Nearly 2,000 people crossed the threshold of Sparty’s Spring Party 2010 on Saturday at Demonstration Field to participate in giveaways and carnival-like fare. The annual event — now in its ninth year — was sponsored by MSU’s University Activities Board, or UAB, Student Alumni Foundation, or SAF, and ASMSU.
The candidate pool for the MSU Board of Trustees continues to grow after an MSU alumnus and local business owner announced his intention to seek one of two spots open during this year’s midterm elections.
MSU professor Wendy Powers was named director of the Institute for Enhancing Michigan’s First Green Industry: Agriculture and Agribusiness.
What has become an annunal event known as the Chai Party has become an unexpected tradition since it first began in 2006 by several roommates — all MSU students — who wanted to know if it was possible to create a party atmosphere without the drinking. More than 125 people attended this year’s event hosted throughout Friday night.
After a month of practices, MSU football fans finally got to see a glimpse of their favorite team in the Spring Game on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. And if the scrimmage is a preview of next season, it should be an exciting one at the very least.
The MSU football team hope its found a winning combination at the cornerback spot this season with senior Chris L. Rucker, the team’s leader last season in pass breakups, and sophomore Johnny Adams expected to contend for starting roles.
The new Lansing City Market, 325 City Market Drive, is now at 100 percent capacity with the exception of a restaurant. The market had a “soft opening” after the initial move from its previous location, 333 N. Cedar St., in January with only 25 percent to 50 percent of vendors in place.
If the MSU football team took one negative out of Saturday’s Spring Game, it would be the lack of a strong running game from either the Green or White squad.
Blair White went undrafted but signed a free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday after hearing interest from a handful of teams in the final round.
Although there were many big plays made by many great players, nobody stood out more than field hockey senior Floor Rijpma.
The MSU men’s golf team and Ferris State both posted scores of 879, resulting in a shared championship Sunday at Forest Akers West Golf Course. Both teams were 15-over to finish the 54-hole, seven-team tournament.
On April 7, Sgt. Benjamin Anthony spoke on campus. Anthony, a former Israeli soldier, is the founder of Our Soldiers Speak, an organization dedicated to bringing truth from the front line of Israel’s battlefields to people all over the world.
Because of the recent court case of United States v. Stevens, the law in place to mostly target criminalizing “crush videos” has been overturned so as not to punish those who were unable to qualify films showing animal cruelty as legal under the law.
After years of various designs for its uniforms, the MSU athletics department has taken a giant leap to bring every varsity athletic team into one uniform design.
Former MSU wide receiver Blair White signed with the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday after not being selected in the 2010 NFL Draft, his grandmother confirmed Sunday afternoon. White led the Spartans in receptions (70), receiving yards (990) and touchdown catches (9) this past season, earning first team All-Big Ten honors by the league’s coaches. Former MSU kicker Brett Swenson also will join White in Indianapolis, signing as a free agent.
MSU baseball head coach Jake Boss Jr. channeled his anger and expressed himself in two words. “I’m disappointed,” Boss told his team Friday after the MSU baseball team was defeated by Illinois, 4-3, in 10 innings in the weekend series opener at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field. Sometimes those two words sting more than anything else.
The Green team beat the White team, 17-10, Saturday at Spartan Stadium in the MSU football team’s annual Spring Game.
Mark Dell and B.J. Cunningham’s roles appeared to be in question for the season, but their 171 combined receiving yards helped the Green team to a 17-10 victory in the Spring Game and showed they can add to the receiver group.
On the same stage he was introduced as director of athletics two years ago, Mark Hollis stood in the Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center and made one of the most groundbreaking announcements of his already influential tenure at MSU. Hollis, along with Todd Van Horne of Nike, introduced the athletic department’s brand and identity program Friday afternoon, which includes a new line of uniforms with consistent font, color, logos and numerals for all 25 varsity sports teams.
The 47th session of ASMSU’s Student Assembly filled its leadership positions Thursday night as assembly members elected Eric Branoff, the vice chairperson for external affairs, formerly as its chairperson.