MSU
New Wells Hall receives mixed reactions
As students frequent the newly opened Starbucks on the first floor of Wells Hall, they will soon be able to utilize the rest of the building.
MICHIGAN
E.L. Film Festival continues local impact, tradition
As the East Lansing Film Festival winds down on its 14th year, planners hope to see positive trends demonstrated continue into the future.
FEATURES
MSU student finds unexpected passion in salsa
When he first came to college, Andrew Gardner didn’t fit in on the dance floor at parties.
FEATURES
Literary series publishes MSU students’ work
Nicholas Yodock hopes to share his creativity and love for words with the world someday.
MICHIGAN
Students compete for canned food
It sits in the Engineering Building’s Career Center, catching the eye of people who walk by — the can trophy, a simple tin can on a wooden pedestal awaits the winner of the Canned Food Wars.
BASKETBALL
Football team close to securing place in conference championship
The No. 12 MSU football team (8-2 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) set out at the beginning of the season to play a 14-game season, and with two regular season games to go, the team’s goals are within reach. Because of the Spartans’ 37-21 victory over Iowa this weekend, they’re one step closer to their goals with a confidence boost from their second win on the road this season, head coach Mark Dantonio said at his weekly press conference Tuesday. “When you look at this football game, I thought it helped us control our own destiny,” he said.
ICE HOCKEY
Hockey turns practice into results in weekend sweep
As Tom Anastos and the MSU hockey team walked out of Lawson Ice Arena in Kalamazoo on Saturday, there was a sense of appreciation in what the team was able to accomplish. The No.
SPORTS
Women's cross country advances to NCAA Championships
MSU women’s cross country finished second with 77 points at the 2011 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships on Saturday, in Toledo, Ohio.
SPORTS
Men's and women's golf pick up pair of recruits
MSU men’s and women’s golf each signed two golfers for the 2012-13 season last weekend. Kendall Allen from Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Gabby Yurik from Stoney Creek High School in Rochester, Mich., signed with women’s golf, and Sean Friel from Brother Rice High School in Rochester Hills, Mich., and Mitch Rutledge from Whitfield School in St.
COMMENTARY
Enact new preferred name policy swiftly
When ASMSU passes a bill of this nature, it is important that the university implements it, or it defeats the purpose of having a student government. There is no point in having a student government when the policies they propose that will help students aren’t implemented by the university.
COMMENTARY
Using social media effectively
I love social media because it’s the ultimate Rorschach inkblot test; it’s anything and everything users want it to be.
COMMENTARY
Service Road dangerous for all
Employees of the Clinical Center are not allowed to park on the adjacent parking lot, which is assigned exclusively to patients, but instead use the parking lot on the other side of Service Road.
NEWS
MSU student reports sexual assault on campus
A 19-year-old female student reported she was sexually assaulted between 4:30-5 p.m. Saturday somewhere between South Neighborhood and the Main Library.
NEWS
FBI-issued report warns of possible armed, dangerous fugitive in E.L.
The FBI issued a report cautioning residents of a possible fugitive in the East Lansing area.
NEWS
Taking accountability
It’s been almost two years since Dan Tratt lost a fraternity brother to alcohol poisoning, and he hasn’t forgotten.
NEWS
Open Doors Report ranks MSU No. 1 for study abroad
MSU is ranked among the top 10 institutions for both study abroad participation and international student enrollment — the only Big Ten school to place in the top 10 on both lists — in the Institute of International Education’s annual Open Doors Report released Monday.
NEWS
Michigan university partner up for Michigan Corporate Relations Network
Six Michigan universities have partnered to create a university-business network that will assist small to medium-sized companies gain access to various university assets.
NEWS
University's internet use policy under discussion
Student groups and university committees are reviewing the acceptable use policy for accessing MSU’s wireless network to determine how the policy should be revised for the 21st century.
NEWS
Police Brief 11/15/11
A two-car accident occurred at 5:11 p.m. Nov. 10 near the roundabout at the intersection of Shaw Lane and Bogue Street, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MICHIGAN
Street musician issued violation
Many people in East Lansing might not know Graham Robertson by name, but there’s a good chance they’ve seen or heard him as they walk down Grand River Avenue while he plays guitar.