been at a bar or club, which was not good,” Frania said.
NEWS
ASMSU to create a sportsmanship initiative
MSU’s undergraduate student government ASMSU announced during their general assembly meeting on Thursday the creation of a new sportsmanship initiative. The main aim of What Would Sparty Do?