SOFTBALL
Seniors lead MSU through rough season
Going into the 2011 season, MSU softball head coach Jacquie Joseph had high expectations for her team.
NEWS
Change in tax policy could affect students, businesses
An overhaul to Michigan tax policy passed Thursday by the state Senate might result in seniors and low-income workers paying more in taxes and students paying more for tuition.
NEWS
MSC smokestack demolition underway
The days are numbered for the iconic MSC smokestack, located east of Spartan Stadium, after dismantlement on the structure began last Monday.
SPORTS
Women's track and field places fifth, earns three individual championships
Although the MSU track and field team concluded its Big Ten action on Sunday with a fifth-place finish at the 2011 Big Ten Outdoor Championships at Iowa, the team came away with three individual conference titles. Senior Emily MacLeod, junior Becca Buchholtz and sophomore Beth Rohl won individual conference championships and led the way for the Spartans, who would finish with a total score of 74.5 points on the day. Rohl was the first to come away with a Big Ten Championship when she won the women’s discus throw with a school record toss of 55.94 meters. Another school record was set as Buchholtz joined Rohl with her second-consecutive title in the women’s high jump.
Compiled by Beau Hayhoe and production by Meagan Choi
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NEWS
Riding with history
Erica Shekell, a journalism and media arts and technology junior, is the lone representative from Michigan on PBS’s 2011 Student Freedom Ride, a journey through eight states that ends Monday in New Orleans.
NEWS
E.L. hosts many summer activities
Summer is littered with festivals and concerts that help make the Lansing area a vibrant place, even though school isn’t in session.
SOFTBALL
New Secchia Stadium brings prestige to MSU
For MSU softball head coach Jacquie Joseph, the dedication of Secchia Stadium at Old College Field marks a new era of Spartan softball.
BASEBALL
Indiana sweeps weekend series, Spartans still Big Ten leaders
Coming into the weekend, the MSU baseball team held a commanding three-game lead in the Big Ten standings and was edging ever closer to their first Big Ten championship since 1979. After being swept in three games by Indiana (30-21 overall, 11-10 Big Ten), the Spartans’ (31-18, 13-8) lead has been slimmed to one after two weekend losses by Minnesota to Penn State.
COMMENTARY
Please allow me to introduce myself
I’ve never been great on first dates. Breaking a life into digestible bits overvalues some things and devalues others, while going into any kind of context or nuance means one has to spend too much time going into detail about something that might mean nothing at all.
NEWS
Community shows support for young cancer patient
Abigail and John Waller, MSU employees, held a sale to raise money for their son Charlie, who was diagnosed with brain cancer April 1.
COMMENTARY
Michigan film industry requires time to grow
When voters chose to make Gov. Rick Snyder “CEO” of Michigan, they also signaled support of Snyder’s philosophy toward jobs and government investment. At the moment, it is one particular concept — return on investment, or ROI — that unfortunately threatens to leave film tax credits on the cutting room floor.
NEWS
Construction set to close local road
Harrison Road will be closed to traffic beginning Monday as repairs are made to the railroad crossing between Trowbridge and Service roads.
SPORTS
Women's rowing finishes fourth, varsity eight boat makes history
As Ohio State captured the Big Ten title, the MSU women’s rowing team earned a fourth place finish at the Big Ten Championships, and the varsity eight made a mark in the MSU history books by winning an unprecedented fourth consecutive title, finishing with a time of 6:17.12.
BASEBALL
Eckerle honored for baseball, academic accomplishments
MSU baseball senior outfielder Brandon Eckerle was named the male Michigan College Athlete of the Year at the Detroit Athletic Club National Athletic Awards on May 9 in Detroit.
NEWS
East Lansing improves standing as city for employment and growth
A list generated by Forbes economists shows East Lansing as one of the best job centers in the country for “medium sized” cities. This year, East Lansing rose nearly 50 spots from the 2010 list to number 19 nationally — one of the most dramatic improvements of any ranked city.
BASEBALL
Baseball falls in 15 innings in game two
After suspending action on Saturday due to darkness, the MSU baseball team fell in 15 innings on Sunday to Indiana at Sembower Field in Bloomington, Ind., 13-12.
SOFTBALL
Taylor, U-M shutout Spartans on Senior Day
For the second consecutive day, Jordan Taylor took to the hill for No. 2 Michigan against the MSU softball team.
SOFTBALL
Softball falls to Wolverines in game one of weekend series
In the first game of its home-and-home series against No. 2 Michigan, the MSU softball team lost, 8-0, in six innings in Ann Arbor at Wilpon Complex.
NEWS
Fundraiser for 2-year-old cancer patient to be held at The Peoples Church
A rummage sale fundraiser for an East Lansing 2-year-old boy with brain cancer will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in The Peoples Church, 200 W. Grand River Ave.
FOOTBALL
Football homecoming game to be played in primetime
Looking to avenge the BCS snub of a season ago, the defending co-Big Ten champion MSU football team will host Wisconsin for its Homecoming game (8 p.m., ABC, ESPN or ESPN2) Oct.