About four months have passed since administrators announced undergrad programs at MSU Dubai, the university’s Middle East academic endeavor launched in 2008, would end. The revelation prompted the satellite campus’ 85 undergraduate students and 50 incoming students to look at an education during a time when most admissions were closed. Four months later, students and administrators are picking up the pieces.
John Stipek is not a pouter. The senior center endured two coaches, two positions and much waiting before finally getting an opportunity to be a key player in No. 16 MSU’s 8-1 start.
Bouncing back from losses such as the one the Spartans suffered against the Hawkeyes hasn’t been a problem since head coach Mark Dantonio came to MSU four years ago.
When the No. 12 MSU hockey team plays at Western Michigan this weekend, it will look for continued offensive balance to continue the team’s early season success.
A season that started with an exciting high has been met with a heart-wrenching low for the MSU men’s soccer team. Some fans might be losing hope for the MSU men’s soccer team, especially with other MSU teams playing so well. But hope is not lost.
The MSU women’s soccer team believes it’s all or nothing when they head to Columbus, Ohio, on Friday to square off against the No. 23 Ohio State Buckeyes.
On Saturday, when No. 16 MSU (8-1 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) welcomes Minnesota (1-8, 1-4) to Spartan Stadium (noon, Big Ten Network), head coach Mark Dantonio said his team won’t have any trouble getting motivated following last season’s matchup between the two programs.
The MSU volleyball team plans to learn from past losses to take advantage against Ohio State and No. 9 Penn State during the team’s rematches this weekend.
Defending its Big Ten Championship, the No. 10 MSU field hockey team advanced to the semifinal round of play in the Big Ten Tournament after defeating Northwestern, 3-1, on Tuesday. It was the third victory for MSU over the Wildcats this season.
Jessica Shah always knew she wanted to be a police officer. And in a few months, she’ll finally get her chance. “I went into law enforcement because I want to help people,” Shah said.
The colorful camouflaged cans of Four Loko and other alcoholic energy drinks will vanish from Michigan shelves within the next month, following a ban passed by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission on Wednesday. Manufacturers have 30 days from Thursday to get rid of the products — those containing not only alcohol, but caffeine and occasionally other energy additives like guarana and taurine — from Michigan markets, commission spokeswoman Andrea Miller said.
The MSU Board of Trustees will meet today to approve the 2011-12 Appropriation Request, as well as discuss demolition plans regarding the Cherry Lane and Faculty Bricks Apartments and renovations to the Auditorium’s Fairchild Theatre.
When Mike Bouchard graduated from the MSU School of Criminal Justice in 1979, he had no idea he would be managing a department of more than 1,200 personnel 40 years later.
ASMSU is hoping to have an iClicker rental program up and running by spring semester.
In his response to a recent letter on the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture, MSU alumnus Phil Letten makes statements about his view of animal agriculture — statements that are biased, have no factual background and are untrue (“The plight of farm animals extends far beyond antibiotics,” SN 11/3).
As Election Day results dominated the headlines of newspapers across the state of Michigan this week, I couldn’t help but flip directly to the sports section.
The Republican tsunami swelled through Michigan on Tuesday, and cost the Democrats at least one seat on the MSU Board of Trustees. Although we welcome our new Trustees Mitch Lyons and Brian Breslin with a big “Go green, go white,” it’s a shame that Colleen McNamara cannot return for another term
The Bob & Tom Comedy All-Stars Tour will give a performance at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the MSU Auditorium. This year’s tour features Kristi Lee, Greg Hahn, Bob Zany, Donnie Baker and Greg Morton.
The College of Music is presenting “An Evening of French Music” at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Music Building Auditorium.
Disney’s “Mary Poppins” opened Thursday and will run through Nov. 21 at Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.