Mike Ferrantino raised his Spartan Shield high this weekend. MSU men’s hockey (0-2-0) head coach Tom Anastos said he created a player-specific award from teammates, presented to someone who represents the program’s values well that whole week.
While Melanie Helton, MSU’s Opera Theatre director, searched for an idea for the college’s upcoming production, she stumbled across the music of Kurt Weill.
At one time, the popularity of headbands was directed toward little girls who preferred the sparkle-laden bands to hold back their bouncing, youthful curls.
There are many things students enjoy about MSU’s campus, but most agree parking is not one of them. For commuters and visitors, parking can be a horrendous ordeal. Lots fill up quickly and cost too much money, leaving many students frustrated with MSU’s lack of spots available on campus.
Editor’s Note: Views expressed in guest columns and letters to the editor reflect the views of the author, not the views of The State News. _Jameson Joyce is a guest columnist at The State News and a James Madison sophomore.
John Hepburn wasn’t a fighter until he came to MSU. When Hepburn was in middle school, he was beaten up several times, but never fought back. In the fall of 2007, when he was a freshman, he came face to face with someone at a house party who had assaulted him when he was younger. This time, he didn’t hold back.
President Barack Obama appeared determined to compensate for what many called a poor debate performance two weeks ago, lambasting his Republican opponent Mitt Romney for his faulty employment and energy plans during the second presidential debate Tuesday night. During the town hall debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Obama again squared off against Romney, trading jabs on submitted questions from the audience on unemployment, energy independence and tax policies. John Truscott, president of the Lansing-based communications firm Truscott Rossman and an MSU alumnus, said the public’s perception of Obama frayed after the first debate — after the president was frequently caught on camera looking down — compared to Romney, who many predicted would be stiff and scripted but instead came out swinging. “If you look at the first debate for Romney, it allowed him to destroy the narrative that the Obama campaign has painted,” Truscott said.
When Mark Dantonio looks down the road to the coach who leads the fabled program a little more than 60 miles south, he sees a man he respects, a program back on the rise and a challenge as great as any during his tenure as the Spartans’ head coach. The MSU football team (4-3 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) will take that trip down south to face archrival No.
Silver Moore wishes that at some point in the future, she will be able to come back to MSU for Homecoming and see the Multicultural Center standing freely on campus.
On-campus parking could get a little more complicated in coming years with the removals of the Bessey Hall ramp and Lot 37 next to Shaw Hall.
As of last year, the Red Cedar Elementary School — nestled in the Red Cedar neighborhood just across the street from Brody Complex Neighborhood and Breslin Center — has been on thin ice.
If human biology senior Nicole Desautels had her wish, every MSU senior would donate $20.13.
Many MSU groups cater to specific interests or demographics, but one program offers something everyone wants — simple guidelines to success.
Sean Johnson always wanted to own a restaurant. After about 15 years working as a mechanical contractor, he decided to act on his dream and open Meat.
When MSU graduate student Ghazala Imran transitions into her favored half-moon yoga position, she is at one with her body.
The MSU hockey team (0-2-0) is looking for little positives after last weekend. And after a pair of tough losses to top-ranked Minnesota on Gopher ice, little positives are all it really has.
After a rough weekend marred by two losses, the MSU volleyball team is looking to get its feet back under itself with a win on Wednesday. The team, however, that the Spartans are going up against isn’t just a regular team — it’s their in-state rival, Michigan.
As fans pack DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field for the MSU women’s soccer team, it’s the key players, big goals and critical coaching decisions that merit admiration. But in order to get the Spartans in optimal game condition, it’s the team’s resident managers who do the dirty work that often is unnoticed.
For Kevin Cope, there’s something special about in-state rivalry soccer. The junior defender said he’s looking forward to the MSU men’s soccer (5-7-1, 1-2-0 Big Ten) battle against Oakland Wednesday night, hopefully giving the Golden Grizzlies their first home loss of the season.
For the second time in as many weeks, junior tight end Dion Sims has been left off MSU’s weekly depth chart.