More than 100 police officers, firefighters and local residents gathered on the front lawn of the Capitol on Sunday evening to solemnly pay their respects for the victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.
Eight-year-old Okemos resident Easton Grace inched closer to a trumpet. His fingers traced the outside rim as he stared at the golden instrument. “Do you want to try it?” asked his father.
Dressed in formal black attire, students marched somberly into the lobby of the Administration Building on Friday afternoon, carrying a casket in which MSU’s beloved mascot, Sparty, was laid to rest.
On a day marked by American pride and sentiment, students and members of the East Lansing community turned to a Japanese custom Sunday at the MSU Museum to pay tribute to the 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11.
On Sunday, Tim Staudt’s backyard was filled with two kinds of pride – national and Spartan.
Experts and MSU professors will host two additional events on the impact of Sept. 11on a national and international level later this week.
The Campus Master Plan is a blueprint for construction and development on campus as part of the university’s 2020 Vision Master Plan. Stations will be set up to discuss roadways, pedestrian and bike routes and future buildings.
Preliminary admissions numbers presented to the MSU Board of Trustees last Friday indicate MSU’s overall enrollment is about 47,800 students this academic year, up about 2 percent from last year’s numbers.
If a motion made by East Lansing Public Schools Board of Education at its Sept. 8 meeting passes, Red Cedar Elementary School likely will be closed after the 2016-17 school year, a move that will affect MSU faculty and students.
Before his debut on MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino said he was a big dreamer, much like the contestants on YOBI.tv.
On the strength of an explosive offense and stingy backline, the Spartans (6-1-0) extended their winning streak to six games with a 2-0 victory Friday against Bowling Green and a 4-1 romp Sunday over UC-Santa Barbara.
Head coach Damon Rensing said the Spartans’ pair of weekend losses taught his team an early lesson in not taking things for granted.
Glow sticks in hand, Andrea Nelsen made her way to the dance floor Saturday to enjoy a night of electronic music and dancing.
Sept. 11 was a crime, not an act of war. Four women from New Jersey, whose spouses had been killed in the twin towers, forced an investigation.
No wonder we have so many warnings. They really don’t have any logical basis other than the fear that if all the outrageous bases aren’t covered, a lawsuit is sure to follow. Wouldn’t it be nice to take the real fear out of our lives and remove all those 1-800 numbers?
There are very few programs on campus that successfully attract the attention of 70 percent of the MSU freshman class, but that is exactly what has been done through the One Book, One Community program.
The MSU field hockey team (2-5) took a couple steps towards turning its season around, winning two hard-fought matches against the No.
Despite recording its first loss of the season against Bowling Green on Friday, the MSU volleyball team (8-1) won the last two games of the Best Western Falcon Plaza Invitational, placing second in the four-team tournament in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Emotions ran high Sunday morning as people gathered around an American flag in downtown Lansing’s Wentworth Park to mark the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The No. 17 MSU football team (2-0) wasted no time in taking control of Saturday’s game against Florida Atlantic (0-2) at Spartan Stadium, dominating the entire 60 minutes for a 44-0 victory.