Led by a four-hit, three-RBI day by freshman first baseman Ryan Krill, the Spartans defeated Central Michigan 11-1 on Wednesday at Theunissen Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Mich.
The MSU women’s tennis team (8-12 overall, 0-9 Big Ten) will travel to Ohio State on Friday to wrap up its regular season road matches. Friday’s match against the Buckeyes will begin at 2 p.m. in Columbus, Ohio.
Thank you for the recent editorial titled “Transition plan slow, steady steps for MSU.” (SN 4/17) However, as an ardent participant in the MSU energy conversation, since it found its place at the forefront of MSU buzz two and a half years ago, I’m very disappointed.
I don’t know how it is on most college campuses, because I have only ever spent a significant amount of time on this one, but around here, using sidewalk chalk as a way to get out a message is a very common thing.
With MSU earning the eighth largest enrollment spot in the nation in the fall of 2011 and seeing an increase in out-of-state and international students in the MSU population, the school’s reputation will continue to improve on a global scale, welcoming a more diversified student body.
Growing up, zoology senior Stephanie LaRue never was allowed to have a pet of her own. But her mother, White Lake, Mich., resident Cindy LaRue, said the household rule only seemed to fuel her daughter’s love for animals.
After becoming involved with the Alliance of Creative Students’ first-ever art exhibit, Toni Lee Ruggiano realized she can call herself an artist even though she never has painted a masterpiece or drawn like a professional.
A string of local robberies have been linked to 24-year-old Lansing resident Travis Fee, who was arraigned Tuesday and charged as a habitual offender with three counts of first-degree home invasion in East Lansing and two counts of home invasion in Meridian Township, East Lansing police Lt. Jeff Murphy said.
The Michigan Senate passed an amendment to the state’s liquor control code this morning to add a section granting amnesty to underage drinkers who seek medical help.
For Stephanie Onderchanin, the national health care debate isn’t just a distant war being waged in the studios of cable news networks, she quite literally will feel the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in her bones.
On Tuesday night the East Lansing City Council deferred consideration of a request from a local fraternity to expand its building, extending a dispute regarding zoning regulations on the east end of campus that stretches back to last year.
As more and more students become Spartans and the university’s national enrollment ranking remains among the top 10 largest American universities, MSU continues to increase its out-of-state draw. MSU has the eighth highest enrollment in the nation, according to data from universities’ websites.
For the MSU baseball team, the hits didn’t just come early and often Wednesday afternoon at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field. They also came at the right times, as the Spartans (23-12 overall, 5-4 Big Ten) registered 16 hits, including a trio of two-out RBI doubles, on the way to a 13-3 win over Western Michigan (16-18).
A 29-year-old Lansing man reported his wallet was stolen from a locker room in IM Sports-Circle between 5-6 p.m. April 10, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
At 13 years old, Kari Edington woke up one morning and decided she didn’t want to take the domestic sexual abuse she was experiencing anymore. She fled to Madison, Wis., where she came across a Take Back the Night march and realized she was not alone.
The ASMSU representative elections held last week showed an increased voter turnout from last year with an 8.8 percent voter turnout among all undergraduates, more than double the turnout the group got in last year’s elections. About 2.8 percent of undergraduates participated in last year’s elections, according to past State News stories.
Funding for local and major street projects and subsequent repairs is set to fluctuate across the next few years in East Lansing, based on budget projections presented Tuesday to the East Lansing City Council. East Lansing Director of Public Works Todd Sneathen and Finance Director Mary Haskell presented documents to the council at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, prior to its regular meeting, detailing changes that project a deficit at the start of the next fiscal year in the city’s fund for major street repairs.
The former site of the East Lansing Barnes & Noble once again is slated to be teeming with life this weekend, but only for a short time.
After years of watching her mother make challah bread each week, retailing senior Morgan Fox figured out what special ingredient made the bread so tasty.
After taking care of business against Western Michigan on Tuesday, the MSU baseball team has little chance to rest before getting back to work for the rest of its week. Continuing a seasonlong pursuit of capturing midweek games against in-state opponents, the Spartans (23-12 overall, 5-4 Big Ten) hit the road for a 3:05 p.m. matchup with Central Michigan on Wednesday at Theunissen Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Mich.