In what players described as a highlight of every season, the MSU baseball team had a chance to have a little fun Tuesday in the fifth annual Crosstown Showdown against Minor League Baseball’s Lansing Lugnuts at Cooley Law School Stadium.
Jacquie Joseph is throwing out previous Big Ten matchups, tough losses and even solid victories. The MSU softball head coach doesn’t care what her team has done in the past — regardless of how well or how poorly it played — and is focusing on the present and winning one game at a time.
When I found the new flick “Your Highness,” on Wikipedia and saw the cast list, I was confused — to say the least. “Your Highness,” a slapstick comedy opening in theaters Friday, boasts nothing short of an A-list, powerhouse cast, but overall, the film flopped.
MSU offensive lineman Arthur Ray Jr. has been added to the active spring roster Thursday after undergoing a bout with bone cancer. His return to the football field is complete after the NCAA granted a waiver on his behalf and he was scheduled to practice Thursday.
Kathryn Mahoney and Piotr Pasik were once perfect strangers. Despite not knowing one another, both are athletes — Mahoney a Academic All-Big Ten gymnast, and a leader on the Spartans’ lineup; Pasik a first-year graduate student specializing in rehabilitation counseling who plays on several intramural soccer teams. And both face physical challenges.
Next month, the co-founder of the company responsible for the Macintosh, the iPod and the iPhone will address MSU’s class of 2011 graduating seniors. Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer Inc. — now Apple Inc. — has been announced as the speaker of the 1 p.m.
The first federal government shutdown in 15 years looms as Congress and President Barack Obama exchange barbs and proposals on how to spend money, and MSU professors say the nationwide implications are vast. Consumer confidence in an already fragile economy could tumble, university experts say, and a shutdown of any kind could have dire consequences. The shutdown might happen because a short-term funding measure passed three weeks ago by Congress is set to expire at midnight Friday.
City dwellers might start to see more vendors selling their wares on the streets with the recent implementation of changes to concessionaire policy in East Lansing. The policy formerly allowed vendors to apply for licenses and to operate in the community every day from 7 a.m.
A 52-year-old male university employee reported his car was broken into and money allegedly was stolen from inside, MSU police Sgt.
For the fourth consecutive season, the MSU softabll team split its series with Penn State at Secchia Stadium Wednesday, losing the first game, 8-6, but pulling out the second, 7-6.
With graduation around the corner, students who might be panicking about graduate school or finding a career had the chance Wednesday to hear advice from MSU alumni.
With warmer weather approaching, members of the Student Alumni Foundation, or SAF, hope students dust off their old T-shirts and exchange them for a new MSU one to benefit a cause.
When Reza Nassiri traveled to Haiti last year after an earthquake’s devastation swept the country, he discovered a small hospital without electricity.
When Thomas Baumann moved off campus from his residence in Cherry Lane Apartments, he decided against renewing his MSU parking pass. Now, he uses his bike to travel the two miles from his home to his job as a beam physicist in the Cyclotron every day.
Coming to a new school can be difficult for students. It especially can be difficult for students such as music performance graduate student Mi Hye Kwon, who is going to school 6,500 miles away from home.
Yesterday’s State News front page was headlined with a story about an MSU/Lugnuts baseball game, a local homicide and a litter ordinance. A small header mentioned a story on page seven about a benefit concert.
In response to the March 20 burning of a Quran by a Florida pastor, riots have broken out in Afghanistan, leaving 22 dead so far. Among the dead are United Nations, or U.N., aid workers, rioters and Afghan police.
Steve, the co-founder of Apple Inc., and technology expert will speak at MSU’s Spring Commencement. If you were thinking Steve Jobs would be at MSU to do one of his dramatic product presentations, you would be wrong. In fact, Steve Wozniak, the other co-founder of Apple Inc. is MSU’s pick.
Spring is in the air, and for many College of Music students, that means all eyes are on them. The curriculum within the college requires all vocal performance seniors to perform a 60-minute capstone, which is a formal recital in front of family, friends and faculty members.
The State News caught up with Jones at Pro Day and asked him about his experiences and expectations of going to the NFL.