Dressed in a forest green army uniform and a black bow tie, cadet Cam Sebring started to lead his date to the dance floor on Saturday night.
Drinking, partying and hanging with friends was the norm for psychology senior James Dodge when he first arrived at MSU. Since then, he said he’s realized there are other, healthier ways to enjoy the college experience.
When Laos native Pazau Moua hunted through her wardrobe for a dress to wear to the International Students Association’s Valentine’s Ball on Saturday, the English senior decided she wanted to sport Cupid’s day colors.
For 9-year-old Makena Martin, her motivation for coming to MSU’s Neuroscience Fair and Brain Bee this weekend was a no-brainer.
Tucked away in a warehouse Friday afternoon while snow fell outside, a group of MSU graduate students scooped cereal into bags from a large crate on the floor of the Mid-Michigan Food Bank, 2116 Mint Road, in Lansing.
Fans raised signs and chanted their respective fight songs. Both benches clamored for the next shift and remained on edge as the puck seemed to volley from one end of the rink to the other. And each goal held the implications of victory and the weight of a series. Another typical weekend of college hockey’s fiercest rivalry between the No. 17 MSU hockey team and No. 4 Michigan.
Fans raised signs and chanted their respective fight songs. Both benches clamored for the next shift and remained on edge as the puck seemed to volley from one end of the rink to the other.
Tom Izzo walked off the Value City Arena floor Saturday without showing much emotion. If you didn’t know, you might not have guessed that moments ago his No. 11 MSU men’s basketball team upset No. 3 Ohio State 58-48 and moved into a tie for first place in the Big Ten.
In his first year leading the program, MSU hockey head coach Tom Anastos always has seen two sides to every weekend series.
After coming from behind to even the score at halftime, the MSU women’s basketball team fell flat in the second half, losing to Iowa 74-57.
It wasn’t pretty, but thanks to a late swing in MSU’s favor, the Spartan gymnastics team pulled out its third straight win, 193.875-193.475 over Pittsburgh.
Amid her sea of priorities, graduate student Jennifer Slabaugh, also known as Gluteus Maxine, said roller derby is the only thing that keeps her sane.
There are countless paths one can take on their journey to finding love. Some of these routes are smooth and easy to navigate — when falling in love with someone comes naturally and without hassle. But other roads are bumpy and confusing, leaving those traveling upon them heartbroken or alone.
Media arts and technology junior David Dunne participates in the MSU Film Collective not only for the credit but also for the opportunity to watch interesting films that experiment with everything from decaying footage to minimal scenes to unique sounds.
It may not have been pretty, but the MSU women’s tennis team survived its first and only doubleheader this weekend, beating Bowling Green 4-3 and then taking down Toledo 5-2.
When MSU’s men’s tennis team took the court against Ohio State, who was ranked as the third best team in the nation and undefeated at 7-0, optimism reigned.
I read with some amusement a recent editorial in the State News where the writer contrasted recent protests with those of the past — opining that Occupy Wall Street and those students who would like to improve our health by getting rid of coal burning on campus are not serious protesters because, unlike the successful protesters of the 1960s, they have “no clear goals.”
If you’re like me, then it’s getting to that point in the semester where spring break can’t come soon enough. As midterms, papers and more creep up, break has become my light at the end of the tunnel. Unlike many students, thoughts of the tropics aren’t what’s pushing me onwards at this point.
When it comes to student life at MSU, safety on campus should be a top priority. University officials seem to agree, as demonstrated with the card-scanning security systems in residence halls, but undergraduate student government groups are hoping to make the system more convenient for students — an unnecessary change.
Although they left Edinboro, Penn., without a win, the Spartan wrestlers continued to show improvement in their 18-15 dual loss to the No. 20 Fighting Scots and in their individual performances in the Edinboro Open on Saturday.