Thanks to a career day by freshman second baseman Ryan Jones, who hit for his first-ever cycle, the MSU baseball team routed Indiana, 10-4, Saturday at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field.
When senior designated hitter Chris Roberts stepped to the plate for the MSU baseball team with the score tied at eight in the bottom of the ninth, the last thing he wanted on his mind was that he had a chance to win the game.
After more than a year’s worth of planning, MSU’s College of Human Medicine and MidMichigan Health signed an agreement Wednesday establishing a new regional medical campus in Midland. The campus — which includes various hospitals in the Midland area — is expected to open in July 2011.
Michigan State’s Summer Circle Theatre celebrated its 50th anniversary Thursday with a gala and fundraiser — complete with actors in wardrobe — at the Fairchild Theatre. Proceeds from the event will toward upgrading the performers’ audio equipment.
The Michigan Board of Education has unanimously approved a plan for reforming education funding in the state on all levels that, if adopted, could offer college students financial assistance for their first two years of schooling. The bipartisan Board approved the plan Tuesday, although it is not legally binding and is meant as recommendations for legislators during state budget negotiations.
The Red Cedar River is under a flood advisory and will continue to be monitored as rainfall continues in East Lansing and mid-Michigan throughout the next several days, said Nathan Jeruzal, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids.
In a game that featured a mix of potent offense at the start and clutch pitching in the end, the MSU baseball team defeated rival Michigan, 13-10, Wednesday at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor.
Harold Sollenberger, a professor emeritus of accounting and information systems, has been named interim executive director of MSU’s campus in Dubai, the university announced Tuesday. Sollenberger temporarily will replace Brendan Mullan, who served as executive director of MSU Dubai for two years. Sollenberger’s appointment will begin June 1.
MSU will play Duke University Dec. 1 as part of the 12th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The teams will face off at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. It will be the second consecutive time MSU has played against a defending national champion in the Challenge.
Tuesday’s MSU baseball game against Michigan has been canceled due to inclement weather. The teams were scheduled to play at 3 p.m.
Jill Elfenbein, a professor in the Department of Communicative Sciences & Disorders, died Thursday from complications related to cancer. Elfenbein worked at MSU for 17 years. She was 58. Elfenbein’s colleagues, students and family members said her passion and commitment to her work will resonate at MSU.
John Powell was elected as the new chairperson of the Executive Committee of Academic Council, or ECAC, during a special ECAC meeting on Tuesday. Powell, an at-large ECAC member and former University Committee on Faculty Affairs chairman has served as chairperson of a task force on health care benefits and health affairs.
An Illinois man allegedly connected to an on-campus sexual assault in February pleaded guilty to reduced charges Friday in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court. Montague Stanford, 40, of Naperville, Ill., pleaded guilty to one count of indecent exposure, a misdemeanor offense which carries a maximum charge of one year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.
More than 20 students are poised to graduate with 4.0 cumulative GPAs this semester. They do their best to balance academic and social lives, but say it isn’t always easy.
SADD hosted a noodle eating contest and fundraiser at Noodles & Company, 205 E. Grand River Ave., Thursday night, between 10 local police officers. Five members of the MSU and East Lansing police departments ate bowls of noodles one at a time in competition for the “Pig Bowl” trophy.
A 19-year-old female MSU student reported her laptop stolen Monday after she left it unattended at the Main Library.
The smoke is set to clear Saturday when a statewide smoking ban goes into effect, and many East Lansing residents and establishments said they see a positive future for businesses and society. Restaurant owners said implementing the law in May instead of when it was passed in December will help customers adjust while the weather is conducive to being outside.
Under a revision to a university policy, appointments to fixed-term employee positions made on or after March 1 can be ended before contractual expiration dates for budgetary reasons. The policy requires written notice be given to the employee 30 days before the date of termination.
This year will mark the 14th annual Pack Up, Pitch In, Help Out program at MSU as students prepare to leave for the summer. The program helps to promote environmental sustainability on campus by providing easy ways for students to recycle plastics, white paper, mixed paper, wood and carpet.
One week after he was elected Student Assembly Chairperson, Eric Branoff has resigned. Branoff gave up his seat at ASMSU’s Student Assembly meeting Thursday night to accept a scholarship to study Arabic for a year in Amman, Jordan.