Word on the street

This weekend is a favorite amongst MSU students. See what other Spartans have planned for Sunday’s holiday.

Spartans to travel to face Miami (Ohio) in CCHA playoffs

With two wins separating the MSU hockey team from another trip to Joe Louis Arena, Chris Forfar said it would be “awesome” to play there again, but the senior forward’s thoughts are on the task directly ahead.

MSU headed to Indiana for tournament this weekend

The MSU softball team will head to Bloomington, Ind., this weekend for its final tournament before the Big Ten season gets underway. The team is looking to improve on fundamentals as well as get acclimated to colder weather in the Midwest.

St. Patrick’s Day survival guide

This Sunday marks every college student’s favorite holiday: St. Patrick’s Day. To help you have a safe and happy holiday, opinion editor Katie Harrington and opinion writer Greg Olsen have compiled a list of tips that will help you have a Gaelic old time.

East Lansing home to more than students

When headlines reference MSU as a party school and contribute to stereotypes, the accompanying stories often fail to mention all the great things we do as Spartans.

Student reports sexual assault in dorms

A student was sexually assaulted early Monday in West Holmes Hall, according to MSU police. A 19-year-old female was meeting with friends at about 1:30 a.m.

Breaking Down the MSU Budget

Let’s state the obvious. MSU might not be the cheapest place to get an education — at least that’s how media arts and technology senior Briana Booker feels. In hindsight, when Booker knows she’ll be more than $40,000 in debt after graduation next December, she’s not convinced the schooling will have been worth the high cost. As tuition costs steadily have increased throughout the past 10 years, totaling 69.8 percent of MSU’s general fund budget in the 2012-13 fiscal year, some students are left wondering exactly where their tuition dollars are going.

Argentinian cardinal named Pope Francis

Not long after the white smoke lifted from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio greeted Rome and the world as Pope Francis on Wednesday on the balcony of St.

E.L. crackdown on drunken driving

Students can expect an increase in police officers around East Lansing for the next three weeks, which encompass St.

Prof. could face lesser charges

College of Veterinary Medicine assistant professor Patricia Schenck, charged with felony neglect of 10 or more animals, could plead guilty to a lesser charge Friday, Clinton County Prosecutor Charles Sherman said.

Hundreds of dollars of student's content stolen out of IM Sports-West

A digital lock in IM Sports-West was broken into and then relocked after its contents reportedly were stolen Monday night, according to MSU police.

COGS president re-elected for historic fourth term

The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, welcomed in a new batch of executive board members last night with a familiar face remaining at the top of the organization.

Bill could prohibit indoor tanning under age 18

“Many young people — boys and men too — will go … tanning so they can get their ‘base tan’ — all that is a base jolt of radiation that will burn your skin,” said State Rep. Jim Townsend, D-Royal Oak, one of five legislators who introduced the bill.

Temporary liquor license bill reviewed

A faster option might be available for business owners in Michigan trying to gain a liquor license.

Discrimination complaint at Red Cedar spurs investigation

The East Lansing School District is being investigated again by the U.S. Department of Education for claims that the November 2012 decision to close Red Cedar Elementary School, 1110 Narcissus Drive, discriminated against the school’s large percentage of minority students.

New apartments and liquor at former 24/7 store might come to E.L.

A project to tear down a gas station and replace it with an apartment complex, along with one of two parking ordinances meant to help alleviate parking downtown, were approved during the Planning Commission’s bi-weekly meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.

RHA election

Talent-heavy Big Ten Tournament to kick off today

MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo described it as a “historic” tournament for the conference — the first time the Big Ten has had a field featuring six teams ranked in the top 10 during the course of the season.

Spartans prepare for NFL Draft

Le’Veon Bell remembers a video from when he was 5 years old where he told his mom and aunt he wanted to play professional football.

Face Time: Jerel Worthy at MSU football pro day

Former MSU defensive tackle Jerel Worthy was in East Lansing on Wednesday afternoon watching nine of his old teammates workout for NFL scouts during MSU football’s annual Pro Day event.