As much as I want to buy MSU’s 500-plus yard performance against Youngstown State, I can’t get past the fact that it was Youngstown State.
A spring and summer of struggle on parts of MSU’s undergraduate student government, ASMSU, still did not manage to gain enough student attention. Very few students know what their student government has been going through, let alone that they do have a student government.
Redshirt freshman cornerback Ezra Robinson, who pleaded guilty to underage drinking and driving last month, now faces court-ordered classes and fines.
The Lansing Board of Water & Light, or BWL, will begin producing wind energy-generated electricity for customers in the Lansing area by fall 2014.
A record number of students at MSU has put a strain on the university, but the plan is to reduce the total in the future.
A domestic assault occurred between 8 p.m. on Sept. 12 and 2 a.m. on Sept. 13 at West Wilson Hall, according to the MSU Police Department. An 18-year-old male student told police he was assaulted by his ex-girlfriend, a 17-year-old Ovid, Mich.
Campus police are investigating an assault that occurred at 1 a.m. Sept. 14 near Lot 29 at the intersection of Shaw Lane and Akers Road. The victim, an 18-year-old female student, told police she was returning to her residence hall when an unidentified man attacked her from behind, according to a statement from MSU police.
After several decades of existence, the neighborhood-run Orchard Street Pump House community center could soon acquire an official contract with the city of East Lansing. Positioned in the heart of the Bailey Neighborhood, the pump house serves as a center for community events, including exercise classes, ice cream socials, concerts, celebrations and several other neighborhood activities.
For some, America is known for big cities, flashy celebrities and well-known universities and for many international college students, MSU opens a new way of life.
MSU has received a $10 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, to improve food policy in developing countries. The grant is part of the federal government’s global hunger and food security initiative, Feed the Future. Co-director of MSU Food Security Group and project leader Duncan Boughton said in a statement that he hoped the funds could reduce poverty and improve nutritional outcomes across the globe. “We will work with governments, researchers and private sector stakeholders in Africa, Asia and Latin America to increase agricultural productivity, improve dietary diversity and build greater resilience to challenges, like climate change, that affect livelihoods,” he said.
Last year, the MSU women’s soccer team was 7-1-1 headed into Big Ten play. The Spartans, however, stumbled during Big Ten play, going 2-8-1 — tied for last place in the conference.
With a tournament-winning performance, Big Ten honors and a major milestone approaching, it’s safe to say that senior outside hitter Lauren Wicinski is enjoying her week. Fresh off of an MVP performance at the Butler Invitational, Wicinski has been named Big Ten Player of the Week for the second time in her career.
Where’s the love? On the heels of an impressive 2-0 win against a tough Marquette team Sunday evening in Wisconsin, it’s time for the MSU men’s soccer team to once again break into the rankings.
Students and community members are celebrating National Preparedness Month with the American Red Cross through blood drives on and near campus in preparation for emergences. The Red Cross is encouraging members of Clinton, Eaton and Ingham counties to donate blood through Oct.
A man found unresponsive at East Lansing’s Patriarche Park earlier this week has been pronounced dead, the East Lansing Police Department confirmed Monday evening. The man was found in the park, located at 1100 Alton St., early Sunday afternoon and has since died.
The phrase is quite possibly one of the greatest oxymorons uttered by our generation. So easily, it slips off our tongues. You check your latest bank statement: $19.83. Looks like you won’t be going out to P.F. Chang’s anytime soon. “I’m a poor college student.” But $600 for textbooks? That’s nothing at all. Don’t forget about your iClicker, notebooks and futon for the dorm. Oh, and did I mention the $42,652 out-of-state tuition, room and board on top of everything? “I’m a poor college student.”
Greek life at MSU has long been a tradition that strives to promote scholarship, unity and community service.
After pleading guilty to an underage drinking and driving charge earlier this summer, redshirt freshman cornerback Ezra Robinson now faces fines and court-ordered classes. The Sarasota, Fla., native was sentenced to attend a victim impact panel and an alcohol highway safety class before 54-B District Court Judge Richard Ball early Monday morning. He also is required to pay $758 in fees by Nov. 15 or he will risk jail time.
Jerred Pender walked to the closets on the right side of his bedroom. One holds his civilian clothes. The other has some military uniforms, a camouflaged helmet and two pairs of cowboy boots on the shelf above. A stuffed camouflage backpack lay on the ground, the top flap hanging open.
It took MSU three hours and 18 minutes to pummel lowly Youngstown State 55-17 on Saturday, but as the final whistle blew, it signaled the conclusion of a quarterback controversy more than nine months in the making.