Detroit — Sophomore pitcher Andrew Waszak had been to Comerica Park before. But never like this. In the first-ever college baseball game at the stadium in Detroit, Waszak gave up one run in seven innings en route to MSU’s 3-1 win against Central Michigan on Wednesday night. “I’ve been to a game here, and I’m looking down at the players,” said Waszak, who is from nearby Rochester Hills.
Detroit — Temperatures were in the mid-30s, clouds hung in the sky all night and the wind made the flags in the outfield stand up the entire game. Not exactly ideal baseball weather for Wednesday’s Clash at Comerica between the MSU and Central Michigan baseball teams, but for Matt Chapman, Richard Taylor and the other 2,169 fans at Comerica Park in Detroit, not even barely-above freezing temperatures could keep them away from watching the Spartans (23-10, 6-3 Big Ten) and Chippewas (18-19) square off in Wednesday’s historic game. “That’s nothing,” said Taylor, who graduated from MSU in 2006 with a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology.
Lawmakers appear to disagree over exactly how to fund MSU and Michigan’s 14 other public universities, with differing funding proposals emerging in the Legislature this week and last. But it’s not so much the extent of the cuts to higher education — that number seems to be pegged at going no lower than 15 percent, which would cost MSU $43 million next year from this fiscal year’s $283.7 million in state dollars and more than $222 million for all universities combined. The disagreement, rather, centers around key aspects of where the money comes from.
More than 130 people gathered Wednesday at an East Lansing elementary school to gain perspective and share their opinions of state budget woes. State Sen.
Freshman linebacker Max Bullough might have all charges related to a minor in possession essentially erased if he successfully completes his nine-month probation, said Carolyn Jemison, a Clerk of Court for Pitkin County Court in Colorado. “It will be as if (the charges) never existed,” Jemison said. On Tuesday, Bullough was given deferred sentencing in relation to a March 10 incident in Aspen, Colo.
A 20-year-old male student reported his bike stolen April 12 between 1-2 p.m., MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The student said he locked the bike frame to the racks outside the Business College Complex using a cable lock, McGlothian-Taylor said. The bike is a brown, 21-speed Mongoose worth $200 and is registered with MSU police.
Students who cringe at the thought of tweeting might need to rethink the way they view social media to remain competitive in the job market, journalism professor Karl Gude said.
Following a recent tournament success, the MSU Fencing Club hopes to build on its strengths in the coming years.
The deputy secretary for the Department of Agriculture visited campus Wednesday morning to honor MSU for being one of the greenest of the green research institutions in the country.
Preparing faculty and staff to think in a survival mindset, the MSU police presented a pilot training program for active shooter and hostage situations Wednesday in the Main Library.
When art history and visual culture senior Meghan Burke received a call that she would be interning at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., she was both shocked and relieved.
For Rinchen Lhazom and Munkhsoyol Baatarjav, an opportunity to experience the U.S. in a professional setting included community participation on both a university and city level.
Anna Motz always has been infatuated with fashion and design. It wasn’t until she stumbled upon an apparel class at MSU that she decided to switch her major from business to a double major in apparel and textile design and interior design.
Likely not to be hitting the fan — but powering it — a new waste-based energy source is drawing the attention of MSU officials to see if it can prove to be financially viable.
Derek Polischuk, an MSU assistant professor of piano and director of piano pedagogy, will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at the Music Building Auditorium.
Students and community members will have the opportunity to search campus for frogs, lizards and other animals from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 23 during the MSU Bioblitz and Herp Survey.
When Shawn Targosz first applied to Iorio’s Gelateria in Lansing, he was looking for a part-time job to help pay his bills. After some time on the job, Targosz, an advertising senior and now a partner at Iorio’s, began to enjoy working with customers as he gained a passion for being an entrepreneur.
One of the least known clubs at MSU might be one of the hardest working. The MSU Triathlon club finished fourth overall out of 80 teams April 9 at the 2011 USAT Collegiate National Championship in Tuscaloosa, Ala., the best overall finish in team history.
The Mid-Michigan MRI and Wolverine Development Corporation will sponsor a performance by the Michigan Opera Theatre Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.
The Sun: The Next Five Billion Years, an astronomy lecture by professor Horace Smith, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Abrams Planetarium.