For all 40 minutes of Thursday’s 64-43 win against Illinois, the Spartans hustled to every loose ball, took smart shots, played lockdown defense, battled for every rebound and, most importantly, closed out the game, blowing out the Fighting Illini at Breslin Center. The Spartans improved to 9-6 in the Big Ten with the victory.
With the economic crisis crippling Michigan and showing its citizens that relying on the large corporation for jobs and livelihood can be risky, the word “entrepreneurship” has lost its nasty connotation and instead is providing hope.
ASMSU Academic Assembly members voted unanimously Thursday to approve a bill that would add an article to ASMSU’s constitution recognizing the Dubai Student Council as a representative body for MSU Dubai.
Clayborne Carson, a Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Professor at Morehouse College and a history professor at Stanford University, spoke to about 100 people Thursday at Kellogg Center as part of the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s 10th annual lecture series during Black History Month.
After years of juggling hockey and baseball, Jeff Petry was worn out and finally decided one sport had to go. Baseball was it, and he didn’t know how to tell his dad. Imagine breaking that news to the 13-year Major League Baseball veteran, who helped pitch the Detroit Tigers to the 1984 World Series title and wanted to lend his expertise to the team Jeff was about to quit.
The last time the MSU hockey team earned a clean conference sweep was on Dec. 12, 2009, against Bowling Green. Since then, the No. 12 Spartans (17-10-5 overall, 12-7-5 CCHA) haven’t been able to put together a complete weekend.
The CEO of a global health care company and a reporter from USA Today will speak at 4:30 p.m. Monday at Wharton Center’s Pasant Theater.
The editor of a Beirut, Lebanon-based newspaper will speak at MSU about the portrayal of Muslims and Islam in various media at 3:15 p.m. Feb. 26 in Room 303 of the International Center.
One week after tying record and watching St. Mary’s forward Louella Tomlinson break it within hours, MSU senior center Allyssa DeHaan gets record-breaking swat with 45 seconds left in MSU’s 64-43 win over Illinois on Thursday.
A scam involving fraudulent checks is making its way around campus. Throughout the past few weeks, individuals have been approaching students on campus — typically in residence halls — and asking for their ATM or Visa debit cards and pin numbers.
Facebook and Twitter are almost as popular as Solo cups on college campuses, and the Michigan Department of Treasury and the Michigan College Access Network will take advantage of the online networking trend to ease some student stress as soon as September. The two are creating a networking Web site called the Michigan College Access Portal, or MiCAP, to help students transition from high school to college and from college to career.
A bill introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives on Wednesday that would revive the Michigan Promise Scholarship as a forgivable loan is receiving mixed reactions from students and state lawmakers. The bill, introduced by state Rep. Jase Bolger, R-Marshall, would reinstate the Michigan Promise Scholarship as a forgivable loan with the requirement that recipients stay in Michigan for five years after graduation.
MSU alumnus Don Gonyea’s passion for the news followed him from Detroit to Washington, D.C., where he is the National Public Radio correspondent in the White House. He came back to East Lansing this week to discuss his professional career in the School of Journalism’s annual lecture series.
Nearly two weeks ago, Breslin Center played host to arguably the most pivotal game of the MSU men’s basketball team’s season.
Ohio State’s loss to Purdue on Wednesday night didn’t change anything for the MSU men’s basketball team. The only thing it determined was who would be tied with the No. 11 Spartans in the Big Ten standings heading into this weekend. MSU (21-6 overall, 11-3 Big Ten) technically is in first place, but the Spartans and Purdue are tied in the loss column.
Coming into the season, the MSU women’s basketball team’s depth was said to be one of its biggest strengths. With only a handful of games left in the regular season, its depth has been as good as advertised. The Spartans’ depth — and more so the team’s bench play — has been a big key to its success.
It’s been almost nine months since the MSU baseball team last took the field, but the Spartans still are trying to keep their momentum rolling.
Just ask any of the students at MSU what they think about equal access for gays and lesbians to jobs, housing, government benefits and more. They’ll most likely tell you they’re in favor of them. And why not? College students seem to be more understanding and open to change than generations before them. Ask their opinion on same-sex marriage, however, and that’s where opinions radically get divided.
A new project — whether it be a new apartment or some other building — should have something with character, not just a parking lot. The stretch of land is one of the first things drivers see coming in from Trowbridge Road, so whatever is built there should have a certain amount of “curb appeal,” unlike what the university is attempting to do with the less-than-beautiful Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum.
Former MSU football player Glenn Winston pleaded guilty Thursday in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court on charges of assault and battery for his involvement in a Nov. 22, 2009 Rather Hall fight. One count of assault and battery was dropped, but Winston also was charged on a probation violation, which carries a maximum of one year in jail.