The biggest beneficiary of MSU football’s bye week might have been junior wide receiver Tony Lippett. Lippett used the week off to reevaluate himself and refocus after talking with coaches, and it paid off with his ascension into the starting line at the X receiver spot with sophomore Aaron Burbridge.
Chicago’s legendary comedy show, The Second City, will be performing Oct.
Ten players, six decades, two Hobey Baker Awards, one National Championship and countless memories. No family has been so intertwined with a sport at MSU as the Miller family has with Spartan hockey.
A new smartphone application will attempt to cut down on drunk driving by having MSU students get rides from an unlikely resource — their fellow students. Sobrio, which will begin offering regular rides this weekend, connects riders to drivers through the app’s interface.
MSU won’t be immediately impacted by the federal government shutdown that occurred when Congress failed to reach consensus on a national budget Monday night — at least not in any dramatic ways.
A series of offensive text messages exchanged between Okemos resident Connor McCowan and MSU stabbing victim Andrew Singler kicked off McCowan’s murder trial Tuesday morning. “I have no problem finding you just to whoop your ass,” Ingham County Assistant Prosecutor John Dewane read, quoting a text McCowan sent to Singler the evening of Feb. 23. “Then you wouldn’t have a problem if I showed up at your apartment then, huh?”
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer made clear his intentions to improve the budget situation for both primary and higher education and discussed his campaign strategies for the upcoming 2014 race in a Tuesday press conference. Schauer, who visited Riddle Elementary School in Lansing to celebrate an endorsement from the Michigan Education Association, is the Democratic challenger to incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Snyder. The MSU alumnus previously served in the Michigan House and Senate and was elected to one term in the U.S. House of Representatives before losing his seat in 2010.
Most freshmen are required to live on campus by the university, but there are exceptions to students who live with their parents nearby. Although this alternative often is less expensive, a study show there can be negative side effects. A study published by recent MSU graduates under professor Matthew Wawrzynsk show first-year commuter students are less likely to feel a sense of belonging in the MSU community.
City officials agreed on a final payment plan for the reconstruction of Ann Street Plaza Tuesday, officially settling a payment dispute between the city and developer Kris Elliott. During Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council meeting, council members approved a settlement plan by a 4-1 vote that outlines a reimbursement schedule for the $420,000 reconstruction project.
MSU’s Office for International Students and Scholars, or OISS, will be providing international students the chance to experience some of the nation’s most popular cities, including Chicago this Saturday. For years, OISS has planned field trips targeted at the MSU international student population and visiting scholars who are here on temporary visas to help them see as much of American culture as possible.
The committee formed in response to professor William Penn’s alleged anti-Republican rant is coming together and forming goals, with the members named at the monthly Steering Committee meeting Tuesday. The Committee on Social Media, Pedagogy and Academic Rights and Responsibilities is chaired by communication professor William Donohue, who also is chair of the University Committee on Faculty Affairs.
Don’t like that big ugly building across from Rick’s American Cafe? Now is the time to speak up.
And even though I had to sell myself, I knew going greek would be a great choice because of all the future possibilities: volunteer work, community service, social networking and, most important for me, finding a brotherhood.
The field hockey team was off to a good start in the Big Ten with a 3-2 victory over Ohio State on Saturday. However, head coach Helen Knull’s goal of having the team play “70 minutes of Spartan hockey” wasn’t quite achieved.
“A game of inches.” It’s popular sports cliché, and for good reason — MSU head coach Mark Dantonio is never shy to break out the ruler when determining the margin in a close victory or a narrow defeat. And when it comes to playing Iowa, the margins for Dantonio are about as close as they come.
Warrior. Enforcer. Competitor. Those are words that can be used to describe sophomore defender Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz. In only her second year of game action after redshirting her freshman year, Fiebernitz is bringing her competitive nature to the MSU women’s soccer team.
An eclectic mix of dances embodying contemporary grace, interpretive sensuality and energetic hip-hop filled the stage Tuesday at Wharton Center to kick-off the 2013 “So You Think You Can Dance” tour. The 11-time Primetime Emmy Award-winning show started its 42-city tour with a sold out performance, which is a big deal for the Wharton Center to host, said Tara Peplowski, marketing manager for Wharton Center. “It’s very exciting to have that caliber of dance performance on our stage that has received national exposure,” Peplowski said. The top 10 finalists of season 10 took to the stage and provided the audience with season favorites and new dance routines that included a bicycle number, varying forms of dance and music by Robin Thicke and Beyonce. The season 10 tour line-up included Aaron Turner, Hayley Erbert, Jasmine Harper, Jenna Johnson, Makenzie Dustman, Nico Greetham, Paul Karmiryan, Tucker Knox and season winners DuShaunt “Fik-shun” Stegall and Amy Yakima. Yakima, of Northville, Mich., was excited to be back in her native state, and said winning the season and being on tour is a dream come true. “I would be home right now taking dance lessons — now I’m out on tour,” Yakima said.
Potential discrepancies in the testimony of the former roommate of stabbing victim Andrew Singler were addressed Tuesday afternoon during the trial of Singler’s alleged murderer, Connor McCowan.
MSU’s rich history just went high-tech, with the creation of a new application designed to educate users about the university’s historical background. The app, msu.seum, is available on iTunes for iPhones and iPod touches.
A former roommate of MSU student Andrew Singler testified in the trial of alleged killer Connor McCowan Tuesday morning, giving his account of what happened the night Singler died.