With pink accompanying the usual green and white uniforms, MSU topped Iowa for their fourteenth straight win. During “Dig Pink Night,” a game dedicated to breast cancer awareness, the No. 7 Spartans (16-1 overall, 5-0 Big Ten) remained undefeated in Big Ten play as they beat Iowa (9-8, 0-5) in straight sets (25-14, 25-13, 25-21).
It took junior back Jenni Smith 13 games to register her first goals. Luckily for MSU, she saved them for their biggest game of the season.
Discrepancies between the actions and testimony of Okemos resident Connor McCowan were questioned during the defense side of his trial Friday morning. McCowan, 19, was taken into custody by Meridian Township police just hours after he allegedly stabbed and killed MSU student Andrew Singler on Feb. 23. He called his mother, Judy McCowan, from the Ingham County Jail that morning, and testified Friday that he was “devastated,” when she told him Singler had died.
The 2013 edition of MSU’s defense might be the best yet under head coach Mark Dantonio, and no one wants to talk about it.
After Okemos resident Connor McCowan stabbed his friend, MSU student Andrew Singler, on the morning of Feb. 23, he ran down three flights of steps in Singler’s apartment complex. He got in his car, called Singler’s roommate Tyler Aho several times, drove home and take a picture of himself on his phone before waking up his father and relaying what he’d done.
Ever go out for a few beers, stumble toward the clock and realize it’s already 2 a.m., but still need to pound a few more? A new bill could let patrons imbibe later into the night, but some East Lansing officials aren’t sold on the idea. A new bill from state Sen. Virgil Smith, D-Detroit, would allow bars to stay open two hours later — a move supporters hope would make Michigan cities more competitive with metropolitan areas such as Chicago or New York City.
On the morning of Feb. 23, Connor McCowan recalled walking up the stairwell to MSU student Andrew Singler’s apartment, where he paused. According to his testimony in Ingham County Circuit Court, he took out the folding knife he had in his pocket and opened it, exposing the blade. He slid it back into his pocket before he entered his friend’s residence.
To remain undefeated in Big Ten play, the MSU field hockey team (5-7 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) will have to overcome a familiar rival on Friday — No. 18 Michigan. Michigan (7-5 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) represents the toughest conference matchup thus far.
In the Spartans’ 4-1 exhibition win against Western Ontario, it wasn’t the seniors who had the biggest impact, but the underclassmen. All three stars were from the freshman and sophomore classes.
This weekend, the No. 7 MSU volleyball team (15-1 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) will stay at home as they take on Iowa (9-7 overall, 0-4 Big Ten) on Friday and No. 9 Nebraska (11-2 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) on Saturday.
For Ryan Claytor, life is illustrated. Claytor, who teaches comics studio courses at MSU and University of Michigan-Flint, self-published an autobiographical comic book series, “And Then One Day.” He’s been producing the comic since 2004. “I think it’s interesting to see what other people experience in this world and what they have to say,” Claytor said.
The Homecoming Parade is set to roll through East Lansing once again this weekend, and with it comes several road closures.
The ASMSU finance committee approved a bill to allocate up to $45,000 for the refurbishment of the undergraduate students government’s wing in the Student Services Building. The bill will be put to a vote at the next general assembly meeting on Thursday. ASMSU College of Business representative Christie Teske said it has been 58 years since the offices have been updated, adding the matter was urgent since asbestos, a toxic material which has been shown to cause cancer, has become exposed on parts of the ceiling where the tiles have fallen off.
While we don’t advocate delaying housing plans until the last minute, there is no need to feel rushed or pressured.
Listen up, all you mass transit miscreants. I’m sick and tired of dealing with your offenses.
Spartan Stadium isn’t just a building. Buildings don’t give hundreds of thousands of fans memories to talk about when they drive out of East Lansing on fall Saturday nights. Buildings don’t bring former head coach George Perles back to the emotional stories of the journey to the 1987 Rose Bowl. Buildings wouldn’t bring the hearty laugh of TJ Duckett as he recounts the hard days of summer practice on the hot turf. Spartan Stadium isn’t just a building — it’s a landmark.
It’s been around for 15 United States presidents. It’s had four different names and has quintupled in size since it opened. It cost $160,000 to build and has been home to hundreds of All-Big Ten honorees, 15 head football coaches and six national title teams. This weekend, it celebrates its 500th game. As the MSU football team (4-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) welcomes Indiana (3-2, 1-0) for a weekend of Homecoming festivities, the program also celebrates 500 games at Spartan Stadium and will welcome back the Rose Bowl-winning 1987 Spartans for a weekend of celebratory activities.
Students and guests took over the floor Thursday night in the first dance pit at the Steve Aoki concert. Electronic dance music, or EDM, artists Steve Aoki, Gareth Emery and R3hab lit up Breslin Center with multicolored strobe lights.
To supplement this year’s Homecoming “Creating Spartan Super Heroes” theme, comic creator and alumnus Geoff Johns has returned to campus as this year’s grand marshal. Johns has worked with film director and producer Richard Donner on movies including “Conspiracy Theory” written episodes of the TV show “Smallville” and co-produced the action movie “Green Lantern.”
Okemos resident Connor McCowan took the stand in his own murder trial Thursday to defend himself against allegations that he stabbed and killed MSU student Andrew Singler. Defense attorney Chris Bergstrom began questioning McCowan in Ingham County Circuit Court Thursday afternoon. Much of the testimony centered around text messages sent between McCowan, his sister Shay McCowan and Singler on Feb. 23 before Singler died.