A group of MSU students is taking a stand against sexual violence. About 10 students met in the Union Sunday for the newly-formed Coalition Against Sexual Violence.
Chanting, cheering and carrying posters that called for the MSU administration to shut down the T.B. Simon Power Plant, about 20 members of MSU Greenpeace and other environmental campus organizations marched from Case Hall to the Administration Building Sunday in support of renewable energy on campus.
Eleven-year-old Joey Berman went swimming with the big fish Sunday morning. He rode his bike and ran with them too. Berman was one of more than 300 participants in the Spartan Sprint Triathlon. The event consisted of a 400-meter swim in the outdoor pool at IM Sports-West, a 20-kilometer bike ride around South Neighborhood and five-kilometer run along the Red Cedar River.
No. 11 Wake Forest came into Sunday’s game and found themselves overpowered by the No. 7 MSU field hockey team’s offensive attack, which forced 16 shots and defeated its ACC opponent, 3-1.
After splitting its home weekend set, almost earning a conference sweep, the MSU volleyball team feels it is stepping in the right direction.
Being outrushed by about 80 yards in the first quarter, the No. 13 MSU football team knew a better effort was needed if it was going to win its third in a row against Michigan.
The No. 18 men’s soccer team suffered its second straight Big Ten road loss with a 2-1 result at Penn State on Sunday.
The MSU women’s soccer team played Michigan to a tie for the fourth year in a row Saturday in Ann Arbor.
The MSU hockey team fell to Western Ontario 5-3 in the team’s first and only exhibition game of the season on Friday at Munn Ice Arena.
At his weekly media briefing Sunday night following No. 13 MSU’s 34-17 win against Michigan, head coach Mark Dantonio announced senior cornerback Chris L. Rucker will be suspended for at least the Spartans’ next game against Illinois on Saturday.
“Hayrides and History” will take place from 6-8 p.m. tonight at the International Center parking lot. It is one of several events going on to celebrate Homecoming week.
Michigan’s gubernatorial elections are three weeks away.The first and only scheduled debate between candidates Rick Snyder and Virg Bernero was Sunday night and no matter who ends up winning, the impact on the state will be substantial.
You are a banker. During the course of your 100-hour workweek and countless meetings comes a free moment. You get a glass of water, take a walk past a few cubicles and see the flat-screen TV you pass everyday on the way to your office. Time to watch; you only have 30 minutes for lunch.
As a rule, I rarely agree with anything that is published on The State News’ editorial page. However, I was initially encouraged when I read the first two lines of the editorial regarding the use of Electronic Benefit Transfer, or Bridge Cards (“EBT legislation doesn’t get at root of problem,” SN 10/7), which talked about how state Sen. Bill Hardiman’s, R-Kentwood, bill to restrict the use of Bridge Cards at casinos made sense.
Jeff Kus, a 2002 MSU graduate, was chosen by Cosmopolitan magazine as Michigan’s Bachelor of the Year.
The No. 17 MSU football team knocked off archrival No. 18 Michigan, 34-17, in a dominant performance Saturday at Michigan Stadium.
Student voters turned out in droves for the 2008 presidential elections. With their help, President Barack Obama was elected. Now, less than a month before a closer-to-home election will take place, predictions point to increased apathy among student voters for an election that might prove as important as 2008, if not more.
A velociraptor was one of six 3-D targets stolen between Tuesday and Wednesday from MSU’s Demmer Shooting Sports Education and Training Center, 3365 E. Jolly Road, in Lansing, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Since Mark Dantonio’s arrival in 2007, a new standard has been set at MSU. The reign of dominance by Michigan has shifted and the state of Michigan has become a two-team war.