It hasn’t happened since 1967, but on Saturday, the No. 17 MSU football team believes it can hand archrival Michigan its third straight loss in the rivalry.
The MSU hockey team will have to replace its senior class along with three outstanding juniors after defenseman Jeff Petry and forwards Andrew Rowe and Corey Tropp all decided to skip their final year to play professionally.
State News football reporter Jeremy Warnemuende writes that Michigan’s arrogance must come to an end now that the Spartans have taken over the rivalry in the annual State News-Michigan Daily dueling columns
Michigan Daily Managing Sports Editor Ryan Kartje write a letter to his little sister who is considering attending MSU for the annual State News-Michigan Daily dueling columns.
As the roars from the Big House in Ann Arbor subside and the highly anticipated football game concludes Saturday night, the seniors on the MSU women’s soccer team begin their battle against Michigan and hope to come away with a win that could define their careers.
Ready to bounce back from its first Big Ten loss in the last nine conference matchups, the No. 7 MSU field hockey team said it will take its lessons learned from the 2-1 loss to No. 15 Michigan and apply them to take down No. 16 Penn State and No. 11 Wake Forest this weekend.
Five Guys Burgers and Fries opened Thursday in East Lansing, giving the local area a fresh perspective on a signature fare. The first day of business for the restaurant, 623 E.
With its sights set on earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament, the MSU volleyball team said it now is viewing every match as an opportunity to prove why it deserves to see postseason tournament action.
The partnership developed to complete the “Bridge to the Future” Farm Lane project recently received a gold award from the National Partnership for Highway Quality, or NPHQ. Executive Director Bob Templeton presented the award to MSU, the Michigan Department of Transportation, or MDOT, as well as their planning and construction partners at last week’s State Transportation Commission meeting in Lansing.
Michigan’s three largest universities contributed about $14.8 billion to the state’s economy in 2009, in spite of the region’s inability to experience positive economic growth, according to a report released Thursday. The University Research Corridor, or URC, — comprised of MSU, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University — increased its economic impact to the state by about 15 percent from about $12.9 billion in 2006, said Patrick Anderson, founder of Anderson Economic Group which led the 2010 Empowering Michigan report. “The research universities should be commended for benchmarking themselves,” he said.
For entomology postdoctoral student Ryan Kimbirauskas, Saturday would have consisted of playing a round of golf with a friend and grilling some food at home before the MSU football game.
A woman reported an alleged on-campus sexual assault in Wonders Hall which reportedly occurred between Aug. 29 and Aug.30. According to the police report, after meeting in the hall lobby, the individuals invited the woman to their dorm roo
ASMSU’s “Higher Education, Higher Priority” rally Oct. 22 at the Capitol is, in theory, a step in the right direction. It’s a way to capture the attention and exposure for the name and message of ASMSU. There is a slight problem: The budget was approved and finalized by both houses on Sept. 29.
The state of Michigan could lose a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives when the 2010 census results are finalized because of lower population numbers, according to a new projection by Election Data Services, a Washington, D.C.-based political consulting firm.
From the suicide of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi to the harassment of University of Michigan Student Assembly President Chris Armstrong by a government official, the violent results of homophobia have caused a stir nationwide during the past few weeks. In response to the events, Doebler, along with close to 100 MSU community members, participated in a vigil Wednesday evening at Beaumont Tower to commemorate those that have been lost as well as to allow those who might be struggling the chance to speak out.
Jef Richards will be recommended to the MSU Board of Trustees for appointment as the new chairman of the MSU Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing. He will replace current chair Richard Cole, who is stepping down after holding the position for five years.
In the week since, the campus has come together to remember MSU senior Ruben Zaimi’s life. Little signs of him have shown up across campus. The rock on Farm Lane was painted with his name Monday. The soft glow of dozens of candles lit up Mary Mayo Hall courtyard Wednesday night.
East Lansing officials currently are seeking input from the community to help draft a Complete Streets ordinance, which works to increase the safety and mobility of cyclists, pedestrians and all other modes of transportation.
An MSU student’s laptop was taken Monday afternoon after she left the computer in the CATA bus station near Wells Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Four months after its installation and multiple instances of vandalism, university officials and the creator of Funambulist dedicated the piece in a ceremony Wednesday. The fabricated steel structure, which stands more than 25 feet tall and 36 feet wide, attempts to incorporate the balance college students must keep while they walk on a thin line before graduation, said John Van Alstine, the artist who created the sculpture. “It has more (of a) universal meaning because we’re all on our wire per se,” he said.