FEATURES
Weekend will bring a variety of performances
This weekend will provide more theater-oriented events for students to attend and will be packed with a variety of different performances.
NEWS
East Lansing Mayor continues recovery
East Lansing City Council’s Tuesday meeting was the second conducted without Mayor Nathan Triplett, who is recovering at home after successful surgery to address his Crohn’s disease. “He was very happy the surgery went well,” Mayor Pro Tem Diane Goddeeris said.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Cleaves visit, second-half defense highlight close win for Spartans
Walking into Tuesday’s game, No. 3 MSU knew it would have to contain Indiana freshman forward Noah Vonleh, who is nearly averaging a double-double in his young career. Luckily for head coach Tom Izzo, his Spartans did just that, but the containment didn’t come until the second half. Vonleh, who started the game scoring seven of Indiana’s first 11 points, almost went missing in the second half, scoring only four points and attempting no 3-pointers.
BASKETBALL
Slow start, strong finish
There’s something about Indiana that gets Gary Harris’ adrenaline flowing. The sophomore guard torched the Hoosiers for the fourth time in his career, scoring 24 and leading the No.
FEATURES
Alumna struggles with life-threatening staph infection
Doctors repeatedly pointing out that MSU graduate Stacy Blakeslee might not pull through her life-threatening condition haven’t deterred her family from hoping for more of her smiles and future family dinners. Stacy was diagnosed with a severe staph infection that has spread throughout her body — including her brain.
NEWS
Witnesses testify in I-96 shooter case
For Stockbridge, Mich. resident James Smith, the trip from his parents’ house to his old apartment in Okemos on the night of Oct.
NEWS
Simon speaks on Purdue shooting
In the wake of the tragic shooting that took place Tuesday at Purdue University, President Lou Anna K.
SPORTS
Despite two early losses, MSU gymnastics looking toward goals
Welcoming seven freshmen to their roster, one less than last year, the gymnastics team is two meets deep in the 2013-2014 season with a record of 0-2.
MSU
Student group advocates for a ‘gift of life’
The Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Student Association, or BLDSA, at MSU has once again kicked off the Gift of Life race, competing against several other universities in Michigan.
ICE HOCKEY
MSU prepping for U-M as stars earn awards
After coming off one of its best series on the season, MSU will head to Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on Thursday to take on in-state rival No.
BASKETBALL
New recycling effort could minimize waste at Breslin
Before a victor is determined at Breslin Center, and the trash bins are overstuffed on game nights, two new recycling efforts already are working to minimize waste otherwise bound for a landfill.
MICHIGAN
Local barbershop increases clientele, competition
Doug Mrdeza and his partners started out with a small barbershop, relying on word-of-mouth to gain clientele.
MSU
New initiative brings genetic studies into local schools
As the children of Rob Voigt’s 5th grade classroom at Glencairn Elementary School took the stage Tuesday morning, some surveyed the visiting adults, checking whether or not they had dimples when they smiled.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU men's basketball comes back in second half to beat Hoosiers, 71-66
There’s something about Indiana that gets Gary Harris’ adrenaline going.
FEATURES
Piano professor to put on 80-minute nonstop recital
Minsoo Sohn will put his endurance to the test during an 80-minute long performance at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night in the MSU Auditorium. Sohn, an assistant professor of piano in the College of Music, will be performing Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU trailing Indiana by one at halftime
In a very slowed down, drawn-out game, the No. 3 MSU men’s basketball team trails Indiana at the half, 28-27.
COMMENTARY
Izzo’s influence stretches beyond coaching basketball
Last Saturday at Illinois, men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo added another accomplishment to his resume when he recorded his 215th career Big Ten victory, placing him in sole possession of fourth place in all-time conference wins.
NEWS
What to take from Gov. Rick Snyder's State of the State address
Most college students are still looking for answers about the possibility of increased state funding toward higher education after Gov. Rick Snyder’s State of the State address last Thursday night, but chances of a drastically higher investment from the state seem slim. Snyder touched on a vast range of topics, but didn’t emphasize higher education funding in his speech.
MSU
Purdue University student fatally shot
A Purdue University student was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon when a gunman entered the university’s Electrical Engineering Building.