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FOOTBALL

Some type of win

Stephen Brooks
November 17, 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. – With a historic opportunity in their grasp, they ran a “Charlie Brown,” but they didn’t pull a Charlie Brown — whiffing and falling flat. The then-No. 14-ranked Spartans strolled into one of college football’s most hallowed sanctuaries and used a crafty fake field goal to power their 41-28 win, the program’s first win against Nebraska in eight tries. MSU (9-1 overall, 6-0 Big Ten) was ahead by six and facing fourth-and-1 at the Cornhuskers’ 27-yard line early in the fourth quarter when head coach Mark Dantonio ordered the trickery named after the “Peanuts” main character. Once again, junior punter Mike Sadler was the secret weapon and designated ball-carrier on the deceptive play, this time as the holder on the field goal unit.

MICHIGAN

Museum offers hands-on archaeology experience

Cayden Royce
November 17, 2013

Groups of families, ?children and members of the MSU Campus Archeology Program played in the dirt acquiring artifacts during a day filled with learning and fun on ?Saturday at the MSU Museum. The children learned through involvement with hands-on activities in a Dig the Past event, which included sifting through dirt to find real artifacts loaned by MSU’s teaching education collection.

VOLLEYBALL

Wicinski becomes all-time MSU kills leader in weekend split

Omari Sankofa II
November 17, 2013

It’s no secret the MSU volleyball team is talented. In the past few weeks, it’s become more clear just how talented the roster is in a historical sense. A week after junior libero Kori Moster became the all-time digs leader in MSU history, senior outside hitter Lauren Wicinski set the all-time career kills record against Iowa on Saturday.

MSU

Global Festival features many international cultures

April Jones
November 17, 2013

From flags of all colors to custom music featuring Korean hit “Gangnam Style,” Brody Complex Neighborhood was the home of the annual Global Festival on Sunday, weaving MSU into a cultural interactive melting pot. Sunday from noon to 5 p.m., approximately 3,000 attendees ranging from infants to students came out to the free festival, which dates back to the 1940’s.

FEATURES

Yo-Yo Ma visits campus, students

Ariel Ellis
November 17, 2013

As a child in Taiwan, music performance doctoral student Chi-Hui Kao listened to renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and dreamt of the opportunity to play alongside him. On Tuesday, Kao and two other College of Music students will be given the opportunity to play with, listen to and learn from the cellist in a graduate-level class at Fairchild Theatre.

MEN'S SOCCER

Indiana stops men's soccer Big Ten repeat in final

Zach Smith
November 17, 2013

A second half goal denied the No. 20 men’s soccer team its second straight Big Ten Championship in a row after a 1-0 loss to Indiana on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. Jamie Vollmer netted a 66th-minute goal to earn the Hoosiers (8-11-2) an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

FEATURES

Students stay up all night at St. Jude Up 'til Dawn to raise money

Anya Rath
November 17, 2013

As students lined the hallway in IM Sports-Circle at 11:30 p.m. Friday night, a half hour before began, some yawned with bleary eyes while others radiated with excitement and anticipation. The night was far from over for participants of St. Jude Up ‘til Dawn, who pulled an all-nighter to raise money for children with serious illnesses.

FEATURES

'MAMMA MIA!' brings audience to its feet opening night

Ariel Ellis
November 17, 2013

“MAMMA MIA!” made spontaneously bursting into song seem like a perfectly reasonable and highly desirable occurrence Friday night. And as ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” blared from Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall, audience members jumped to their feet and did just that.

NEWS

Penn set to return to teaching for spring 2014 semester

Olivia Dimmer
November 17, 2013

MSU English professor William Penn, infamous for his alleged anti-Republican rant during the first week of classes, will return to his teaching responsibilities next semester. Penn is set to teach both Introduction to Fiction Writing and Advanced Fiction Writing during the spring semester. Introduction to Fiction Writing currently is at full capacity, with all 25 spots filled.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

MSU women's basketball earns win over Dayton in overtime

Derek Blalock
November 17, 2013

It went all the way down to the wire and needed an overtime period to finish, but the No. 19 MSU women’s basketball team pulled out the win against No. 23 Dayton, 96-89. With MSU trailing by two and just a minute left in play, senior forward Annalise Pickrel went up for a layup but was fouled. She made both free throws to tie the game. Redshirt freshman Aerial Powers immediately stole the inbound pass which led to an easy basket by sophomore guard Cara Miller. But Dayton guard Amber Deane was able to make her own layup as well as draw a foul against senior guard Klarissa Bell. She pursued to make the free throw to give Dayton the one-point lead. After making the big steal, Powers made a poor turnover which led Bell to foul Deane again, but Deane could only hit one shot from the line.

NEWS

UPDATE: East Lansing severe thunderstorm warning, tornado watch expires

Casey Holland
November 17, 2013

East Lansing is under high risk for dangerous weather this evening, with the possibility of tornadoes and hurricane-force winds from 5 to 6 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service said East Lansing could be hit with severe thunderstorms due to storms originating from Illinois with the potential to produce lasting 60 mph winds and tornadoes. While the main threat currently is the damaging wind power, these storms could produce tornadoes, large hail, and flooding due to heavy downpours.

FOOTBALL

One step closer to Indy

Dillon Davis
November 16, 2013

LINCOLN, NEB. – All season long, defense has been a strength for the No. 14 MSU football team, able to overcome even the most egregious of offensive shortcomings.