BASKETBALL
Izzo confirms camouflage jerseys
MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo confirmed to the Detroit Free Press on Tuesday that his team will wear a camouflage uniform for the Nov.
FOOTBALL
Cousins explains messages seen on campus
Cousins said on Thursday, Nov. 3, a few days before the Minnesota game, he will be speaking at the MSU Auditorium about his faith.
Julia Nagy
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BASKETBALL
Izzone Campout makeup event held at Breslin
Guard Russell Byrd swiftly signed Dan Nye’s men’s basketball team poster.
MSU
Program researches grape, wine production
MSU has helped Michigan become one of the largest wine-producing states in the country, and now, students and researchers are working to bring the quality of Michigan wines to the next caliber.
MSU
ASMSU increases funds given to MSU student organizations
ASMSU granted numerous campus student groups additional funding this semester for events and competitions to strengthen MSU’s campus and community outreach.
MSU
CHM prepares for new departments
The College of Human Medicine, or CHM, will formally welcome three new departments starting Jan. 1, 2012, after the Board of Trustees voted to authorize their creation at its Friday meeting.
FEATURES
Professor uses Sketchbook Project to inspire artistic observation
When Alexa Guerra learned her sketchbook would be displayed to an audience of thousands, the pressure was on.
FEATURES
Wharton receives grant to bring theater to local school
Dana Brazil hopes to change the world with help from some unlikely accomplices — elementary school students.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball hits midpoint in Big Ten season
For the second time this season, the MSU volleyball team is at a halfway point. The Spartans (16-6 overall, 5-5 Big Ten) will begin the second half of their Big Ten season at 8 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Difficult October schedule forces Spartans to maintain consistency, excitement
The No. 9 MSU football team knew it had a challenging lineup for the month of October, opening the Big Ten season with Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin and finishing up with No. 13 Nebraska on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.
COMMENTARY
Anxious students could find relief
A friend of mine recently signed up to be a subject in a sleep deprivation study. I told him he’s a stronger man than I am, and also crazy. For me, sleep loss leads to stress and a bad mood, so I won’t be volunteering myself for testing anytime soon.
COMMENTARY
City Center II finances need realism
The people of East Lansing need to face the truth. City Center II was a huge financial mistake by ambitious officials that has cost us millions.
COMMENTARY
Protest right move, must lead to action
The activist spirit is alive and well on the MSU campus, but in the case of MSU Greenpeace, it unfortunately has yet to result in any real change.
FEATURES
Bear Hands makes positive impression with local show
When I learned Bear Hands, a band whose music has been featured on TV shows such as MTV’s “Skins” and HBO’s “Entourage,” would be performing in Lansing, I had high expectations for the performance.
NEWS
In trying times
When Andrew Cross headed to Iraq for the first time, he was the 23-year-old black sheep of his family. In a family of doctors and other medical professionals, Cross said he never got over the GI Joe phase from childhood — and he decided to enlist. Cross is one of the many MSU students who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan during the more than eight years of conflict.
NEWS
Last of troops to come home by end of year, Obama reports
On Friday, President Barack Obama announced the country’s second war in Iraq would finally come to an end.
NEWS
Homecoming brings typical busy weekend
A late start to this past Saturday’s much-anticipated football game meant ample celebration on and around campus — keeping local law enforcement officials busy, but not as busy as they could have been.
NEWS
The Post Bar renovates to make room for lofts
It wasn’t business as usual for The Post Bar on Monday night. Long known as a local bar at 213 Ann St., the inside of the bar is in the process of being taken down to clear the way for part of a new development project that has been in the works for nearly a decade. The location, along with two other now vacant spaces, is slated to be a part of “St.
NEWS
Police Brief 10/25/11
A 23-year-old male student reported football tickets stolen between noon Sept. 21 and noon Oct. 3 from his residence hall room , MSU police Sgt.
Brooks Laimbeer
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MSU
Dairy Store debuts corny ice cream
The University of Nebraska’s addition to the Big Ten has had many effects on MSU— there’s a new flag on Spartan Stadium, a new athletic rival and now a new ice cream flavor at the Dairy Store.