ICE HOCKEY
Hockey sweeps No. 5 Western Michigan
Facing one of the toughest weekends of the season, the MSU hockey team turned the tables on No. 5 Western Michigan.
BASKETBALL
Poole leads Spartans in split at Iona College Tip-Off
While the men’s basketball team opened its season in San Diego, the women’s squad did the same on the opposite side of the country.
BASKETBALL
Awestruck
With President Barack Obama looking on, the MSU men’s basketball team was in awe Friday night. It wasn’t just the president in attendance that shook the team.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball beats Wisconsin in 4 sets
Behind a strong performance by sophomore middle blocker Alexis Mathews, the MSU volleyball team from a midweek loss to hand Wisconsin a 3-1 loss on the Badgers’ home turf.
BASKETBALL
Izzo proud of men’s basketball team despite 67-55 loss to No. 1 North Carolina
Although the MSU men’s basketball team lost the Quicken Loans Carrier Classic on Friday in San Diego, head coach Tom Izzo was proud of his team.
Jeremy Warnemuende
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NEWS
Carrier Classic unites MSU fans, veterans, alumni
Second Lt. Thomas Thornton III of the U.S. Marine Corps was ecstatic when he found out the MSU men’s basketball team was coming to San Diego to play North Carolina on the USS Carl Vinson.
NEWS
Police Brief 11/14/11
A 52-year-old man reported several coolers full of food and beverages stolen between 11:15 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Nov. 5 from a tailgate area near Anthony Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
SPORTS
Wrestling competes at MSU Open
More than 600 wrestlers from more than 29 schools throughout the country attended the the MSU Open on Saturday at Jenison Field House, competing in either the open or the freshman/sophomore division.
Josh Mansour
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MSU
Festival shows off diversity at MSU
As drums were beaten and people crowded around to watch students engage in dance, the Union became a home for international culture.
MICHIGAN
Security measures to be increased by summer
With numerous high-profile crimes having occurred in residence halls this semester, including a sexual assault in Armstrong Hall, racial harassment in Akers Hall and a series of home invasions in Hubbard Hall, a question of security on campus has been raised by the MSU community.
MSU
Magic Johnson gives $1 m to university
In a breakfast before the Quicken Loans Carrier Classic, Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced he would be making a sizable donation to his alma mater. On Friday, Johnson announced in front of about 600 Spartans that he would be making a $1 million donation to MSU, said Mark Terman, executive director of principal gifts. Terman said he believed the donation was to the university’s athletics department, but he wasn’t sure. Johnson has not specified what motivated him to make the donation or what he hopes the donation will accomplish.
MICHIGAN
New policies for E.L. winter snow removal
As weather gets colder and snow poses a threat to streets and sidewalks, East Lansing officials are preparing to begin the enforcement of a new snow removal ordinance passed earlier this year.
MSU
Transitional housing to continue spring semester
A few weeks before classes began, Samantha Bloom found out she was going to have two roommates instead of one.
MSU
Contest builds interest in engineering
Twenty-four teams were involved, 11 of which were sponsored by MSU’s College of Engineering through Shell, said Drew Kim, assistant to the dean for recruitment and K-12 outreach in MSU’s College of Engineering.
MSU
STEM studies found difficult by some
After her first semester studying chemistry at Boston University, Amber True knew she didn’t want to continue her education in a science-related field.
BASKETBALL
Students, alumni gather to watch Carrier Classic
Kinesiology junior Hugo Arevalo wanted to be a part of the historic carrier game. But because the game was being played across the country, Arevalo settled for what he said was the next best thing.
MICHIGAN
World opens up for children
After greeting each other with a traditional Arabic, ‘Hello,’ East Lansing children sat down to learn about several Arabic countries at MSU on Saturday.
MICHIGAN
Occupy Wall Street and Martin Luther King Jr.
Two experts on the effects of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s involvement with the American civil rights movement will speak Friday from 12:15-1:30 p.m. in the Auditorium.
MICHIGAN
Holiday Art Market back in town
The Lansing Art Gallery’s 34th annual Holiday Art Market will start this week and run until late December.
MSU
Quidditch comes alive in NYC
They might not be able to fly, but members of MSU’s Quidditch team played their way to three wins in four games on Saturday during the Quidditch World Cup, an international gathering celebrating the fictional sport created by J.K. Rowling.