MEN'S SOCCER
Soccer team beats U-M to win Big Ten tournament title
Evanston, Ill. — Success didn’t come easy, but it finally came.
MICHIGAN
With Republicans still in control, Singh faces hard road in House
Less than 48 hours after state Rep.-elect Sam Singh celebrated his resounding win, the work started.
MICHIGAN
Unusual weather warms East Lansing, if only for a day
Sidewalks of Grand River Avenue were packed with people enjoying the unusually balmy 68-degree weather on Sunday, perhaps encouraged by the Veterans Day holiday or the opening of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum.
MSU
28th annual global festival gives world cultures, tradition spotlight on campus
Students, faculty and community members came out to show their cultural pride on Sunday as MSU held its 28th annual Global Festival at the Union.
MICHIGAN
Department of Physiology hosts educational day in Lansing
For the first time, MSU students and faculty participated in the American Physiological Society’s national Physiology Understanding, or PhUn, Week by helping children understand physiology, or the functioning of living organisms.
MICHIGAN
MSU ROTC cadets attend Veterans Day ceremony, reflect on service
Political science freshman and member of the MSU ROTC Stewart Tarp stood in Pattengill Middle School watching the veterans who came before him enter the room.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers split weekend series with rival Michigan
A rough loss Friday translated into the sweetest of victories on Saturday for the MSU men’s hockey team (4-5-1 overall, 3-3-0 CCHA), as the Spartans split their third consecutive weekend.
BASKETBALL
No. 14 Spartans defeated by UConn in Germany
Starting yet another season in an unfamiliar locale, the MSU men’s basketball team suffered a gut-wrenching result to kick off its 2012-13 campaign. After being defeated in the first outdoor college basketball game on an aircraft carrier a season ago, the No. 14 Spartans didn’t have much better luck on Friday, falling to Connecticut, or UConn, 66-62 in the Sears Armed Forces Classic at the U.S. Air Force Base in Ramstein, Germany.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball tops No. 10 Minnesota, Wisconsin to sweep weekend
History was made on the hardwood on Friday, as the MSU volleyball team beat No. 10 Minnesota to earn back-to-back wins over top 10 teams since 1995.
BASKETBALL
Bell, Pickrel stand out as leaders in win over UT-Arlington
Every team needs a good leader, and in the case of the MSU women’s basketball team, the players still are trying to find who that person will be for them. In MSU’s season-opening 83-39 trouncing of UT Arlington on Sunday afternoon, two players stood out as potential candidates to fill the leadership void. Junior guard Klarissa Bell led the team in points (19), rebounds (8) and assists (6), and junior forward Annalise Pickrel also had a strong game, recording 18 points along with hitting four of her seven 3-pointers.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball downs UT Arlington 83-39
The MSU women’s basketball team started its season on the right foot, as it used slick shooting from the field to drub UT Arlington, 83-39.
FEATURES
Matisyahu performs at The Loft, uses his religion to inspire music
A stroll down Michigan Avenue at 7 p.m. on Saturday night would have provided the usual suspects: bus stop passengers, bar crawls and businessmen sitting down for a late dinner.
FEATURES
Students host annual Lego League Challenge
With the seconds ticking by on the clock, teams of kids worked frantically to complete their robots in time for the scheduled competitions.
COMMENTARY
East Lansing builds cultural reputation
As students and East Lansing residents drive west on Grand River Avenue toward Lansing, they might notice a new sign hung on an abandoned building. The sign reads: “East Lansing City of the Arts,” branding the city as a cultural haven.
COMMENTARY
Republican party must change or die
The Republican Party needs to drop its social conservatism, or risk dying out. Why did Mitt Romney lose the election? I’m sure political pundits will be giving their answers for months, but in the endless squabble, I hope one key fact isn’t lost: The GOP platform is severely detached from what the average American actually believes. And unless the party wakes up and realizes this, it will inevitably wither away.
COMMENTARY
Professor’s book advances genre
For MSU English professor Marcia Aldrich, writing is like thinking. “Because I’m a writer, what I do, if there’s time and opportunity, is write,” Aldrich said.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball trumps UT Arlington in regular season opener
Five Spartans scored in double figures as the MSU women’s basketball rolled over UT Arlington 83-39 in their first regular season game of the season.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball defeats Wisconsin, completes weekend sweep
The MSU Volleyball team continues to ride their wave of momentum, sweeping Wisconsin 3-0 and extending its winning streak to four at Jenison Field House Saturday night.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans rebound from loss, trump Michigan 7-2
After falling 5-1 to U-M Friday night, Kevin Walrod said the loss was going to provide motivation for the Spartans the following night. Turns out, it provided motivation and then some, as MSU hockey (4-5-1 overall, 3-3-0 CCHA) dominated its cross state rival by a score of 7-2.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball tops No. 10 Minnesota in four sets
The MSU volleyball team came into Friday’s match against No. 10 Minnesota riding on a wave of momentum after defeating No. 4 Nebraska last weekend. That wave only has picked up speed, as the Spartans (20-7 overall, 8-7 Big Ten) downed the Golden Gophers (20-6, 11-4) in four sets (25-20, 17-25, 25-21, 25-20).