MSU
Students share love stories, date plans
For some, “Valentine’s Day” are two of the world’s most dreaded words, but for other students the holiday holds exciting plans with loved ones.
MICHIGAN
Obama outlines plan for america in State of the union
On Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama laid out his 2013 plans for millions of Americans during his State of the Union address.
FEATURES
Step into spring
With every new season, there lies the anticipation of clothing lines to come. As the spring Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week comes to a close, fashion-hunters across the United States are left wondering, waiting for their new favorite collections to hit stores.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
How they did it
On Tuesday, The State News published five keys for the Spartans to win the first ever top-10 clash with the rival Wolverines. The No. 8 MSU men’s basketball team (21-4 overall, 10-2 Big Ten) dominated No. 4 Michigan (21-4, 8-4) from start to finish, winning 75-52 in front of a frenzied crowd of 14,797 in attendance. Here’s how MSU fared when it came to the pregame keys.
BASKETBALL
MSU-UM game brings back memories for former players
The last time Mateen Cleaves took the floor against Michigan, he left a lasting impression not soon forgotten.
MSU
Cogs discuss student tax and upcoming elections
Elections and continuing the student tax were the two hot-button topics discussed at the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, full council meeting Wednesday night.
BASKETBALL
Column: MSU sends message with blowout win
It might have been the first time the MSU and U-M’s men’s basketball programs met as a pair of top-10 teams, but it certainly didn’t feel like it.
MICHIGAN
Mich. legislators propose laws of love
You might think politics has nothing to do with love, but even lawmakers step in the path of Cupid’s arrows now and again.
ICE HOCKEY
The man advantage
This season, the MSU hockey team is 7-4-1 when netting a power-play goal, but only 1-16-2 when the Spartans fail to score on a man-advantage. Last Saturday, captain and junior forward Greg Wolfe snapped a four-game streak of no power-play goals.
MSU
Students restore faith during Lenten season
Students and religion can be tricky to balance in college. Between studying, sleeping and having a social life, the decision to continue pursuing a relationship with God, or reject the beliefs from home, is a challenge for some.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Freshmen face-off
The talk began months ago, back when the ink dried on their letters of intent. The greatest University of Michigan freshman class since the Fab Five.
BASEBALL
Baseball players, coaches look forward to return to outdoor play
With each swing of Jimmy Pickens’ bat at MSU’s indoor hitting facility, you can tell he’s ready.
SPORTS
Wrestling reserves gain experience in non-MSU tournament play
The team trains together in the same program during the week, but some weekends, wrestlers not in the starting lineup are limited to competing as individuals in open tournaments.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball dominates Indiana, 72-42, at home
It was a night in which nearly everything went right for the Spartans at Breslin Center. That was evident when Mariah Harris scored five points on her first two touches of the night.
FEATURES
Married couple still in tune 40 years later
Walter Verdehr met his wife in 1968, when he was auditioning for a position at MSU and finishing his doctorate.
FEATURES
"Animal House 2.0" skips Hollywood for college town
Have you ever seen the movie “Animal House?” You almost have to have heard of it, at least. It’s an American classic.
COMMENTARY
Education, wages key for Obama’s new term
If there were any question marks surrounding the plans President Barack Obama has for the next four years, they likely have been laid to rest.
COMMENTARY
Strung between two cultures
A close friend recently said to me that I don’t seem to embrace my heritage. I, of course, denied it. But he was right.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Column: Men's basketball played as great as they wanted to in win over Michigan
With a crowd of media surrounding him near his locker late Tuesday night, Derrick Nix was asked a question he knew was coming. Given the events that had just transpired, it was inevitable. “How great can you guys be?”
MSU
State of MSU addresses technology, staff
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon addressed the MSU community Tuesday, telling members about her vision for the future of the university which includes making advances in health, graduate education and technology.