Despite splitting two matches in its Big Ten-opening weekend at Breslin Center, the MSU volleyball team still is motivated to have a successful conference season amidst its tough competition.
The MSU women’s soccer team lost its Big Ten opener Sunday, falling 1-0 to conference favorite Penn State (3-6-1).
Author MaryJanice Davidson will be giving a free talk and signing copies of her book, “Me, Myself and Why,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Schuler Books & Music, 2820 Towne Center Blvd., in Lansing.
Professor Sean Pue will present “Dialogue and Truth: An Introduction to Gandhi and His Global Legacy” at 7 p.m. today in Room 303 of the International Center.
There is a proportional relationship between how lame politicians are and how lame the discussion becomes on cable television. This mathematical truth is most evident in a midterm election. Along with unrealistic promises and yelling comes a media culture that encourages bad behavior.
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or fewer, at a new face on campus and his perspective of his new frontier.
State Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade, said it all with a simple and single “nay” concerning the ban on the synthetic cannabinoid K2 last Thursday. Amash hit the nail on the head when he wrote in his Facebook status that despite health concerns, using the substance constituted a victimless crime and that banning it should not be the government’s priority.
MSU showed no signs of letdown after last week’s thrilling victory against Notre Dame, defeating Northern Colorado, 45-7, Saturday.
The No. 7 MSU field hockey game opened its Big Ten season with a 1-0 win over Iowa on Friday afternoon at Ralph Young Field.
Government and university officials gathered in the MSU Board Room Friday to celebrate the announcement of $1.8 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants for Michigan. MSU researchers have been awarded more than $3 million to educate health care providers about Great Lakes fish, manage harmful algae and forecast beach and near-shore health effects, among other projects.
Strong, gusty winds could not stop university officials and nursing students from pushing forward to break ground for the Bott Building for Nursing Education and Research on Friday.
MSU is ranked second in the Big Ten in terms of median student debt; nationally, it ranks eighth in terms of total debt. As financial constraints take center stage along with global economic woes, students and experts are looking for ways to abate the effects of accruing student debt.
Sophomore tight end Dion Sims was arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Detroit’s 36th District Court on charges of receiving and concealing stolen property.
K2 and other synthetic cannabis substitutes likely will become illegal throughout the state of Michigan after the state House agreed Thursday to Senate revisions on a three-bill package.
A 19-year-old female student had her laptop stolen out of her bedroom in the 10 minutes she was gone to take a shower, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
The No. 15 MSU men’s soccer team found some added motivation before the season began after the team was projected to finish fifth in the conference in a preseason poll. The Spartans are the highest-ranked team in the Big Ten in the top 25 poll and aren’t looking back, moving toward their goal of the 2010 Big Ten Championship.
After an emotional week, the No. 25 MSU football team will have to turn its focus back to the gridiron as the 3-0 Spartans look to finish out a perfect nonconference slate.
After fighting through an off-season of rehabilitating their injuries and striving for team chemistry, the MSU women’s soccer team feels it is ready to battle with the top teams for the 2010 Big Ten Championship.
After Kirk Cousins started all but one game for the MSU football team last season, expectations were high for the junior quarterback heading into 2010. Three games into the new season though, it has been the MSU running game that has paced the Spartans and led them to a 3-0 start and No. 25 ranking in The Associated Press poll.
After a summer of renovations to Hubbard Hall’s interior, university officials ushered in a new phase of MSU’s living and learning experience, presenting it to the public during a grand opening event Thursday afternoon. Changes made to the hall is the first step in MSU’s plan to expand the Neighborhood Concept pilot project.