MSU
MSU staff works to prevent sexual abuse
MSU is taking more steps to ensure abuse does not go unnoticed at the university, as in the case of Penn State University.
MSU
Study ranks Detroit as No. 13 worst city to find jobs
After a devastating loss from the Detroit Tigers and feeling the impact of a natural disaster Michigan rarely witnesses — the last thing Detroit needs is another piece of bad news.
MSU
Desire2Learn launches for students, faculty Tuesday
Tuesday, MSU’s new online learning management system, Desire2Learn, or D2L, was launched and is now available for faculty to begin using, according to a news release from MSU Information Technology.
BASKETBALL
Injuries hinder women's basketball team prior to start of season
Just days before the first game of the season, the MSU women’s basketball team is dealing with a flurry of injuries that are changing the entire look of this team.
SPORTS
Field hockey readies for Big Ten Tournament
The MSU field hockey fell to Iowa last month, but now that the Big Ten Tournament is around the corner, it’s going to be a completely different ball game.
FEATURES
Band plays secret show
With a password and guest list required, getting into Howland House, part of the MSU Student Housing Cooperative, presented a challenge Tuesday evening.
BASKETBALL
No. 14 Spartans top Northwood in exhibition game
After a slow start, the No. 14 MSU men’s basketball team took off in its exhibition opener, rolling over Northwood (Fla.) 85-57 Tuesday night at Breslin Center.
FEATURES
Student surprises mom on ‘Ellen DeGeneres’
When Robin Wodek arrived on the set of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” last Friday, she thought she had merely won tickets to be in the audience.
FEATURES
All-nighters might harm mental state
With hectic schedules, students often try to keep up on their schoolwork by staying up all night, either to study for the next day’s tests or to catch up on assignments.
FEATURES
Tips for staying warm, finding bargain sweaters
It’s been a little more than 10 years since I moved from Cool, Calif., and I still don’t think I ever will be able to get used to Michigan winters.
BASKETBALL
Men's basketball leads Northwood 34-28 at halftime
MSU finished the first half leading Northwood 34-28, with Dawson’s highlight reel hardly limited to the game’s opening minute.
COMMENTARY
Offensive mask crosses comedic line
Every Oct. 31, kids, teenagers and adults get to dress up and celebrate the spookiest holiday: Halloween. Today, many MSU students will do the same.
COMMENTARY
Costumes permit self-expression
With Halloween celebrations in full swing between two “Halloweekends,” reporters of The State News campus desk discuss girls’ costumes — or lack thereof.
NEWS
On the Rise
Michigan is known for its unpredictable weather, but this year has been a wacky year for weather, even by Michigan standards.
NEWS
Superstorm Sandy expected to grow worse in coming days
For Cara VanWoudenberg, who has family in Wall Township, N.J., just minutes from the Atlantic coast, watching footage of Superstorm Sandy from her Cedar Village Apartment is harder than being at home in the midst of the event.
MICHIGAN
City Center II developers propose plan to East Lansing
Although much of the former City Center II property’s fate still is uncertain, plans for roughly 25 percent of the property recently were proposed to the East Lansing Planning Commission.
MICHIGAN
Reward offered for arrest of I-96 shootings suspect
Federal investigators now are offering a $102,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect involved in 25 shootings across Ingham, Oakland, Shiawassee and Livingston counties, police announced Monday.
SOCCER
Former standout Heyboer blazes professional trail
Every program has one or two players who set the bar high for the program and stand out in history. In the case of the MSU women’s soccer team, that program-changing player is Laura Heyboer.
FOOTBALL
MSU defense shuts down Wisconsin offense
They were never going to be in the ring at the same time, but the heavyweight bout for rushing supremacy between the Big Ten’s top two running backs was expected to go the distance.
BASKETBALL
No. 14 men’s basketball to tip off season with Northwood
After months of training and practice, the MSU men’s basketball team will play before a crowd for the first time Tuesday when the Spartans host Northwood in their first exhibition game of the 2012 season.