FEATURES
MSU ensemble gives variety to music
Musique 21 is a student and faculty ensemble devoted to showcasing new contemporary music, with the 21 standing for music of the 21st century.
COMMENTARY
‘Deep learning’ more important than 4.0
Every student has the same goal in mind when he or she enters the college classroom: to finish the class with a 4.0. Nothing defines success in a course quite like earning an A.
COMMENTARY
Importance of finding your roots
This past summer, I worked as a historic interpreter at Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island. Dressed up as a soldier who would have been stationed there in the 1880s, I spent the summer shooting rifles, muskets and cannons for visitors.
MSU
‘Tis the season
Well, here we are again. We are back to being cold, pumping hot beverages through our veins and screaming at our friends to “shut the (insert expletive here) door” before the cold air seeps into the room.
NEWS
Case of alleged I-96 shooter to be handled by Michigan Attorney General
Law officials announced today the case against alleged I-96 corridor shooter and MSU alumnus Raulie Casteel will be handled by the Attorney General’s Criminal Division, according to a press release from the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office.
MICHIGAN
East Lansing Board of Education passes motion to close Red Cedar Elementary School
After hearing three hours of public testimony from a standing room-only crowd, the East Lansing Board of Education passed a motion during Monday night’s meeting that will close the Red Cedar Elementary School.
MICHIGAN
Pell Grants face possible cuts after current year
The federal Pell Grant program, a source of student funding for about 9.4 million students nationwide, is safe from falling over the fiscal cliff — for now. As President Barack Obama and leaders in Congress continue to negotiate how to address the year-end fiscal cliff — a $500 billion combination of scheduled tax increases and mandatory spending cuts that take effect in January — they will be forced to find a quick solution or risk plunging the nation back into a recession.
MICHIGAN
Carmack case moved to 30th Circuit Court
The case surrounding advertising junior Brandon Carmack was transferred to Lansing’s 30th Circuit Court during Monday’s second preliminary examination at East Lansing’s 54B District Court.
BASKETBALL
Injured players might return to basketball
After he spent the previous day lamenting his team’s overly giving holiday spirit following a 20-turnover performance against Louisiana-Lafayette, Tom Izzo’s squad decided to give him a gift that even he could appreciate Monday.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Appling maturing into leader for No. 13 MSU
Since naming senior center Derrick Nix and sophomore guard Russell Byrd as co-team captains at the team’s media day in October, head coach Tom Izzo has seen leadership emerge from several different places across the roster.
ICE HOCKEY
Star in the making
Twelve games into the regular season, MSU hockey’s (4-6-2 overall, 3-4-1 CCHA) sophomore forward Matt Berry has emerged as an offensive powerhouse for the Spartans.
BASKETBALL
Jasmine Thomas seeing role expand in senior season
Many times, it’s not good enough for a leader to talk the talk, but they must walk the walk as well, and senior guard Jasmine Thomas is doing that for the MSU women’s basketball team (5-0) so far this season.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball tries to recapture momentum in NCAA Tournament
After riding a six-game winning streak late into November, the Spartans ended the regular season in the most unfortunate fashion possible — getting swept in their final two matches. The two sweeps weren’t against just any teams, either. They were against in-state rival Michigan and No. 1 Penn State.
FEATURES
Macklemore concert sells out days early
Up-and-coming hip-hop artist Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis recently have stirred up quite the frenzy among students in East Lansing.
FEATURES
Former student pursues career in hip-hop music
While he was a student at MSU, alumnus Blake Selby was a competitive bodybuilder.
FEATURES
Frontier Ruckus plays in Lansing
Frontier Ruckus will return to East Lansing at 8 p.m. on Friday for a performance at The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing.
FEATURES
"War Horse" comes to Wharton Center
Wharton Center is prepping its Cobb Great Hall stage for a portrayal of friendship, loyalty and heartbreak.
MICHIGAN
MSU Christmas tree team helps Mich. tree growers
Across the state, Michigan tree growers just completed one of their busiest weeks — the week of Thanksgiving, when they prepare their trees to be sold across the country — and likely won’t see a break until after the holidays.
MSU
Looming visa changes could pose roadblock for students
As questions clutter the Department of Homeland Security and its student visa policies, MSU could have to readjust how it accepts international students who are not suitably fluent in English. 66/