COMMENTARY
Maturity changes view of home
The holiday season is fast approaching. Come 2 p.m. Wednesday, I am officially free to head home. Home for me is Tecumseh, Mich.
COMMENTARY
Stop blaming Penn State students
Pennsylvania State University used to represent the pinnacle of morality in college athletics. In an instant, that illusion shattered into a million pieces.
FOOTBALL
Martin brings A-game on Senior Day
When senior wide receiver Keshawn Martin stepped out onto the field Saturday at Spartan Stadium, he was on a mission and not about to lose on Senior Day. Martin played like it was his last time with home-field advantage, finishing with eight receptions for 99 yards and one touchdown — while adding a rushing touchdown — toward No.
FOOTBALL
Senior Day win sends Spartans to Big Ten championship
With a dominating 55-3 victory, the 17 seniors of the No. 12 MSU football team finished the final two years of their careers without a loss at home.
BASKETBALL
Men's basketball blows out Texas Southern in home opener
In MSU’s first two games this season, freshman guard Travis Trice had a lot of growing up to do. By the Spartans’ (1-2) third game and home-opener against Texas Southern, Trice made the most of his 20 minutes, impressed head coach Tom Izzo and added 11 points to MSU’s 76-41 victory over the Tigers (1-2) on Friday night at Breslin Center.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball upsets No. 7 Illinois
In what may prove to be one of the biggest wins of the season, the MSU volleyball team toppled No. 7 Illinois, 3-1, Friday at Jenison Field House. Led by the play of its three senior outside hitters, Michigan State (20-9 overall, 9-8 Big Ten) shocked the Fighting Illini and earned its first 20-win season since 2007. The victory is the second time that MSU has beaten the number seven team in the nation under head coach Cathy George, who is in her sixth year with the program.
NEWS
Lansing, East Lansing to consider one fire department head
Following the announcement of Lansing Fire Chief Tom Cochran’s retirement, Lansing and East Lansing have opened discussions for creating a combined interim chief for both cities. The municipalities are considering the option of having East Lansing Fire Chief Randy Talifarro head both departments on an interim basis once Cochran steps down, Jan.
BASKETBALL
Women's basketball routs Western Michigan 80-45
Despite another slow start, the MSU women’s basketball team eventually hit its stride and toppled the Western Michigan Broncos, 80-45, Thursday at Breslin Center.
NEWS
Shaping Kenya
Growing up in a small Maasai village in Kenya, Africa, cousins Dominic Nangea and Julius Kuya faced many difficulties most students from MSU would never dream of.
FOOTBALL
Winningest MSU senior class sees Spartan Stadium one last time
Mark Dantonio’s senior class has seen it all. The 17 Spartans — many of whom were in the head coach’s first recruiting class — have helped Dantonio begin to rebuild the MSU football program, and through that, they’ve faced adversity, overcame grueling challenges and had milestone accomplishments.
MSU
Union celebration replicates pilgrimage to Mecca
On Thursday, the second floor ballroom of the Union was transformed as students had the opportunity to experience a little bit of Mecca at MSU.
MSU
ASMSU advocates for students to carry pepper spray on campus
Following incidents of sexual assaults on campus this fall, ASMSU representatives passed a resolution advocating for the ability to carry mace or pepper spray on campus for protection and self-defense.
MSU
Companies hire college graduates at higher rate
Hiring for college graduates across the country is projected to increase about 4 percent next year for all degree levels, according to a report released today by MSU’s Collegiate Employment Research Institute, or CERI.
MICHIGAN
Students help refugee center
When Khalika Kaba was relocated to the U.S. in 2008 from the Democratic Republic of Congo, he spoke little English, he knew no one and he didn’t know where to turn.
Justin Wan
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NEWS
Thrill of the hunt
For Mason, Mich., resident Doug Smith and Lansing resident Jessie Treat, November is all about hunting.
Julia Nagy
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FEATURES
Opera Theatre presents ‘Pirates’
Music performance sophomore Evan Snyder had good news for music performance senior Johnathan Riesen after they auditioned for an opera earlier this year.
FEATURES
ROIAL’s student-run play ‘Audience’ opens
As the director of ROIAL Players — a student-run creative arts group — Haley Carr sat flipping through plays in the middle of an aisle in a Barnes & Noble store, she couldn’t decide what would be best for her theater group.
FEATURES
On a budget: Unwind on your lazy Sunday
No school, no work and no responsibilities. Once upon a time, Sundays were my favorite day of the week.
MSU
Dietetics students throw Michigan-themed dinner party
Thursday night the beers were flowing and the food was hot, but it wasn’t at a local bar or house party.
MSU
Campus groups hold Hate Speech vs. Free Speech town hall
In light of racial events on campus this semester, a handful of MSU groups put on a Hate Speech vs. Free Speech town hall meeting on Thursday evening in the Wilson Hall auditorium to discuss First Amendment issues.