In the wake of a 16-day government shutdown, U.S. Congressman Gary Peters’ lead in the race to fill Senator Carl Levin’s seat has widened, according to a report from Public Policy Polling.
Yesterday, nine women were inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame for their outstanding accomplishments, some of which have ties to MSU and the surrounding community.
To many, MSU alumnus Don Middlebrook can be considered one of the founders of tropical rock, or trop rock, the genre offshoot that incorporates elements of rock ‘n’ roll, reggae, country and Caribbean music.
During his time as an MSU basketball walk-on, Anthony Ianni won two Big Ten Championships, a Big Ten Tournament Championship and went to a Final Four. He also was the first person with autism to play college basketball. After overcoming his obstacles, Ianni hopes to help other autistic children leap over theirs.
Campus police made a total of 39 arrests during last Saturday’s game, according to MSU police Sgt.
Bath Charter Township police are investigating an alleged robbery that occurred at about 7 p.m. Tuesday in an apartment complex in Chandler Crossings. Journalism junior Matt Ward said he and his roommates, along with a few friends, were in his apartment when an unknown man walked through their door and pointed a gun at them. “He took one of our roommates around our apartment to look for things to steal or take,” Ward said. The suspect took several electronics, including an Xbox, a phone, an iPod and a laptop.
Every game is becoming more and more crucial for the women’s soccer team. After starting the season out 6-0-2, the Spartans (7-5-2 overall, 1-5-0 Big Ten) have been in a tailspin since conference play.
The No. 5 MSU volleyball team will resume its Big Ten season tonight, taking on No. 10 Minnesota (16-3 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) on the road. The match will be televised on ESPN2 live at 8 p.m.
The moment he uttered the remark, it would have been easy to see it as a slip of the tongue. And realistically, how else could it be interpreted? Sophomore quarterback Connor Cook, a 100-yard rusher?
Junior back Jenni Smith, who was honored as Co-Defensive Player of the Week Tuesday, was a key member of a stifling field hockey defense last weekend that held Michigan to two points and Ball State to zero.
Jim Bollman faced a bit of a quandary early this year. After spending the 2012 season as Boston College’s offensive line coach, Bollman was named to the same position at Purdue under first-year head coach Darrell Hazell, his former colleague, on Jan. 18. Hazell and Bollman worked together for seven years at Ohio State, where Bollman served as offensive coordinator from 2001-11.
For a while, ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, flew under the radar for a lot of students. “I think the best government is the one that goes unnoticed,” said ASMSU President Evan Martinak.
Although October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a team of MSU researchers is acutely aware of it all year long.
Thirteen seconds. That’s how long it took sophomore midfielder Jay Chapman to give the MSU men’s soccer team (8-1-2) a 1-0 on in-state rival Oakland (5-3-5) on a rainy Wednesday evening.
DETROIT – Mason residents Lee Chaney and Dawn Chapel have been together nine years. They always have considered themselves married, but on Wednesday, they hoped the state of Michigan also would recognize their bond.
Reaching the debt ceiling could lead to a national catastrophe, experts said. However, there is a faint glimmer of hope on Capitol Hill. As of Wednesday night, the U.S. Senate had passed a deal allowing the U.S. to avoid default, a measure that was being debated in the U.S. House late Wednesday evening. Even if a compromise is made, MSU professors said that the long impasse could leave behind lasting scars that would impact Michigan and the rest of the country.
MSU assistant professor Joanna Bosse has lived in many university towns, but said she’s experienced the most animosity between students and residents during her time in East Lansing. By running for the East Lansing City Council this fall, she hopes to use her experience interacting with both constituencies to help bridge the gap between town and gown.
A change of venue and an influx of student attendees characterized the second of three community meetings about a project that could change the face of East Lansing’s downtown. The second public meeting regarding the Park District project, also known as a charrette, took place at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum Wednesday.
To promote appreciation of animals cemented in rock and preserved in time, the MSU Museum kicked off a series of activities in honor of National Fossil Day to appeal to all ages and dinosaur enthusiasts. Wednesday marked the annual National Fossil Day celebration, which focuses on educating the public about ancient plants and animals preserved naturally through fossilization. To commemorate the occasion, MSU Museum officials began a series of fossil-themed events, set to continue at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
I bought my first can of Mace last Monday. It was nonchalant enough, going to the nearest hardware store and finding the little pink bottle beneath the chewing gum that lined the shelves before the register.