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FEATURES

MSU-made band Gunnar & the Grizzly Boys return to Lansing area

Ariel Ellis
September 15, 2013

Country boys and girls from Lansing and beyond gathered to hear melodic, sweat-drenched and Michigan-made musicians Gunnar & the Grizzly Boys on Sept. 14 The Loft. As folk, rock and country poured from the downtown Lansing venue, patrons danced, drank and reveled in the sound of well-tuned guitars and gritty ballads that concert-goers said could only be found in Michigan.

MSU

ASMSU uses tailgates as engaging promotion tool

Nolly Dakroury
September 15, 2013

As part of the lifelong Spartan experience, ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, has been keen on maintaining school spirit by hosting tailgates at the tennis courts in South Neighborhood every home game. Anna Hogg, ASMSU director of marketing, noticed there were more students joining the tailgate on Saturday than on the two previous tailgates. “I think (the numbers) are growing the more we get the word out there,” Hogg said.

MICHIGAN

Police: E.L. might see effects of proposed Lansing pot decriminalization

Katie Abdilla
September 15, 2013

A Lansing initiative to decriminalize marijuana use is slated to appear on the city’s Nov. 6 ballot, but the notion of how the law would be enforced and whether the law will carry over to surrounding areas remains uncertain. If passed, the initiative would allow the possession, use and transfer of less than one ounce of marijuana on private property in Lansing for those aged 21 or older.

VOLLEYBALL

Wicinski named MVP in 3-0 Butler Invitational

Omari Sankofa II
September 15, 2013

Senior outside hitter Lauren Wicinski fell short of hitting the 2,000 kill mark over the weekend, but it didn’t matter as the Spartans (8-1 overall) won the Butler Invitational behind her MVP performance. Wicinski’s 45 kills led the Spartans to 3-0 sweeps over IPFW on Friday and Illinois State and Butler on Sunday.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Spartans top Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green to remain unbeaten

Derek Blalock
September 15, 2013

For the first time since 2009, the women’s soccer team will enter its Big Ten schedule without a loss. The Spartans (6-0-2 overall) finished their non-conference slate Sunday afternoon at Eastern Michigan and escaped with a nail-biting victory, thanks to two clutch penalty kicks from sophomore defender Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz in the second half.

COMMENTARY

Fitness facilities discourage health

Cayden Royce
September 15, 2013

For those living on campus and for those who are new to MSU, the intramural and various other workout facilities might disappoint. I love my school, and, with the university grounds spread across almost 5,200 acres, there is a new part of it I have yet to explore every day; but there are portions of our now-roughly $430 per credit-hour tuition that could go to improving our facilities for students, athletes, future alumni and faculty members alike. Our Big Ten university has to be able to stack up comparatively in every aspect.

FEATURES

WWE visits Breslin Center, Izzo receives championship belt

Olivia Dimmer
September 15, 2013

Daniel Bryan, Jack Swagger and, Rob Van Dam and Natalya were a few of the WWE superstar wrestlers. They refer to their wrestlers as “Superstars”. Per Joe Villa, PR coordinator for WWE that performed at Breslin Center on Friday as part of WWE Live. The show, which took place as a precursor to the pay-per-view event on Sunday, drew audiences from across the state and on campus. “We all get really riled up to watch the wrestlers,” engineering sophomore Matt Gagnon said, who came to the event with members of the Delta Chi fraternitycomes up under MSU find people as criminal justice major- he told me he just switched to engineering this year.

COMMENTARY

Social insensitivity begins as a quick laugh

Dillon Davis
September 15, 2013

As long as I live, I’ll always respect someone with the genuine ability to eat crow when it’s being served in any situation in life. If you’ve ever had a relationship of any length, you understand how tough that is to do. Well, I’m about to devour an entire heap of a dirty trash bird.

COMMENTARY

Campus transport sometimes taxing

Meg Dedyne
September 15, 2013

The four major modes of campus transportation at MSU are biking, busing, walking an driving. As a freshman, their unique pros and cons are instantly noticeable, along with a problem they all have in common. MSU takes pride in being a pedestrian-friendly campus and encouraging its students, faculty and staff, to leave their cars, mopeds and other motorized transportation at home if possible.

FOOTBALL

Offense carves up Youngstown State for 55-17 win

Stephen Brooks
September 14, 2013

It was a day of firsts for the MSU football program on Saturday in a 55-17 blowout win against Youngstown State.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Offense king in women's soccer victory over BGSU

Derek Blalock
September 14, 2013

When a team out shoots their 28-1, most of the time those teams end up victorious. That’s exactly what the MSU women’s soccer team did in its 3-1 win against Bowling Green on Friday. The Spartans came out of the gate strong and controlled the pace for much of the first half, and head coach Tom Saxton was glad to see the improvement since last week’s tie against Oakland. “We were most pleased we came out with some tempo and some intensity after last week’s game against Oakland,” head coach Tom Saxton said.

NEWS

Downtown skyline growing

Ariel Ellis
September 13, 2013

As East Lansing’s skyline sprouts and the number of core downtown businesses increase, city officials and residents agree the new developments are changing the way people view the city.

MICHIGAN

After Prop 2, minority levels stay constant

Minority enrollment at higher education institutions already was sloping downward before the 2006 ban on affirmative action. A new report from a Detroit-based advocacy group shows that trend continued even after the ban, but large universities — MSU included — have been the exception to the rule.