Coming off two straight second-place finishes at the Big Ten Championships, the No. 13 MSU women’s golf team would love nothing more than to have a shot at winning this weekend’s championships in Madison, Wis.
Now at the end of my second year of Portuguese classes, I have learned so much more than just a language. Learning Portuguese has improved my English grammar, made me more aware of another culture, increased my interest in international travel and, among other things, it was fun.
In all, the new budget created by ASMSU is one that can’t be strongly criticized. The organization should be putting money in places where students will see the most positive effects. This time, it increased two of the more tangible uses: blue books and legal services.
East Lansing Fire Marshal Bob Pratt said charges will not be filed against hospitality business junior Ben Weber, one of the students who lived in an East Lansing house that caught fire April 16. In a statement Thursday, Pratt said the department believes Weber made a bad choice by turning off the fire alarm after it initially rang, but will not pursue charges.
The NCAA announced an agreement Thursday with CBS Sports and Turner Broadcasting Systems for a 14-year deal to present the NCAA men’s basketball Tournament from 2011 to 2024 for more than $10.8 billion.
The future of the state was on the minds of Michigan’s Republican gubernatorial candidates Wednesday at the first public debate leading to the August primary. The debate, held at MSU on Wednesday featured all five GOP candidates — Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, state Sen. Tom George, of Kalamazoo, U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, of Holland, and Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder.
A house fire at 318 Elm Place left 11 people temporarily homeless and possessionless, and the fact no one had renter’s insurance to cover their belongings made the situation more difficult. Many MSU students, however, would be in a similar situation should a disaster happen to them. Renter’s insurance protects possessions in natural disasters and theft.
The campus community has reacted positively to the launch of RHA’s “On Demand” service. This allows students who paid RHA’s $25 semester tax to access nearly 30 movie titles via the Internet whenever they want, with no additional charge. The service is available at rha.msu.edu.
Central Michigan beat MSU baseball with a 6-3 win Wednesday night at Dow Diamond in Midland, Mich. Both teams had errors in the fifth inning, which transformed a scoreless pitchers duel into a win for the Chippewas.
A 50-year-old man with no MSU affiliation said his backpack was stolen Sunday from the soccer fields near the Veterinary Medical Center.
ASMSU’s Academic Assembly elected Justin Epstein as chairperson for the upcoming 19th session Tuesday by a 15-2 margin. Epstein, who represents the Eli Broad College of Business, was elected over College of Social Science representative Michael Lipphardt. James Madison College representatives Zachary Taylor and Chris Noffze were elected vice chairpersons for internal and external affairs, respectively.
Six days after volcanic ash from Iceland caused flight delays and cancelations across Europe, some MSU students still are feeling the effects of the natural disaster.
Kei Koizumi, assistant director for federal research and development in the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, or OSTP, toured the Cyclotron and met with MSU researchers heading up research projects ranging from children’s health to bioenergy studies.
About 27 students became temporarily “disabled” while taking part in Pi Kappa Phi fraternity’s 3-on-3 full court wheelchair basketball tournament at IM Sports-Circle, an event meant to raise awareness for the chapter’s philanthropy organization, Push America.
Project GREEEN recently granted more than $2 million to research and MSU Extension outreach programs centering on plant-based agriculture. It is a partnership among the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, MSU Extension and the Michigan Department of Agriculture.
Sara Heaton, an accounting senior, and business partner Alec Kolenda, a landscape architecture junior, opened Sandalwood Ranch on Saturday.
There is no better way to describe the MSU softball team’s doubleheader sweep at the hands of Northwestern than by looking at the stat line.
Not quite the three-day production that is the NFL Draft, MSU football players and coaches gathered Wednesday afternoon at the Skandalaris Football Center to select the Green and White teams for the Spartans’ Spring Game at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
When the clock hits 7:30 p.m. Thursday, it will be the culmination of my entire football year. The NFL Draft is my Super Bowl because I’m a Detroit Lions fan, so the real Super Bowl isn’t something in which I realistically should invest my hopes and dreams.
The once small Tea Party movement also has gained much political ground, and quickly is becoming a loud, yet relevant force in national politics.