FOOTBALL
Passing game inept against Nebraska
Lincoln, NE — Eighty-six yards and a completion percentage of just over 40 wasn’t going to get it done against No.
ICE HOCKEY
Hockey tops Robert Morris 5-2
It wasn’t pretty, but the MSU hockey team did what it took to get the job done on its home ice. Despite MSU racking up 12 penalties, sophomore forward Greg Wolfe led the way with two goals and an assist, as the Spartans got the most out of their offensive depth and would overpower Robert Morris, 5-2, Friday night at Munn Ice Arena. “Our whole team did a really good job of blocking shots and clearing pucks on the penalty kill,” Wolfe said.
FOOTBALL
MSU fails to capitalize on opportunities, falls to Nebraska 24-3
The No. 9 MSU football team (6-2 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) was handed its first loss of the Big Ten season Saturday, going down, 24-3, to No. 13 Nebraska (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten).
NEWS
Fire Marshal: Multiple fires at Theta Chi intentionally started
No one was injured after multiple fires were intentionally started at Theta Chi fraternity house early Friday morning, East Lansing Fire Marshal Bob Pratt said.
NEWS
Black Student Alliance holds heated meeting with MSU administrators
As the Black Student Alliance, or BSA, met with some of MSU’s top administrator’s, including MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon on Friday, they were determined to drive their point home.
NEWS
Residents could face charges after fire at Theta Chi
No one was injured in a fire reported at about 1 a.m. at Theta Chi fraternity house last night, although some residents might face charges for tampering with fire alarms, Fire Marshall Bob Pratt said.
NEWS
An international influx
As she got off the plane from China and took her first steps into the U.S., Kundy He wasn’t sure what she was getting herself into. She knew she wanted to go to an American university and was drawn to MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business after researching it online, but when she first arrived at MSU, her comfort with her choice was replaced by nerves — nerves about a new language, a new culture and new people.
NEWS
NCAA announces change to academic, economic support for athletes
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors adopted several new proposals Thursday to increase academic and economic support for student-athletes while increasing academic standards.
MSU
ASMSU passes grief absence bill
ASMSU representatives passed a bill that would recommend changes to the university’s excused absence policy at its biweekly committee meetings Thursday night in Student Services.
MSU
ASMSU passes grief absence bill
ASMSU representatives passed a bill that would recommend changes to the university’s excused absence policy at its biweekly committee meetings Thursday night in Student Services.
MICHIGAN
Stores benefit from trick-or-treaters
When elementary education junior Megan Sexton and media and communication technology senior Erin Southers went to grab a bite to eat on Grand River Avenue on Thursday night, they didn’t expect to see superheroes, monsters and princesses.
MICHIGAN
Ban on synthetic marijuana alternatives resurfaces in bill
Not long after it came back to gas station and store shelves across the city, synthetic marijuana alternatives might be pulled from stores once again.
MICHIGAN
MSU to host cancer society 5k walk
This weekend, Lansing will play host to American Cancer Society’s annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m., and the walk will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Capitol.
MICHIGAN
Occupy Lansing aims to develop MSU presence
In a windowless room on the top floor of the Union, members of the Occupy Lansing movement met in their first cohesive presence on campus since the protests’ start, mapping a strategy to spark momentum at MSU.
MSU
Public universities lose funding, raise tuition
French and journalism junior Marisol Dorantes already has taken out about $3,000 in student loans so far this year, and with the cost of tuition rising by the year at MSU, she said it’s a practice she will have to keep doing.
MSU
Library buys speedy book printer
MSU is the first location in the U.S. to install the newest version of a powerful book publishing machine that can print a full book in less than the time it takes to walk to class.
MSU
Use of ASMSU services increase, but iClicker rentals see slow start
Better publicity and accessibility from student government outreach has led to the increase in use of several ASMSU student services, but the iClicker rental program launched last year is starting more slowly than last semester, its officials said.
FEATURES
On a budget: Creating one-of-a-kind costumes
Walking into a Halloween party to discover someone else wearing the exact same costume as you is too horrific of an experience even for the Halloween holiday.
FEATURES
Haunted Auditorium returns for 3rd year
On Friday, psychiatric patients, their doctors and visitors will fill the Auditorium.
FOOTBALL
MSU to play 'Spartan defense' Saturday
There’s nothing better than traveling to a foreign venue and preparing to play a new team and feeling confident in your ability, and the No.