VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball hosts Oregon in first home game of year
With national championship runner-up Oregon coming to town, the MSU volleyball team will be in for a challenging matchup Friday.
MEN'S SOCCER
MSU prepares for Oregon State, Valparaiso
The men’s soccer team is set for its first home weekend with games against Oregon State and Valparaiso on Friday and Sunday.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Women's soccer ties OU Grizzlies
Despite the defense not being up to snuff for much of their game against Oakland, the MSU women’s soccer team has yet to suffer its first loss.
FEATURES
Rotating art keeps Broad going strong
When the city of Detroit entered Chapter 9 bankruptcy, there was the question of whether the art from the Detroit Institute of Arts, or DIA, was going to be sold.
FEATURES
Faces of East Lansing
While most students are fighting through classes toward an uncertain future, Nino Rabhi and Mac Hyman already have made strides toward building their own futures while juggling school work. The two are co-owners of Spicers Grill, the only food cart taking advantage of East Lansing’s food cart ordinance.
COMMENTARY
Professor's suspension tramples free speech
Students have a right to be offended by English professor William Penn’s comments against Republicans.
COMMENTARY
Dress for success and self-confidence
Every day, there’s a crucial decision we all face. It’s not what to eat for lunch or dinner (although the Conrad’s College Town Grill vs.
MSU
Professor who went on anti-Republican rant relieved of teaching duties
William Penn, an MSU professor who went on an anti-Republican rant last Thursday has been relieved from teaching his classes for this fall, the university released today.
MSU
New digester used to power portions of south campus
MSU’s new anaerobic digester converts recycled campus waste into enough renewable energy to supply power to several south campus buildings, a process that started this August.
MSU
Brewing A New Course
While some students are enjoying alcoholic beverages at the bar, others are learning how to make them in the classroom.
MICHIGAN
Fire rips through Phoenix co-op
City officials still are putting the pieces together after a Wednesday morning fire at Phoenix cooperative house destroyed at least four rooms and temporarily displaced all of 29 its residents.
MICHIGAN
Bill looks to curb plate readers
Law enforcement could be faced with restrictions when using license plate readers to store information on drivers including location data and photos.
MSU
Professor under fire for in-class rant
University officials are continuing to investigate English professor William Penn for an anti-Republican rant he made during one of his classes last Thursday.
MICHIGAN
Wanderer's Teahouse to be replaced by mac 'n' cheese restaurant
Wanderer’s Teahouse and Cafe is not returning, but a new restaurant offering 14 varieties of macaroni and cheese hopes to steal the hearts and stomachs of East Lansing residents in its stead. Taking the former home of Wanderer’s Teahouse at 547 E. Grand River Ave. is Sweet Lorraine’s Fabulous Mac N’ Cheez, which will offer soup, sandwiches and varieties of macaroni and cheese, as well as options to add your own toppings. The business plans to open its doors Dec. 1.
MICHIGAN
East Lansing Farmer's Market gets $35,000 in grant funding
The East Lansing’s Farmer’s Market is set to undergo a major face-lift this year, thanks to an award through a state-funded grant program. The market, which marked its five-year anniversary this summer, recently obtained a $35,000 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, or MEDC, to improve what city officials call an already thriving attraction. Among other things, MEDC is known for the Pure Michigan campaign.
MICHIGAN
Snyder declares September Campus Fire Safety Awareness Month
Just a few days before a fire ripped through Phoenix Cooperative and displaced its residents, Gov. Rick Snyder proclaimed September as Campus Fire Safety Month to raise awareness of potential fire hazards at Michigan universities.
MSU
Students celebrate Rosh Hashanah
Every year on Jan. 1, everyone everywhere is trying to find ways to better themselves. Whether it’s getting back into the gym, being better with finances or doing better in school or work, people search for ways to make the new year much better than the last. But for the Jewish community, it’s already a new year. Rosh Hashanah, also known as the Jewish New Year, started Wednesday evening and was brought in with worship service that will continue for the next 10 days, known as Yom Kippur.
MSU
COGS hosts first meeting of year, discuss updates on Chittenden Hall renovations
The Council for Graduate Students announced at its meeting on Wednesday that they are partnering with Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, and MSU Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies, or VPRGS, Stephen Hsu to award more graduate and professional students with the COGS conference grant program.
SPORTS
Game-filled weekend exhausts Spartans
Following a grueling weekend that featured three games in four days — and two losses — the MSU field hockey team will welcome their home turf this weekend as they host Syracuse, Monmouth and Kent State at the Auto-Owners Insurance MSU Invitational.