MICHIGAN
Few St. Patrick's Day arrests, tickets
The St. Patrick’s Day festivities in East Lansing didn’t get too out of control, East Lansing police Capt. Tom Johnstone said Thursday.
MSU
Science grant to aid K-12, grad students
MSU researchers, graduate students and K-12 teachers will team up throughout the next few years under a multimillion dollar grant aimed at promoting science education in the lives of youngsters.
MSU
Jenison Field House to hold Hoopfest
Last March, more than 12,000 visitors flooded the East Lansing area to hoop around in Jenison Field House just as Spartan stars such as Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Gregory Kelser did years before. This year, March Magic Hoopfest is back, and with the return of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, or MHSAA, girls’ state basketball tournament to Breslin Center, even more fans will be able to participate in the two-week event.
MSU
ASMSU representatives to travel to Washington, D.C.
Eleven representatives — down five from last year — from the Academic and Student assemblies will leave Sunday for a three-day trip to Washington, D.C., to meet with U.S. representatives and senators about issues important to undergraduate students.
BASKETBALL
Put on your dancin' shoes
As of Tuesday, New Mexico State’s Jahmar Young, the Aggies’ leading scorer and second leading assist man said he had never heard of MSU junior guard Kalin Lucas. Maybe Young really never heard of Lucas, but his attitude reflects a confidence the Aggies have going into Friday’s first-round NCAA Tournament matchup in Spokane, Wash.
MSU
Lansing Home and Garden Show features exhibitors, MSU club
Towering pine trees, cascading waterfalls and an endless stretch of flowers and gardens marked the beginning of the 14th annual Lansing Home and Garden Show at the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education on Thursday afternoon. The yearly show hosts around 300 exhibitors and 250 local businesses and draws in hundreds of gardening enthusiasts and spectators, running from Friday to Sunday. The show also has become a chance for the MSU Horticulture Club to show the public what it’s about.
MSU
Malaysian students to host Culture Night
The Malaysian Students Organization will host Malaysian Culture Night at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the East Lansing Hannah Community Center theater, 819 Abbot Road. The event will include multiple small performances woven into a bigger story called “When Hairi Met Se Li.”
BASKETBALL
MSU women preparing to take on familiar foe in Bowling Green
For two weeks, the MSU women’s basketball team has dealt with the sour taste of its Big Ten Tournament loss to Iowa. Now the Spartans are two wins away from being sweet again, and it all starts Saturday in the team’s first-round NCAA Tournament game against Bowling Green at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky.
BASKETBALL
NMSU student 'bleeds green'
New Mexico State University student Blake Knoblock grew up in Traverse City, Mich., and has been an MSU basketball fan since he can remember. Knoblock, 21, now is in his junior year and majoring in film and creative writing. This week, The State News caught up with Knoblock, who will be attending Friday’s game and asked him what he expects from Friday’s game.
BASKETBALL
Who's who: Getting to know MSU men's and women's potential second-round matchups
Here are the basics on the teams the MSU men’s and women’s basketball teams could play in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
BASKETBALL
Morgan focused on leaving MSU on top
Coming out of high school in Canton, Ohio, as a two-time state champion, Raymar Morgan was the go-to guy. As his career progressed, Morgan began to lose focus and become passive, letting older players handle problems and carry the load.
BASKETBALL
Getting to know the Aggies
Earlier this week, The State News caught up with Jason Groves, the Las Cruces Sun-News New Mexico State beat writer, to talk about the Aggies’ strengths and players to watch.
BASKETBALL
MSU hoping for best of times in NCAA Tourney
Because of the wild variation of emotions March can bring, some would call it the best of times. For others, it’s the worst of times. The same concept can be applied to the 64 teams that will participate in the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
BASKETBALL
Bowling Green happy to be 'hunter' vs. Spartans
Bowling Green women’s basketball head coach Curt Miller is breathing a sigh of relief now that his team is out of Mid-American Conference, or MAC, play.
BASKETBALL
Spartans have edge against New Mexico State
The five-12 matchup between the MSU men’s basketball team and New Mexico State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday (7:20 p.m. ET, CBS) is, on paper, a green hue.
FEATURES
Exhibit to showcase art students
Benjamin Clore’s sculpture will be displayed in the Kresge Art Museum as part of MSU’s Department of Art and Art History Master of Fine Arts Exhibition running from Saturday to April 2. Three other master’s candidates, painters Andrew Rieder, Grant Whipple and Andrea Wicklund, also are displaying their final work, a type of visual dissertation, in the exhibit.
COMMENTARY
Seize opportunity to use green energy
Michigan has the perfect opportunity to transition to a cleaner, more energy efficient economy. With the American automobile industry in shambles and a lack of blue-collar jobs, now is the time to jump on the green bandwagon.
COMMENTARY
Tasty Treat played nasty trick on ice cream lovers
The new Tasty Treat might be trying to replicate the formula of success used by the established, family-run Tasty Twist. But setting up shop in the same location with a name only three letters different seems more than a little deceptive.
NEWS
Police brief 03/18/10
MSU police were called after a 19-year-old female MSU student’s ex-boyfriend refused to leave her Holden Hall dorm room Monday.
NEWS
The world of Spartan basketball
Although the MSU men’s and women’s basketball teams are playing away from their home in East Lansing this weekend, don’t expect there to be a shortage of green and white clad fans supporting their teams during the first rounds of the NCAA Tournament.