A newly vacant spot in the city was occupied by a bit of country Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of community members occupied the space once filled by the East Lansing Barnes & Noble, 333 E.
The University Activities Board and Senior Class Council are partnering to hold Movie by Moonlight from 8:30-10:30 p.m.
On a blustery Sunday afternoon at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field, the third time truly was a charm for the MSU baseball team. In a close game with Minnesota, the Spartans loaded the bases with no outs in both the seventh and eighth innings, only to come out of each situation with no runs to show for their efforts. When the game went into extra innings tied at four, freshman right fielder Jimmy Pickens tripled to left-center field, and two straight singles later, the bases were loaded with no outs again.
The elusive first Big Ten win of the season escaped the MSU softball team once again Sunday as Iowa completed the weekend series sweep of the Spartans with a 4-1 victory at Secchia Stadium at Old College Field. In game one on Saturday, MSU (11-33 overall, 0-15 Big Ten) was shut out 6-0 and managed only four hits against a seven-strikeout performance by Iowa (20-22, 10-5) pitcher Kayla Massey.Only three Spartans got hits in the second game, a 7-1 decision, continuing a poor hitting streak for MSU.
MSU Residential and Hospitality Services is encouraging students and community members to recycle more during its 16th annual “Pack Up, Pitch In, Help Out” program. The goal of the program is to promote environmental sustainability during the time students move out of the residence halls, and the department hopes to prevent thousands of cubic feet of waste from accumulating in landfills.
I recently wrote a letter on exported fuels by U.S. oil companies that reap higher prices paid overseas. Another reason for our high gasoline prices is the closure of U.S.
University Council will meet Tuesday at 3 p.m. in 115 International Center.
This week is ‘World Week for Animals in Laboratories,’ an internationally recognized week of activism and outreach aimed at raising awareness about the plight of animals in labs and the abuses of animal experimentation.
When East Lansing officials began the search for a new city manager last year, they took their pursuit to a national level — and spent $26,000 along the way — only to hire internal candidate George Lahanas.
Coming into the series with Minnesota, the MSU baseball team turned the momentum of hot bats into a four-game winning streak.
The offensive woes for the MSU softball team continued as the Spartans mustered just a single run between both games of a doubleheader against Iowa Saturday at Secchia Stadium at Old College Field. After being shutout 6-0 in game one thanks to a seven strikeout outing by the Hawkeyes’ pitcher Kayla Massey, the hitting slump continued into game two where MSU (11-32 overall, 0-14 Big Ten) fell 7-1.
In game one of a Saturday double-header at McLane Baseball Stadium, the MSU baseball team beat Minnesota 3-1 in 11 innings on a bases loaded, walk-off walk. With one out and the game tied at two in the bottom of the 11th, freshman right fielder Jimmy Pickens reached first on a fielder’s choice.
The first snowfall on campus during Robert McGee’s first year of college was a new experience for him. The MSU alumnus, who arrived on campus from Virginia in 1954 on a band scholarship, had never seen snow before and had not thought to bring warmer clothing. “I was absolutely frozen to death the first winter, but eventually I got used to it,” he said. McGee, who now lives in Connecticut, said he comes back to campus for Homecoming festivities every year no matter the weather to walk many of the same paths he walked when he was a student living on campus in the 1950s.
A 21-year-old male student caused an accidental fire at about 5 p.m. April 17 in his University Village apartment after disposed ashes from his pipe ignited, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Students were provided with an alternative viewpoint on celebrity habits, the Obama administration and other issues gripping the nation Thursday evening in Wilson Hall during a presentation from conservative author Jason Mattera.
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, passed its final budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year at its Thursday night meeting, after discussing final changes to allocations last week.
When Mo Gerhardt was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at age 8, doctors said he would be lucky to live past his teens. Well into his 30s, Gerhardt now works as an academic specialist in the College of Natural Science.
Since 2008, no member has missed more than three meetings, but some members said not being present loses a voice in the board’s decision-making.
Students and community members are preparing for a visit from members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church, who will rally from 8:15-8:45 a.m. Monday at the Union. The group, which is widely known for picketing military funerals in protest of America’s acceptance of homosexuality, also plans to picket at 7:15 a.m. Monday at Eastern High School, 220 N. Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing, and Central Michigan University at 2:00 p.m.