FEATURES
Symphony to play at Wharton Center
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.
FEATURES
Social media series to be held Thursday
The College of Communication Arts and Sciences, or CAS, is hosting Zizi Papacharissi as part of its Social Media Seminar Series.
FEATURES
RCAH to host talk on study abroad
The Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, will be holding an informational meeting for students interested in studying abroad at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the RCAH Theatre in Snyder Hall’s basement.
FEATURES
Design firm in Lansing's Old Town run by MSU, U-M alumnae
In an office located in Lansing’s Old Town at 120 E. Grand River Ave., MSU alumna Darcy Pace and co-owner Julie Howe, a University of Michigan alumna, have been running their commercial interior design firm for more than five years since its inception in January 2004.
FOOTBALL
Dantonio released from hospital
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio was released from Sparrow Hospital at noon Monday, after a blood clot was discovered in his leg Thursday.
FOOTBALL
Spartans take next step
Allow me to introduce you to the No. 17 MSU football team, and let me tell you why the 2010 edition is built perfectly for its first Big Ten Championship in 20 years.
BASKETBALL
Prosecutor: No crime in alleged sexual assault
Records released during the weekend indicate differences between the statements of an alleged suspect and victim in an alleged on-campus sexual assault that the county prosecutor said he “believes” involved members of the MSU men’s basketball team.
NEWS
Controversy grows in China over alumnus
An MSU alumnus and watchdog for academia in China was the focus of a swift attack in Beijing after publishing documents that called out bogus research within the country’s scientific community.
NEWS
Trustee hopefuls seek out student vote
With a little less than a month to go before Election Day, MSU Board of Trustees candidates are eyeing the student vote to push them over the edge to win one of two seats — if students vote at all.
FOOTBALL
Blood clot forces Dantonio to miss game
After being admitted to Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital on Thursday for a blood clot discovered in his leg, football head coach Mark Dantonio was not in Spartan Stadium Saturday for No. 17 MSU’s 34-24 win against No. 20 Wisconsin. Dantonio’s release date from Sparrow Hospital has yet to be determined, but Athletics Director Mark Hollis said the head coach has and will remain in contact with the team.
NEWS
Police Brief 10/04/10
An 18-year-old male MSU student reported his wallet stolen the afternoon of Sept. 27 in IM Sports-East while the bag was in the same room as him, Sgt. Paul Kuchek said.
FOOTBALL
Earning respect
After having its ability questioned for the majority of the season, the MSU defense stepped up in a big way Saturday, shutting down then-No. 11 Wisconsin in a 34-24 victory.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartan icers begin season with annual scrimmage
Hockey season officially began Sunday as the MSU hockey team split up into two teams for the annual Green and White game at Munn Ice Arena. The Green team won the timed game with a 3-1 score, while the White team took a 3-0 win in a shootout.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Women's soccer shuts out weekend opponents
Six games have been played by the MSU women’s soccer team at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field this season. And in all six games, the opposing team has been unable to get the ball past junior goalkeeper Jill Flietstra and the MSU defense.
SPORTS
Field hockey bounces back with offensive outpour vs. Ohio
After being held to one goal or less in five of its last six games, the No. 6 MSU field hockey team jumped on the back of senior midfielder Sabine van den Assem to find some offense Sunday.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball swept in weekend games against Penn State, Ohio State
Despite practicing hard to earn Big Ten victories, the MSU volleyball team dropped both of its road matches this weekend.
MEN'S SOCCER
Spartans lose first conference game
The No. 11 MSU men’s soccer team suffered its second loss of the season Sunday afternoon, falling 2-1 to No. 19 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio.
MSU
MSUFCU hosts 5K to raise funds for MSU Museum
There was a chilly autumn wind whispering across the grounds of the MSU campus on Sunday morning. But for East Lansing resident Dan Leyman, the weather was pristine for competing in the MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, Dinosaur Dash.
MICHIGAN
Diamond Dash benefits participants, charity
A cell phone was the game piece, and downtown East Lansing and MSU’s campus were the interactive game board in the second annual “Becky Beauchine Kulka Diamond Dash,” Sunday afternoon.
MICHIGAN
Oktoberfest celebrates German heritage
Glass steins full of frothy beer and spätzle with schnitzle, combined with lively polka dancing on a brisk fall evening, made for a festive weekend at Old Town’s Oktoberfest in Lansing.