MSU’s undergraduate student government, ASMSU, passed a resolution during its academic affairs committee meeting on Thursday that would allow the student government to advocate for a new policy eliminating academic penalties when attending a professional interview.
After a mostly deadlocked game, it was a Tim Kreutz header from 10 yards out with 6:29 left in the second overtime that sealed a 1-0 win for the No.
Aboard the International Space Station from Dec. 2012 to May 2013, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield took part in various research experiments and technical maintenance of the low-earth orbit station. ?In his spare time, Hadfield cultivated an unprecedented social media presence, using Twitter and YouTube to bring the earthbound public a steady stream of content. His broadcasts earned him a dedicated online following.?
After a year and a half of serving as the president of ASMSU, Evan Martinak announced Friday that he will be resigning from his position after he graduates in December. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. “I’m proud of what we have accomplished (at ASMSU,)” Martinak said. He will officially step down from the position on Jan. 1, 2014.
The annual Silver Bells in the City celebration brought thousands of people to downtown Lansing on Friday with a parade and a Christmas tree lighting, ushering in the holiday season. The event, which has been a tradition since 1985, features a parade with floats from local businesses and organizations, as well as well as 11 high school marching bands.
Most of us don’t go to school just for the pure joy of learning; we get a degree so we can get a job. Unfortunately, some professors’ strict attendance policies are getting in the way of students finding work.
We are all students and attend college so that we can search for opportunities. However, classes should not be the only place to search. There are amazing things to learn outside of the classroom through the many activities that are provided through student groups and other organizations.
The Wharton Center hummed with Bollywood fever Saturday night as the cast members of this year’s Sargam took the stage in a vibrant display of Indian culture. Sargam is the Indian Students Organization’s annual song-and-dance show that features students acting and dancing to popular Hindi songs.
About 4,000 pounds of imported snow blanketed the field behind The Rock on Friday, enabling members of the Spartan Ski Club and the Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team to host a snowboarding competition in the middle of campus. Kinesiology junior Sean Storey, the president of the MSU Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team, said members of both groups helped shovel the snow onto a large metal snowboarding ramp complete with jumps and rails the night before, working for nearly eight hours in preparation for the competition, called a Rail Jam.
A great run at the end of the first half was the difference for the second night in a row, as the No.
Despite a valiant effort, MSU dropped its second home match of the weekend Saturday night. No. 11 Minnesota (25-6 overall, 13-5 Big Ten) defeated No.
MSU (3-7) dropped its fourth straight game Saturday night as the Western Michigan Broncos (5-5-2, 2-2 NCHC) thumped the Spartans, 4-1. WMU completed the sweep of the Spartans in the home-and-home series, scoring early and often Saturday night at Lawson Ice Arena in Kalamazoo, Mich.
After leading by only two points at halftime, the No. 21 MSU women’s basketball team made a 13-0 run midway through the second half that powered the Spartans through to a win against Rice on Saturday night at Breslin Center. Early in the first half, the Spartans (4-1 overall) got into foul trouble, which saw senior forward Annalise Pickrel head to the bench for most of the first half after picking up two fouls in just two minutes. In the second half, Rice (3-3) tied it right off the bat when forward Megan Palmer hit a layup, but back-to-back 3-pointers by senior guard Klarissa Bell and junior guard Kiana Johnson gave MSU the lead back, and the Spartans wouldn’t lose it again. With less than 10 minutes left, the Owls cut the lead to only four off an Alyssa Lang 3-pointer.
In the final game of a four-game homestand, the No. 21 MSU women’s basketball team is in a back-and-forth matchup with Rice, leading 32-30.
The Spartans are going back to Indianapolis. No. 13 MSU claimed the Legends Division title and booked its trip to the Big Ten Championship Game with its 30-6 win against Northwestern. For the second time in the past three seasons, the Spartans will head to Lucas Oil Stadium to battle for the conference crown – likely against undefeated No.
It seemed like another close match for the No. 1 men’s basketball team, but Adreian Payne the Spartans finished the game blowing the doors off of Virginia Tech, 96-77.
The return of junior forward and last season’s leading scorer Matt Berry and sophomore defenseman John Draeger was spoiled Friday night with a 2-0 loss to in-state rival Western Michigan Broncos. MSU dropped the first of a two-game home-and-home series at Munn Ice Arena Friday night, with the Broncos shutting out the Spartans, 2-0.
A home return couldn’t change the bad fortunes of the MSU volleyball team. In the team’s first home game in two weeks, the No.
ASMSU President Evan Martinak announced on Friday that he will be resigning from his position as president of ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, because he will be graduating in December.
After a week off, the MSU hockey team returns to action with a home-and-home series with Western Michigan this weekend. The Spartans (3-5 overall) and Broncos (3-5-2, 2-2 NCHC) will face off at 7:05 p.m. at Munn Ice Arena on Friday night before heading to Kalamazoo, Mich., for a matchup at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at Lawson Ice Arena.