MSU
Students celebrate African culture
African students reconnected with their roots on Tuesday by moving their bodies in a traditional African dance called the coupé décalé.
MICHIGAN
Temperature in E.L. above normal, meteorologist says
There usually would be nothing remarkable about David Bulgarelli walking down Grand River Avenue in a T-shirt, except that it’s mid-November.
MSU
Trustee Owen, husband doing well after car accident
MSU Trustee Faylene Owen and her husband, Larry, were discharged from Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital on Friday following a car crash Nov.
COMMENTARY
Alumni: It's time for the student section to shape up
My dear wife and I attended MSU during the “Duffy” years. We graduated with bachelor’s degrees in 1965, at the height of MSU football’s greatness prior to MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio taking over. Our football season tickets date back to the 1970s.
COMMENTARY
Look forward to seeing 'zipsters' on campus
Playing vertical Twister on a Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, bus or trucking through the snow this winter might not be the only option for getting around campus if Zipcar comes to MSU’s campus this January.
COMMENTARY
Regulation isn't a partisan Issue
It is a politician’s job to get elected every two to four years. Once elected, constituents re-elect incumbents overwhelmingly. Given that narrative in American politics, our politicians have very little incentive to take a detailed look at policy measures.
ICE HOCKEY
Comley looks for more scoring from icers
Coming into the season, MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley knew scoring would be a challenge for the team, but he didn’t expect scoring problems from so many of his forwards, only six of whom have scored this season.
FOOTBALL
Dantonio to recruit, see family more during bye week
With his No. 10 MSU football team off this week for the first time since the season began, head coach Mark Dantonio said he still will be watching football Saturday.
FOOTBALL
Former Spartan Rayner signed by Lions
Former MSU kicker Dave Rayner was signed by the NFL’s Detroit Lions on Tuesday. Rayner will assume the kicking duties for the Lions while longtime kicker Jason Hanson is out with an injury.
NEWS
A walk in their shoes
Phillip Katzmann, a Bloomfield Hills, Mich., resident, finished a four-day, 73 mile walk from the Volunteers of America administration building in Southfield, Mich., down Grand River Avenue, through downtown East Lansing and to the Lansing shelter in order to raise money for the homeless.
NEWS
Council to discuss pot moratorium
The East Lansing City Council is expected to vote on implementing a second 90-day extension atop a current moratorium on medical marijuana ordinances.
NEWS
Partnership allows study in Brazil
MSU and Kansas State University have partnered with two Brazilian universities — Federal University of Para and Federal University of Bahia — to launch The Brazil Partnership Program, a multidisciplinary collaboration that will focus on global development, as well as economic, environmental and human health issues.
NEWS
Chinese student enrollment rises at MSU
There are more than 2,400 Chinese international students at MSU this year, meaning numbers have increased more than 71 percent from about 1,400 students in 2009. The numbers also represent a more than 320 percent increase since 2005, according to recent statistics from the Office of International Students and Scholars, or OISS.
NEWS
Police Brief 11/09/10
A man reported his $1,200 generator stolen from Lot 41 during Saturday’s football game, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans roll over Nebraska-Omaha, 102-72
In its final tune-up game before the regular season tips off Friday, the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team defeated Nebraska-Omaha, 102-72, Monday in an exhibition game at Breslin Center.
FOOTBALL
Spartans look forward to rest during bye week
For the first time since early September, the No. 10 MSU football team won’t be taking the field for a game this Saturday.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball team hopes to improve serving
After extending its losing streak to six matches in its 3-1 loss to No. 9 Penn State on Saturday, the MSU volleyball team said it wants to improve on consistently serving tough.
SPORTS
Vick steps up, Vikings squeeze by in week 9
With the passing of week nine, the initial shock of how the NFL season has shaped out thus far has started to subside and little comes as a surprise anymore.
NEWS
Living City
During the past few years, Lansing and East Lansing residents have seen the rise and fall of several locally owned businesses.
MSU
Korean authors read, discuss work at MSU
Korean and English voices blended together and filled the room Monday night. when two acclaimed Korean authors read and discussed their works with students and community members. Two authors and a translator presented at “A Celebration of Korean Literature” with authors Hailji and Ch’on Un-yong at the International Center.