Spartan icers defeat Maine, 3-2

After leading 2-0 for much of the night, the MSU hockey team needed a late goal by senior forward Dustin Gazley to beat No. 8 Maine,p 3-2.

Spartans tie Maine, 4-4

After a momentum-changing ejection of a Maine player, the No. 20 MSU hockey team fought back from a 4-2 deficit to tie No. 8 Maine, 4-4, Thursday night at Munn Ice Arena.

Home again

It’s Homecoming weekend, and as many as 10,000 Spartan alumni will pour into East Lansing for an array of festivities leading up to Saturday’s football game vs. Illinois. They come from all walks of life, but they are united under a commonality: reliving the past and remembering what it means to be a Spartan for life.

Police Brief 10/15/10

An MSU student had a negative reaction to chemicals he had been working with Monday evening while in the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

ASMSU passes student safety bills at Thursday meeting

Safety was the key word at the ASMSU Student Assembly meeting Thursday night. Two out of the four bills that were passed dealt with students’ safety on campus, specifically against sexual violence.

Grading the Spartans

The 2010 season is shaping up to be a special one for the MSU football team. Six games into the season with another six regular-season games to go, here is a look at the position-by-position grading breakdown of the MSU football team at the halfway point.

Football team deserves better student support

With about 13,000 students holding tickets, almost 1,500 students decided watching MSU play one of its biggest games of the season against Wisconsin wasn’t worth chancing the rain or holding off on a few drinks. If you expect to see a championship-caliber team the rest of the season, I suggest you give the Spartans championship-caliber fans.

Women's basketball team excited to start new season

Media day for the MSU women’s basketball team showed the Spartans are welcoming not just new players and uniforms, but a new type of game play in the 2010 season.

Illinois looks for second road upset against MSU

Coming off a third-consecutive win against rival Michigan last weekend, MSU hopes to keep momentum in its direction and continue an undefeated season. One week after routing Penn State, Illinois looks to do the same to MSU.

Volleyball focused on Northwestern

With an unusual one-match weekend on its hands, the MSU volleyball team is able to focus all of its efforts on strategies to take down No. 20 Northwestern.

Field hockey travels to No. 6 Ohio State

Three of the four games left in the regular season are conference games, starting with a trip Friday to take on No. 6 Ohio State.

Official tours MSU facilities

As preliminary design continues on the forthcoming Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, a top government official toured many of MSU’s expansive research initiatives Thursday.

Fasting challenges hunger, intolerance

After a day of not eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset, students who participated in an all-day fast gathered together in the International Center to eat and listen to each other’s experiences.

Interest in osteopathic medicine growths

A void in the area of primary care physicians might see some relief throughout the next several years as applications to the nation’s osteopathic medical colleges are on the rise.

Living City

Concerned students promote renewables

About 15 members of MSU Beyond Coal and other students gathered at the rock on Farm Lane on Thursday to push for renewable energy on campus. Communication senior Nick Howison said other Big Ten universities, including the University of Illinois and University of Wisconsin-Madison, already have committed to wean themselves off coal power and he would like to see MSU do the same. Since MSU is an athletic leader in the conference, he hopes the university will be a front-runner in sustainability as well, he said. “We want to be true leaders of innovation and truly be Spartan green,” Howison said.

Snyder still leads polls after debate

Many experts considered Sunday’s debate to be Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero’s last chance to gain ground on Republican gubernatorial candidate and Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder, but according to a new poll, he failed to do so. Snyder still holds a 20 percent lead over Bernero, with only 13 percent undecided, the poll by East Lansing-based Mitchell Research & Communications Inc. found. About 24 percent of respondents said they watched “most” or “all” of the debate.

Class council seeks graduation speaker

The 2011 Senior Class Council is seeking two graduating seniors to speak at the December commencement ceremony.

Theatre department to put on 'Evil' musical

If you’re big on blood, guts and big laughs, the MSU Department of Theatre’s latest musical might be right up your alley. “Evil Dead: The Musical,” filled with jokes, music and gore, is opening at 8 p.m. tonight in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.

University response to alleged sexual assault appalls student

A little more than a month has passed since the alleged sexual assault in Wonders Hall, in which Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III had said he “believed” two MSU basketball players were involved.