An American 16-year-old’s right of passage has become a battle cry in Saudi Arabia as women demand the right to drive a car — a movement that’s captured the attention of people worldwide, including at MSU. Videos and pictures of the protest have circulated through Saudi women’s tactics of driving and then tweeting or posting Youtube videos of their unlawful actions.
They ran in transition. They showed off improved jumpers and mechanics. They eventually settled into the suffocating defense MSU has become known for under head coach Tom Izzo in their first public performance of the highly-anticipated 2013-14 season.
Getting tired of the usual alcohol-gorged, theme-lacking Halloween parties? For those looking to throw a soiree that includes more than beer guzzling, here are some ways to spice up your Halloween bash.
In the days leading up to Halloween, many students are rushing to complete their costume for Halloween.
After years of listening to university officials talk at students, the last thing they need is yet another administrator to send them off into the real world.
Basketball season is upon us. After the first half of the first exhibition game, the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team leads Grand Valley State, 47-24.
There is a line between showing support for a team and becoming something that’s downright disturbing.
The MSU Office of Campus Sustainability released a report highlighting the sustainability efforts made by students, faculty and researchers so far this year. The report evaluated both on-campus and global research, as well as academic and community outreach programs. The report stated MSU has experienced a 17 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 2010, 60 percent increase in recycling on campus since 2008 and 43 percent decrease in materials sent to landfills since 2008.
The man who admitted to committing four sexual assaults in East Lansing earlier this year will go directly to trial, according to his attorney.
Green roofs on MSU’s campus might be hidden from sight to the average passerby, but they are gaining ground in the eyes of horticulture professors and students alike.
East Lansing City Council hopeful Ruth Beier raised more than $8,000 for her city council candidacy in the Nov. 5 election, with most of the funding coming from members of the Michigan Education Association, according to campaign finance reports submitted to the Ingham County Clerk’s office late last week. Most of Beier’s contributions came from people who are not from the East Lansing area and were collected in April and May 2013.
Mother Nature struck Japan again this past weekend, this time with a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rumbling the Pacific Ocean about 200 miles from the coast of Fukushima, Japan — a situation that caught the attention of MSU students and experts. Around 2:10 a.m.
By the time MSU police Officer Gary Heckman brought in Clyde, one of his two German Shepherds in the K-9 unit, the abandoned building located slightly north of Mason, Mich., was littered with carefully-hidden narcotics and detonation-free explosives. Clyde, 6, is specially trained in tracking, aggression and sniffing out explosives. Every other Wednesday afternoon, officers in the unit travel to both indoor and outdoor locations to train their dogs, aiming to strengthen their specialties.
A new app from PBS will connect Xbox 360 owners to content from MSU and Mid-Michigan’s public television station, WKAR-TV.? WKAR-TV broadcasts localized content as well as popular programs from PBS, for whom they are the local affiliate.?
It’s only a preseason game, but the No. 2-ranked men’s basketball team will kick off its highly anticipated season at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Breslin Center against Grand Valley State. The Spartans only have three games, including preseason, before they travel to Chicago on Nov. 12 to partake in the Champions Classic against the nation’s No. 1 team, Kentucky.
There are few challenges harder in sports than comeback from an injury, but two members of the MSU hockey team worked together to get back on the ice. Senior forward Dean Chelios and redshirt freshman defender Rhett Holland both sat out all or most of last year after suffering shoulder injuries. Holland saw action in just three games last season.
When Alvin Ellis III was sitting down on Breslin Center’s floor during last week’s media day, with more than 14,000 empty seats above him, his mind went back to Midnight Madness. Before his name was the first one called to introduce the team, Ellis nervously waited walking down the stairs with Future’s “Chosen One” ?blaring from the speakers. But once he emerged, Ellis got a ?feeling for what he will be in for when thousands of seats are filled with a sea of green and white on gameday.
With a second-straight Big Ten loss to No. 13 Northwestern on Saturday, the window for earning a share of the Big Ten regular season championship closed for the field hockey team (8-9 overall, 3-2 Big Ten). The somewhat unlikely 3-0 start to conference play won’t amount to Big Ten honors. But with one Big Ten game left, the regular season is approaching its end.
L. Van Crowder, one of the three finalists for the International Studies and Programs, or ISP, dean position discussed his goals and plans for the department during a presentation on campus Monday. Crowder, senior director of education, health and community development in the Millennium Challenge Corporation, which is part of the U.S. State Department, discussed the importance of exploring the many international options offered through MSU and other potential future programs.
The continuous stream of debris dumped into the Red Cedar needs to stop. After all, it’s not a dumpster. The Red Cedar is a part of MSU.