ASMSU’s Student Assembly will be working to strengthen its relationship with other student government groups under the direction of new chairperson Christopher Schotten. Schotten, a political theory and constitutional democracy senior, was elected as chairperson Thursday night, filling the seat vacated by interim chairperson Kyle Dysarz on Sept.
Despite experiencing more difficulty than usual in scoring goals, the No. 6 MSU field hockey team pulled out two 1-0 victories at Ralph Young Field during the weekend to keep its undefeated record alive. The Spartans (7-0) took down Providence on Friday and No. 14 James Madison on Sunday.
A few dozen students and volunteers went Saturday to MSU’s Lot 89 to begin building a house for an MSU student through Habitat for Humanity. The event kicked off the beginning of a five-week build that will provide a 1,100-square-foot house for Anna Malavisi, an MSU philosophy graduate student, and her three daughters.
As people wandered around the Bestmaze Corn Maze of Williamston, Mich., completely lost, they helped find a way to make a child’s wish come true. On Saturday and Sunday, Bestmaze donated half of the revenue from ticket sales to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan, an organization that raises money to grant wishes for children with life-threatening and terminal illnesses. “We wanted to give back to the community but we didn’t know which fundraiser to do,” said Mark Benjamin, owner of Bestmaze. This is the first year that proceeds from Bestmaze will be donated to the foundation.
MSU rushed for 225 yards in Saturday’s 30-17 win against Florida Atlantic and ripped off big gains all afternoon as they eclipsed the 200-yard rushing mark for the second straight week.
It was his friend’s 21st birthday and David Truax had offered his house for the celebration. On the porch with a dozen or so people — some Truax knew, some he didn’t — he went inside for about half an hour.
Students in the Muslim Studies Program might be getting a step up this semester as the relatively new specialization and studies program now has an endowment.
The Kresge Art Museum will be exhibiting 25 photographs from its Mexico collection until Oct. 4. The exhibit, “Luces en Alba: Dawning Lights in Mexican Photography,” opens with a reception from 5-7 p.m.
The Spartans (4-2-1) were able to find their stride early and often against Loyola-Chicago, beating the Ramblers 3-0 and scoring two first-half goals Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field.
Junior outside hitter Jenilee Rathje helped the Spartans (6-3) go 2-1 in the tournament, defeating both Clemson and Eastern Illinois 3-0. Saturday night, they went to five games against Eastern Michigan, ultimately losing 3-2.
he MSU men’s golf team finished first of 15 colleges in the Fossum Invitational on Sunday, the fourth consecutive year that MSU has won the title.
Since Brian Lane’s first race in January, his goal is to run a race in every state, one in Washington, D.C., and the final race at his alma mater, MSU. Currently, Lane has raised about $5,000 and hopes to meet his goal of $1 million.
Thirty models, including men, women and children, strutted the catwalk Sunday night at the Lexington Hotel Royal Ballroom, 925 S. Creyts Road, in Lansing.
Creative “profile pics” of participating artists can be found on display at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., where community members can tour art exhibits and listen to live music.
I wasn’t surprised to hear Matt Lauer proclaim he was “shocked” on NBC’s “Today” show when he talked to Shirley Sherrod about her resignation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in July over alleged racist comments. He could not believe the “garbage” said about her would lead both the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, and the White House to demand her resignation without any confirmation.
In any story about undergraduate student government at MSU, there will almost always be this sentence, “ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government.” It’s there because without it the reader might not know the function of ASMSU.
A burned cover of the Quran was found outside the front door of the Islamic Center of Greater Lansing early Saturday morning according to a press release by the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR-MI. Feces-smeared pages torn out of the book also were found strewn throughout nearby streets.
The oppopnent was new and the venue was different, but the story behind the MSU football team’s week-two victory over Florida Atlantic was no different than its win the week before. The Spartans defeated Florida Atlantic, 30-17, Saturday at Ford Field.
The MSU women’s soccer team saw their first overtime periods of the season Friday, after neither the Spartans (3-2-1) nor the DePaul Blue Demons (3-2-2) could break through for a goal, ending in a scoreless draw.
The culmination of numerous hours of man power, student applications and health research was finally capped off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday at the Secchia Center in Grand Rapids, Mich. — MSU’s latest endeavor in health education.