COMMENTARY
MSU should replace scheduling system
Every student has faced the struggle of using the online scheduling service to choose classes for upcoming semesters.
COMMENTARY
Importance of ‘voting local’
While I’m as thrilled as anyone that political advertisements are over, we now find ourselves in the midst of another election season: holiday shopping season. But this time around, we’re voting with our dollars.
FOOTBALL
University of Maryland to leave ACC conference, join Big Ten
The Maryland Board of Regents voted unanimously to accept an invitation to join the Big Ten Conference and leave the Atlantic Coast Conference beginning in the 2014-15 academic year, according to the Big Ten Network.
FEATURES
Trans-Siberian Orchestra rings in holiday season
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, or TSO, doesn’t just go out with a bang, it comes in with one as well.
FEATURES
Students get involved in Family Feud event
Premedical freshman Annika DeSouza’s team was called to the stage.
FOOTBALL
A Familiar Ending
As MSU fans filed out of Spartan Stadium for the final time this year, it was with the same, stale taste in their mouth.
FOOTBALL
Football loses last home game, 5th Big Ten game
For the past two months, the Spartans (5-6 overall, 2-5 Big Ten) have seen game after game slip through their fingers.
SOCCER
Men’s soccer season ends with loss to No. 1 Notre Dame
South Bend, Ind. — It wasn’t the way the MSU men’s soccer team (12-10-1 overall, 3-3-0 Big Ten) pictured its season ending.
BASKETBALL
No. 21 Spartans rout Texas Southern 69-41
It was the first time Gary Harris walked on the floor before a regular-season crowd at Breslin Center. And even in less playing time than he’s becoming accustomed to, the freshman guard made an impact that won’t soon be forgotten.
SOCCER
Men's and women's club soccer teams capture national titles
It certainly was a triumphant weekend for the MSU men’s and women’s club soccer teams. After strong seasons for both squads, the work of a season proved successful at the 2012 NIRSA NCCS National Soccer Championship in Memphis, Tenn., as both the men’s and women’s club soccer teams won a title in the national tournament.
BASKETBALL
Valentine shows flashes of brillance against Texas Southern
There are times Denzel Valentine makes his head coach’s blood boil. The flashy freshman guard loves to make the highlight play in the open floor, but in transitioning to college, Valentine still is learning to adjust to the increased speed of the game, figuring out what plays are truly there to be made.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball defeats Virginia Tech 57-29
Stepping into a role vacated because of the injury to sophomore center Madison Williams, Jasmine Hines understands the size of the shoes she has to fill. On Sunday, she proved that she’s more than capable of anchoring the center spot in Williams’ absence. Led by the 12 points from Hines, the MSU women’s basketball team (3-0) cruised to a 57-29 victory over Virginia Tech (1-2) on Sunday at Breslin Center.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball uses paint to advantage in win against Virginia Tech
Many times, the team that dominates under the basket wins the game, and for the MSU women’s basketball team, that definitely was the case Sunday evening against Virginia Tech. Although the Spartans outrebounded the Hokies, 34-33, MSU grabbed nine offensive rebounds that led to extra points, which helped them roll over VT, 57-29. More than half of the Spartans’ 57 points came from inside the paint as well.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans tie, lose to Miami (Ohio) during weekend
With a roster flush with fresh faces, the MSU hockey team struggled to find consistency in its weekend road series against No. 4 Miami (Ohio).
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball defeats Northwestern to sweep weekend
The MSU volleyball team (23-7 overall, 11-7 Big Ten) traveled to Evanston, Ill., and swept the Northwestern Wildcats (16-13, 5-13) 3-0, with scores of 25-18, 25-17 and 25-15 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The win caps another strong weekend for the Spartans, who defeated Illinois in five sets on Friday evening.
MSU
Students present Indian culture at Wharton
On Sunday night, the MSU Indian Students Organization performed its annual display of Indian culture, Sargam, at Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.
MICHIGAN
Hostess goes bankrupt; Twinkies sell out at E.L. stores
Sunday night, Haslett resident Debra Piper searched the picked-over snack aisle at the Grand River Avenue Meijer, where Hostess Brands products once lined the shelves.
MICHIGAN
ASMSU reviews policies for funding political student groups
Politically oriented registered student organizations, or RSOs, could more easily obtain funding for on-campus events after a recent argument prompted ASMSU, one of MSU’s largest student funding groups, to review its policies.
MICHIGAN
Silver Bells lights up downtown Lansing, rings in holiday season
With Thanksgiving just a few days away, animal science senior Erin Jagodzinski is ready to embrace the holiday season.