MSU
ASMSU forum to talk energy plan
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, is hosting a forum for MSU students and community members to discuss MSU’s Energy Transition Plan.
MSU
Internship funds now available
Applications are being accepted for the MSU Federal Credit Union Internship Opportunity Award programs.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Not so sweet
Phoenix — Draymond Green ended his career accomplishing one of his many goals — a career that ended three games sooner than he wished in a 57-44 Sweet 16 loss to Louisville. The senior forward surpassed Greg Kelser as the MSU all-time leading rebounder, but in a season he hoped to go to the Final Four, it didn’t matter.
ICE HOCKEY
MSU looks to win NCAA Tournament game
Bridgeport, Conn. — Torey Krug has been through a lot of changes in three years. From bursting on the scene as a talented All-CCHA player as a freshman to being elected a team captain as a sophomore to seeing a coaching change and a shift in the direction of the MSU hockey program, Krug quickly embraced his role as a leader and has found success as the CCHA’s most offensive defenseman in more than two decades.
BASEBALL
Spartans to play Oakland in 3-game series home opener
Despite earning a program-building victory against then-No. 11 St. John’s in its first official game of the season on the road, there’s nothing like a little home cooking for Ryan Jones and the MSU baseball team. Following an opening stretch of 17 games on the road, the Spartans (10-7) return to McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field for the first time in the young season this weekend for a three-game set with Oakland (3-12), starting at 3:05 p.m.
FEATURES
RCAH Council to help student artists make sales
Ever since she can recall, Allison Lanese has loved art. “I can’t remember a day that I have not wanted to have some sort of art supply in my hand,” she said. “ she said. “I’ve always been interested in art.” Throughout her time as an artist, the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, and studio art junior has produced many pieces, but she has not had many opportunities to showcase them.
FEATURES
Students find, photograph fashion on streets
With the first step she takes out her door each morning, journalism senior Eziaha Adibe takes on MSU’s campus, camera in hand, eager to find fashionable students to photograph for her street style blog. Adibe started her blog, titled “I.K.I.N.T.O.O.,” in February 2011 after several journalism professors coaxed her to make her online presence known. “(Blogging) is a way to express your own thoughts and individual passions, and fashion is the one thing I have the most passion about,” Adibe said. Street style blogging, which involves finding and photographing subjects on the street whose outfits a blogger considers fashionable and then posting the photos online, has become popular on MSU’s campus, with students creating and consulting sites such as “The Spartorialist,” “Pine” and “Memorable Spartan Uniqueness.” Apparel and textile design assistant professor Theresa Winge, who teaches classes to help students build fashion portfolios, said such fashion blogging is an important learning experience for students pursuing careers in fashion. “They develop their own voice about fashion (through blogging,)” she said.
Pat Evans
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BASKETBALL
Spartan fans turn out in Phoenix to support men's basketball
As the fans start to funnel into US Airways Arena in for the Sweet 16 matchup between No. 1-seed MSU and No. 1-seed MSU and No. 4-seed Louisville, the colors are dominated by green and white.
FEATURES
Weekend roundup: March 23-25
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. “Riverdance” Even if you’ve never seen it, you’ve probably heard of it.
SPORTS
Jarzen looks to earn All-American honors at NCAA Championships
When junior Jacob Jarzen hits the water for each of his swimming races, he said he is in the zone. For the third year in a row, Jarzen has qualified for the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. He is the only swimmer representing the Spartans this weekend — competing Thursday through Saturday — at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Seattle, a feat head coach Matt Gianiodis said should not go unnoticed.
SOFTBALL
Softball opens Big Ten season at Purdue this weekend
A week removed from a strong showing at the Hoosier Classic, the MSU softball team is ready to open the Big Ten season with a three-game weekend series against Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind.
COMMENTARY
Café workers need professionalism
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. Deciding to stay on campus in the dorms for a second year was a choice I made for many reasons: close to classes, right across the hall from my best friends and the convenience of the cafeteria right upstairs from my dorm room in the Snyder Hall terrace.
COMMENTARY
Cohesion with state legislators crucial
Usually, testifying in front of legislators is a sign of a job done poorly. However, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon’s testimony in front of state legislators about concerns raised over public funding hopefully is a sign of an improving relationship between MSU and state legislators.
NEWS
The social media impact
Jeffrey Wisenbaugh first discovered the power of YouTube in 2008. Sporting braces and armed with a webcam, he began broadcasting his feelings on an array of topics with no goal in mind but to have some fun.
BASKETBALL
Izzo, Pitino teams face-off in Phoenix
Tom Izzo and Rick Pitino have been around long enough to know what it takes to win this time of year.
NEWS
MSU president provides her testimony for funding issues
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon expressed concern over how public funding for the state’s 15 public universities will be distributed during testimony with legislators Wednesday.
NEWS
MSU professor Paul Hunter died Wednesday after heart attack, car crash
MSU chemistry professor Paul Hunter died early Wednesday, officials at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital confirmed. Local police departments could not confirm the location or cause of death.
NEWS
Police Brief 03/22/12
East Lansing resident Yumar Burks will not face trial until this summer for allegedly shaking and punching his infant son to death, court officials confirmed Wednesday. After a short hearing Wednesday morning, Judge Clinton Canady of Ingham County’s 30th Circuit Court ruled to waive Burks’ Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial.
Rachel Jackson
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MSU
ASMSU discusses extending library hours
With the end of the semester and final exams approaching for many students, the MSU libraries likely will see an increase of people hitting the books. But for some ASMSU representatives, the existing weekend study hours in the Main Library don’t provide students enough time to study.