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BASEBALL

MSU falls to Northwestern, still celebrates Big Ten championship

Dillon Davis
May 21, 2011

Unfortunately Northwestern (20-29, 10-13) had other ideas for the Spartans (34-19 overall, 15-9 Big Ten), as they upended Senior Day at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field, 6-5. The day was not a total loss for MSU as they were presented with the Big Ten championship trophy by Athletics Director Mark Hollis and MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, along with championship shirts and hats, following the conclusion of the game.

NEWS

Hidden Key fashion show unites community in support

Josh Mansour
May 20, 2011

As she stood on the runway, microphone in hand, lights flickering around the stage of the Spartan Club in Spartan Stadium, former MSU basketball player Lauren Aitch grinned from ear-to-ear, Thursday night. Her charity, the Hidden Key Fashion show, had been in the making for more than seven months and in her eyes, it had turned out even better than she expected.

BASEBALL

Wunderlich throws complete game shutout, MSU beats Northwestern

Dillon Davis
May 19, 2011

In his last career start at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field, senior pitcher Kurt Wunderlich threw a complete game shutout, as the Spartans (33-18 overall, 14-8 Big Ten) downed Big Ten foe Northwestern (19-28, 9-12), 3-0. With the win, the Spartans edged ever closer to winning a Big Ten championship — the program’s first since 1979.

NEWS

Bill could mean increase in health costs for new public sector employees

Marina Csomor
May 19, 2011

A bill passed Wednesday in the state Senate could mean increased health costs for recently-hired college graduates working in the public sector. The bill would require local government and public school employees to pay 20 percent of their health insurance premium. Many people in the private sector already pay at least part of the cost of their health insurance, said state Sen.

NEWS

University Club sees $1M upgrade

Beau Hayhoe
May 19, 2011

Jim Sukenik thinks the recent renovations at the University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Road, in Lansing, are something he would expect to see in Chicago or New York, not Lansing. Sukenik, president of Bakergroup Hospitality & Foodservice Design and the head of the design team behind the renovations, said the club’s new bar, called Mixx, and the accompanying restaurant, Mingle, represent “large-city outcomes” in terms of the club’s dining experience. Sukenik, an MSU alumnus, said he was approached by the club in August to design the changes, which he said sought to restore the club’s reputation as a premier dining location.

MICHIGAN

Hospital policy prohibits nicotine-positive hires

Jesse O'Brien
May 19, 2011

Prospective employees at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital will have to be nicotine-free in accordance with a new hospital policy that went into effect May 1. The policy prohibits the hiring of any employee who tests positive for nicotine or tobacco and is part of an initiative that Sparrow took to help promote healthier lives throughout mid-Michigan. John Foren, a spokesman for Sparrow Hospital, said implementation of the new hiring policy was going well. Foren declined to comment further on the policy. Teri Wilson, a consultant and researcher for the Michigan Department of Community Health, said testing for tobacco is done by assessing the level of cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine, in a person’s system.

NEWS

Two new area restaurants added to Campusfood

Alyssa Zandi
May 19, 2011

David LaPratt will do whatever it takes to improve his business — so he set his restaurant up on Campusfood.com, an online food-ordering system for college campuses. LaPratt, the owner of Samuel Mancino’s Italian Eatery, 401 N.

BASEBALL

Lasting Legacy

Dillon Davis
May 18, 2011

The MSU baseball team stands in position to win the Big Ten as its seniors take the field at home for their last weekend series against Northwestern.

NEWS

City prepares for summer art festival

Jesse O'Brien
May 18, 2011

Beginning on Saturday morning and lasting through the weekend, downtown East Lansing will be a whirl of color, music and excitement as the East Lansing Art Festival rolls into town for the 48th consecutive year.

NEWS

Bike ride honors injured, killed cyclists worldwide

Rachel Jackson
May 18, 2011

As a former member of the MSU triathlon team, Lindsey Bachman thought nothing of hitting the road for miles at a time on her bike to train for a race. But in August 2008, Bachman’s friend and former teammate Mason Barker was riding his bike on Round Lake Road when he was struck by a vehicle going 55 mph.

NEWS

MSU-based website aids farmers with data, field recommendations

Beau Hayhoe
May 18, 2011

Some farmers and agricultural industry members across the state are turning to an MSU-operated website for guidance in the fields and on their farms. Enviro-weather is an MSU website run through partnerships between MSU Extension and MSU AgBioResearch and is partially funded by the Michigan Legislature’s Project GREEEN.