A quick glance at Michigan’s unemployment numbers doesn’t seem to indicate the economy is improving. Michigan’s unemployment rate decreased by .7 percent in December 2010. However, the decrease is due in part to unemployed individuals who have stopped looking for work. The work force in Michigan declined by 37,000 in December 2010, partially because of the state’s decline in population.
Delvon Roe’s excitement was hard to ignore. Less than an hour after the No. 17 MSU men’s basketball team’s 86-76 loss at No.
What might be considered an alcohol-fueled nightmare could be a little less distressful if a local legislator has his way. State Rep.
While campaigning for governor, Rick Snyder honed in on the issues that seemed to matter most to Michigan citizens.
Two students reported an alleged larceny from their dorm room in West Holmes Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The roommates said the alleged thefts occurred between 1 a.m.
Standing at 6-foot-1, it looked like junior forward Lykendra Johnson might be outmatched by the height that Minnesota’s women’s basketball team had to offer.
The MSU hockey team’s seven-goal turnaround from Friday to Saturday demonstrates the importance of early goals. On Friday, the Spartans scored two first-period goals and created all the scoring chances it needed to score a season-high seven goals, but struggled early in Saturday’s game and earned very few good scoring chances in a 4-0 loss in a series split against No.
Heading into Saturday’s matchup with No. 14 Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., junior forward Draymond Green and the rest of the No.
Despite losing, 194.450-191.400, to No. 14 Minnesota on Saturday, the MSU gymnastics team came out confident and dominant on the uneven parallel bars at Jenison Field House, sweeping the event with the top three places. Leading the way for the Spartans was senior Nicole Argiros with a score of 9.850.
Looking back on the two tough matches the MSU wrestling team had this weekend at Jenison Field House, head coach Tom Minkel had split feelings about the two events. In the 19-18 loss to in-state rival No.
Interested audience members were able to view a different kind of basketball game Saturday night when the Harlem Globetrotters took to Breslin Center’s court.
Members of the National Pan–Hellenic Council, or the NPHC, of MSU stepped across the Auditorium on Friday through African-inspired dance during the annual MSU Stomp the Yard competition.
As a child, Ryan Claytor’s parents had trouble getting him to read, until Claytor discovered comic books.
Creative MSU students could get their work in design and advertising recognized on a local, regional and national level if they participate in the ADDY Awards.
Members of the MSU Beyond Coal organization will hold a semester kickoff meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at 224 Erickson Hall.
The MSU College of Music will sponsor a night of music featuring flutist Richard Sherman and pianist Panayis Lyras from 7:30-9 p.m.
The MSU College of Music will celebrate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 255th birthday during Happy Birthday Mozart, a musical performance at 7:30 p.m.
It’s been more than 230 years since angry colonists threw hundreds of chests filled with tea into the cold waters of Boston Harbor, but Elizabeth Marazita said their brave actions have become a staple in American history. Marazita is co-owner of Wanderer’s Teahouse & Cafe, 547 E. Grand River Ave., which celebrated the historic event during “Boston Tea Party Afternoon Tea” on Saturday.
The MSU Department of Art & Art History is sponsoring a session with professor Jon Frey as part of the Research Lecture Series from 7-9 p.m. Monday at Kresge Art Center.
A free yoga session, Stretch Away Your Stress, will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in the Tower Room of the fourth floor of the Union.