MEN'S BASKETBALL
Column: Spartans set up for successful stretch run
Tom Izzo hasn’t been sleeping well for the past month.
FEATURES
Faces of East Lansing
As Nicole Markovic and her dance partner began learning the precise steps for the international foxtrot and quickstep, the linguistics senior’s movement progressed from shaky uncertainty to bold confidence after a few attempts. With that same speed, Markovic rocketed through competitive dance levels in less than a year.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU upsets No. 16 Nebraska
The women’s basketball team picked up perhaps their biggest win of the season Thursday night, upsetting No.
COMMENTARY
Don’t put off taking required courses
It’s the time of year when you might be second-guessing your scheduling choices, realizing that class you thought sounded like an easy 4.0 actually is going to be your hardest class yet or perhaps your seemingly perfectly-crafted last semester of college actually might turn out to be one of your toughest.
COMMENTARY
Promise of continued friendships, large alumni base makes graduation less daunting
It still hasn’t hit me yet. In about four months, I’ll be graduating, leaving MSU behind to enter the so-called “adult” workforce.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU has 13-point halftime lead over Nebraska
The women’s basketball team enters halftime with a 37-24 lead over No. 16 Nebraska. Nebraska All-American senior forward Jordan Hooper leads all scorers with 11 points and two rebounds.
NEWS
Bombings in Russia lead to questions for study abroad
In the summer of 2012, political science, economics and Russian senior Andy Stone arrived at the Russian city of Volgograd by train, walking through the Soviet-era station situated in the city’s center.
NEWS
Too much celebration?
The game clock read 2:16 in Indianapolis when MSU junior running back Jeremy Langford sprinted into the end zone and Spartan football lore, sealing the Big Ten championship for MSU. Back in East Lansing, couches burned and sirens rang through the streets, even before the clock ran out to officially declare the team’s victory. What followed throughout the night and early morning has been called a “civil disturbance” by authorities.
MICHIGAN
Proposed Goodrich's closure sparks debate at E.L. Planning Commission
Plans for the future development of Trowbridge Plaza remain unclear in the midst of controversy behind the proposed closure of Goodrich’s Shop-Rite grocery store. The store and the former Oodles and Noodles restaurant could be replaced with two new buildings if the site’s developer gets his plan approved. The discussion warranted a full house during the East Lansing Planning Commission meeting Tuesday night.
MSU
Action to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes could prove expensive
It could cost nearly $15 billion to prevent Asian carp and other invasive species from entering the Great Lakes and potentially devastating Michigan’s fishing and tourist ?industries, according to a report compiled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
MSU
Campus renovations to look forward to in 2014
MSU is kicking off a new semester of construction and renovations with plans to create a neighborhood-like facility for graduate students and updating the dining hall in Akers to resemble that of Brody Hall.
MICHIGAN
Study: students save cash by buying, selling books online
Studies show students could save money on books by utilizing online resources such as Amazon, to buy and sell back their books.
FEATURES
MSU alum releases hip hop single
MSU alumnus Blake Selby made his childhood dream come true by releasing the first single and music video for his upcoming album “Ammunition,” featuring famous rapper Twista.
FEATURES
Hollow Mountain Comics aims to be haven for comic book lovers
Comic and game lovers could have a home in East Lansing once again with the establishment of Hollow Mountain Comics, 611 E.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Kaminski shines against OSU with key 3-pointer
Everything’s coming up roses for Kenny Kaminski. It’s been an up-and-down season for the redshirt freshman forward, but in overtime of the No.
COMMENTARY
Stop putting trash in the recycle bins
From the first day I came to MSU, going green had a totally different meaning. For every trash bin I’d see on campus, there would be a set of green recycling bins tagging along.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball hosting No. 16 Nebraska on Thursday
Winners of three straight, it appears the women’s basketball team (9-5 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) could finally be turning the corner.
ICE HOCKEY
Rose Bowl provides model for hockey team
Outside of seeing the flailing arms of basketball head coach Tom Izzo’s wife, Lupe Izzo, while shooting a video of the final defensive stop, head coach Tom Anastos didn’t see much of senior linebacker Kyler Elsworth’s Rose Bowl-clinching stop.
FOOTBALL
Football team celebrates at Breslin, now focused on 2014 season
Nearly a week after bringing the 100th Rose Bowl trophy back home to East Lansing, the No. 3 MSU football team already is starting to write its next chapter for the 2014 season.