MEN'S BASKETBALL
Searching for his wings
From the moment he steps on the Breslin Center floor, Russell Byrd hears everything.
SPORTS
Difficult weekend led to a pair of losses for MSU wrestling
The MSU wrestling team came out of their most difficult weekend of the year with a pair of losses to No. 13 Nebraska and No. 4 Minnesota.
COMMENTARY
Mich. health plan good idea, needs work
Last week, the Michigan Department of Community Health, or MDCH, launched a new initiative aimed at making the state lighter and healthier.
COMMENTARY
Life lesson learned in Case cafeteria
In my four years at MSU, I’ve eaten at 13 cafeterias and seen just about all there is to see — from future professional athletes to Darth Vader with a gaggle of Stormtroopers. You name it, I’ve seen it. Nothing could surprise me.
ICE HOCKEY
Hockey loses back to back games to Michigan
After Saturday night’s game, Chris Forfar said somebody could have heard a pin drop in the MSU hockey locker room.
NEWS
$600,000 budget decrease for E.L., council sees brighter future
With decreasing funding from the state of Michigan and a struggling housing market, the city of East Lansing has seen better days. And it seems like those better days might be on the horizon again.
ICE HOCKEY
MSU falls to Michigan for third time this season
For the third time this season, MSU hockey got beaten by Michigan in the third period. Heading into the final period with a 1-1 tie, the Wolverines bested the Spartans and came out on top, 3-2, Friday night at Yost Ice Arena.
NEWS
Macklemore coming to Breslin
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, announced Macklemore and Ryan Lewis will perform on March 19 at the Breslin Center.
MICHIGAN
Female student reportedly stalked by male
A 21-year-old female student said a fellow student has been stalking her, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MICHIGAN
DeWitt resident arraigned on home invasion warrant
East Lansing police have arrested a suspect in a string of home invasions between Jan. 11-17, according to an East Lansing press release. Zachary Jacob Vaughn, a 24-year-old DeWitt, Mich.
NEWS
Third-degree sexual assault takes place
A 21-year-old female student reportedly was sexually assaulted the night of Jan. 30 in Holden Hall, said MSU police Sgt.
MICHIGAN
Students involved in simple assault and battery late Thursday night
A simple assault and battery reportedly took place late Thursday night and early Friday morning, said MSU police Sgt.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Appling leads comeback charge in 80-75 win over Illinois
When the game is on the line, MSU head coach Tom Izzo has few question where the ball belongs. A slick pass here. A layup there. And not to mention, pure ice in the veins at the free throw line.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Trice, Harris leave Illinois game after injuries; statuses unknown
A lineup initially altered to address off the court issues now faces serious on the court concerns, as the Spartans wait to learn of the fate of guards Gary Harris and Travis Trice.
MICHIGAN
Fire at Ville Montee Apartments injures E.L. firefighter
An East Lansing firefighter was injured after responding to a call for a fire at about 8 p.m. Thursday at Ville Montee Apartments, 241 Rampart Way, East Lansing fire Capt. Steve Peto said. The injuries were not life-threatening, and there were no known injuries to occupants, Peto said.
NEWS
An ear for music
It was music that saved him. At 2 and a half years old, Evan Fiorella was in a car accident that left him in a coma.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans take down Illinois in hard-fought home win
Keith Appling knew the implication of what had happened.
NEWS
President Simon talks community, changes
Between heavy bursts of snow, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon managed to make it to The State News during yesterday’s wintry afternoon and speak to the Editorial Board about issues facing MSU.
MSU
‘Talking computer’ leads to friendship
John Eulenberg, Don Sherman and J. J. Jackson can recall every detail of the day they met 39 years ago . “It was love at first sight — even though I couldn’t see them,” said Jackson, a blind former Artificial Language Lab scientist, as he reached over to touch Sherman’s arm jokingly. Dec. 4, 1974, just two weeks after their meeting, Eulenberg and Jackson decided to help Sherman perform a simple task — ordering a pizza via telephone. Because Sherman has Moebius syndrome, which leaves his face mostly paralyzed, this mundane task was something he had never done before. Little did they know, the team of now-best friends opened the floodgates for MSU’s speech pathology program that night. “I think we all feel it was our destiny to work in this area and to remain committed to it,” Jackson said. “We still honor, love and treasure the link we established in 1974.” The video recording of the event recently went viral, giving the roughly 50,000 viewers a glimpse into the MSU Artificial Language Laboratory’s work to provide voices to those with limited speech. More than three decades later, the men still get together each year on the anniversary of Sherman’s computer-aided phone call. Although MSU’s laboratory has since been downsized, MSU still is involved with communicative disorder research.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball rights the ship with road win against Northwestern
It wasn’t the dominating, confidence-boosting win the Spartans were hoping for, but they’ll take it. The MSU women’s basketball team (17-4 overall, 5-3 Big Ten) avoided a three-game skid by beating Northwestern 67-62 on the road tonight behind junior forward Annalise Pickrel’s career-high 21 points.