Column: Losing season reveals true character
Tom Anastos received a text message last week and it has been stuck in ever since. It said something along the lines of “difficult times don’t define one’s character, they reveal it.”
Tom Anastos received a text message last week and it has been stuck in ever since. It said something along the lines of “difficult times don’t define one’s character, they reveal it.”
After plodding through an ugly first half, the No. 12 MSU men’s basketball team (19-4 overall, 8-2 Big Ten) used an energetic second half to come from behind and defeat No. 18 Minnesota (17-6, 5-5), 61-50, on Wednesday night at Breslin Center.
For animal science junior Justin Warchuck, nothing is wrong with being a little chicken, or egg-headed for that matter.
On Saturday, East Lansing will be infected with Beatlemania.
Sometimes two teams get entangled in a rugged defensive struggle, where both teams fight to exert their will on the opposition. This was not one of those times.
The permissible killing of U.S. citizens using drone strikes has been disclosed in a leaked Justice Department memo — leaving many Americans questioning the legal control of their government.
The question had come up between my roommate and me before. Truthfully, we didn’t often visit the majestic land of music, light and laughter that roars to life just north of Grand River Avenue nearly every night. Most nights resembled this one: the two of us pouring over schoolwork, exchanging music and playing cards. The posed question made that all feel empty. After all, we have just a handful of years of attendance at Michigan State.
Join our live chat as the MSU men’s basketball team takes on Minnesota at Breslin Center in a rematch with implications for the rest of the Big Ten season.
In a joint vesture, The Woodlark Companies, Westpac Campus Communities and an institutional investor purchased Chandler Crossings in a multi-million dollar acquisition, according to StudentHousingPlanet.com.
East Lansing is under a winter storm warning tomorrow for the potential of about 6 inches of snow, said Ernie Ostuno, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids.
MSU football signed its 2013 recruiting class Wednesday. See highlights of each of MSU’s incoming recruits here.
Linnea Jimison can pinpoint the moment in high school when she stopped pursuing her interest in science. “I didn’t see many women, and didn’t get much encouragement (so I) kind of let it go,” said the arts and humanities senior, whose goal is to go into higher education.
The East Lansing City Council voted to pass two new ordinances at Tuesday’s council meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road. The council unanimously voted to ban new hookah lounges from establishing in the city.
At Tuesday afternoon’s Steering Committee meeting, administrators and student leaders discussed issues of campus safety, health and leadership. Many of the issues will be addressed again at the University Council meeting on Feb.
An extra vodka shot might not be enough to put students behind bars for drunken driving if Michigan lawmakers fail to pass preventative legislation. While most students associate 0.08 grams as the minimum blood alcohol content, or BAC, level to be arrested for drunken driving, the level could increase to 0.10 grams Oct.
Police have ruled the 20-year-old female student was at fault after she was hit by a van Monday night while crossing the street when vehicles had a green light, East Lansing police Capt.
Promoting diversity, one bite at a time. More than five teams competed for the title of Global Iron Chef Champion on Tuesday evening in McDonel Hall. Global Iron Chef was thrown as a collaborative effort by the Arab Cultural Society, the Asian Pacific American Student Organization, the International Student Association and the Jewish Student Union.
Although many MSU students might be intimidated by the flashing blue and red lights on campus, MSU police officers said they should remember many officers were once in their shoes. MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor estimated nearly half of the about 70 officers in the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety were MSU graduates — something that could be an advantage to both officers and students.
While emptying trash cans at the Main Library yesterday, MSU’s Waste Reduction Coordinator Dave Smith was shocked by the number of recyclable items he found in the garbage. “I’ve been pulling trash cans today at the library, and it’s amazing how many recyclable items are in the trash,” Smith said. “We take so many things now that the vast majority of things on campus are recyclable.” Smith is trying to improve recycling as part of the 13th-annual RecycleMania, which kicked off last Sunday and will run until March 30. This will be the third year MSU participates in the event, which pits more than 500 colleges in a recycling race against each other.
A recently released annual survey conducted by the University of California at Los Angeles found rankings are not as important as some universities might think. The data is based on responses from about 193,000 freshmen in about 240 four-year colleges and universities. Freshmen ranked importance of 23 reasons that might influence their college choice.