Loud music, laughing and dancing made up the scene of the fifth annual Spartan Remix on Thursday evening at Auditorium Field.
When the Spartans step onto the field at Kelly/Shorts Stadium Saturday afternoon, they will be doing so in front of the biggest crowd the stadium has seen. For the first time in Central Michigan’s school history, tickets for the game sold out prior to game day, where the No. 11 Spartans (1-0) will face off against the Chippewas (1-0) before an expected record capacity of 32,855 fans.
Bennie Fowler only was a freshman, but the moment still stands out in his mind. It was three years ago when a 42-yard Central Michigan field goal with three seconds remaining handed MSU a stunning 29-27 loss in Spartan Stadium that began a three-game losing streak.
In the fourth quarter, CMU kicker Andrew Aguila misses a 47-yard field goal, but an offside penalty against defensive end Colin Neely gave CMU another chance.
With just two games to go until the Big Ten season starts, the MSU women’s soccer team has its eye set on a Big Ten championship — its first since 1994.
MSU field hockey’s three-game winning streak has caught the attention of the rest of the nation. After a weekend featuring a signature win over then-No. 11 Stanford and a shutout win over Miami (Ohio), the Spartans find themselves ranked 20th in the nation by the Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association, or NFHCA, Division I National Coaches Poll.
Now everyone’s attention turns to the coming Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational this weekend at Jenison Field House, where MSU will take on IPFW on Friday, followed by Albany and Georgia on Saturday. Both George and sophomore libero Kori Moster noted the competition is starting to get tougher, with George calling the weekend’s slate “very strong.”
The MSU men’s golf team gets their season underway this weekend when they travel to Sugar Grove, Ill., to take on Indiana and Purdue in the Northern Intercollegiate on Saturday and Sunday. The Spartans then go to Zionsville, Ind., on Sept. 15-16, to compete in the Wolf Run Intercollegiate along with Illinois and Wisconsin.
It will be a battle of the conferences as the MSU men’s soccer team (1-2-1) heads out to the east coast for the first time this weekend to test its Big Ten skills against Big East and Ivy League opponents.
Students and community members who have an idea for a new business but lack the funds get it started now have the opportunity to build dreams into a reality. Entrepreneurs looking for a way to start up a business can enter to win up to $25,000 by joining the MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, startUP Challenge. April Clobes, MSUFCU executive vice president and chief operating officer, said there have been no submitted applications as of Thursday afternoon, but she has received interest from campus organizations promoting entrepreneurship. “We could not help everyone, so we thought the best solution was to do a competition,” Clobes said.
On Sept. 7 from 4-7:30 p.m., Conquest Health and Fitness at Eagle Eye, 15500 S. Chandler Road, will celebrate the renovations the gym has undergone and once again open its doors to the public.
For hard-working students, being surrounded by bare walls in a dorm room during a strenuous study session can be extremely anxiety-inducing.
During college, many students aim to experience foreign countries. For would-be studio art sophomore Joe Breck, his dream will be a reality when he uproots his life to move to Paris in a matter of weeks.
It is almost the weekend. Classes are ending, and students are ready to unwind. Here is a roundup of events to attend during the weekend respite.
At the Democratic National Convention this week, many key members of the Democratic Party took the stage in an effort to ignite their base and rally support for President Barack Obama during the heart of election season.
More than a year has passed since infamous Saudi Arabian terrorist Osama bin Laden was killed, and there still is controversy looming in the air. This time, however, the outrage isn’t about what is happening overseas or if bin Laden is, in fact, dead; it is about the most controversial book since “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
Former colleagues and friends remember Linda Lou Smith, a former communicative sciences and disorders professor, for her dedication to the university and her students.
After MSU introduced the college football world to its new $10 million scoreboards and sound system nearly a week ago, more renovations might soon be on the way at Spartan Stadium.
For many struggling in a tough job market, former President Bill Clinton is a symbol of happy times — a booming economy, a balanced fiscal budget in the 1990s and low unemployment rates.
Tall hedges and decades of time separate Robert Anderson from the unfamiliar neighbors next door. The other has discarded cigarette boxes and forgotten Solo cups. Except for the occasional nighttime noise complaint, the two parties do not interact.