Max Bullough was refreshingly honest Saturday evening when asked if his defense could maintain its elite performance and surprising point production throughout the season. “No, I don’t think so,” he said with a laugh.
After falling behind 2-1 at the half, junior forward Allie Ahern knew the Spartans couldn’t afford to lose. Not again.
Sitting toward the back of the lecture hall in Wilson Hall that Thursday, I must admit I was a little excited to begin the IAH 207 course. Literatures, Cultures, and Identities, to me, would be an exploration of classic stories and poetry; however, that first lecture proved to be more than I bargained for. English professor William Penn began to condemn the use of cell phones, which he dubbed “little toys,” as well as various social media services such as Facebook and Twitter.
Indoctrinator. Persecutor. Hatemonger. Racist. These titles now swirl around English professor William Penn’s name, and there’s a chopped and edited video circulating that falsely perpetuates these claims.
The momentum from Friday’s win over national championship-runner up Oregon carried over for MSU as they rolled to a 3-0 sweep over Oregon State Saturday night (25-12, 25-16, 25-17).
A week ago, it didn’t seem possible for the MSU defense to play any better after holding Western Michigan to 11 rushing yards and scoring two touchdowns.
When asked about the facemask on his helmet earlier in the week, Shilique Calhoun said it’s part of his on-field persona. To the sophomore defensive end, the persona transforms him into Bane — the physically superior and mentally supreme supervillain of the Batman universe. But speak of the devil and he shall appear.
A week after a standout defensive effort trumped a listless offensive showing in a 26-13 victory over Western Michigan, the storyline remains much the same this week for MSU football team, as they head into halftime leading South Florida, 7-6.
After storms interrupted the opening night of football Spartan Stadium, fans again were asked to evacuate Spartan Stadium on Saturday due to a severe weather warning prior to the noon kickoff against South Florida.
A popular phrase in soccer is “Bend it like Beckham,” but in the MSU men’s soccer team’s 1-0 win against Oregon State Friday afternoon, it should have been “Bend it like Thelen.”
It was a huge victory for the Spartans, and the two-headed monster of senior middle blocker Alexis Mathews and senior outside hitter Lauren Wicinski enabled it to happen.
An unusual amount of on-campus alcohol citations during game day tailgating festivities last week have MSU police ready to crack down on any alcohol found on Munn Field on Saturday.
The search is on for a new provost and two deans at MSU — an uncommon position for the university to be in. The searches are projected to end by fall 2014, officials said.
English professor William Penn was relieved of his teaching responsibilities by the Office of the Provost on Thursday but will remain a full-time employee of the university after an anti-Republican lecture last week that drew fire from university officials and students.
As disappointing as last Friday’s season-opener against Western Michigan was for the Spartans, at least they won.
Despite a city-mandated ban on opening additional smoke shops and hookah bars in East Lansing, business owners said the hookah trend still is thriving.
ASMSU hosted its first meeting of the semester on Thursday, discussing future projects the organization will look to tackle now that they are past their summer feud with the university. ASMSU President Evan Martinak said the undergraduate student government is in a better place now than it was on June 21, when they were still struggling with the university’s decision to request the organization move funds to on-campus accounts.
For hair stylist Vanessa Dungey and her clients, a haircut isn’t just a few snips and out the door. It’s a chance to catch up, not with just a client, but a friend. To share what’s new — the weddings, the graduations and sometimes gossip.
The struggle of ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, continues with potential changes to the front office of the organization in the near future. Now, Maryalice Chester, business office manager for the past three years, is at risk of losing her job.
Current students likely already are familiar with red water alerts: emails sent to students from MSU’s Infrastructure Planning and Facilities, or IPF, warning that maintenance might discolor campus water. Water supplied for MSU is groundwater, which sometimes can lead to a color change, IPF Director of Utilities Robert Ellerhorst said.