FEATURES
UAB to host roller skating '80s night
The University Activities Board will host a Rockin’ Retro Rollerpalooza from 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Demonstration Hall.
FEATURES
Musical comedy to come to Wharton
“The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein” will be performed next Tuesday through Feb. 7 at Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.
FEATURES
Hospitality students bring Sin City to MSU
Students hoping for a night in Sin City need look no further than Spartan Stadium as the School of Hospitality Business kicks off its annual Vegas Night at 5 p.m. Friday.
FEATURES
'Dalmatians' spotted at Wharton
A clamor of dog barks erupts from the pit orchestra as the spotted curtain rises, revealing a topsy-turvy world where dogs own humans as pets.
SPORTS
MSU prepares for 'Flip for a Cure' meet, fundraiser
The No. 22 MSU gymnastics team returns home this weekend to what’s expected to be a lively setting at the team’s annual Flip for a Cure meet at Jenison Field House. The Spartans will battle Ohio State at 1 p.m. Saturday and wear pink leotards to support breast cancer awareness.
ICE HOCKEY
Grassi, Josepher find chemistry as 3rd pairing
Matt Grassi and Zach Josepher couldn’t stand playing against each other in junior hockey. Before committing to MSU, both defensemen spent two years playing in the British Columbia Hockey League.
SPORTS
Spartans travel to Michigan, No. 1 Iowa in weekend dual matches
After showing toughness against higher-ranked opponents in its first Big Ten weekend, the MSU wrestling team hopes to follow up its performance by collecting wins this weekend at Michigan and No. 1 Iowa.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Versatile Johnson key to MSU success
Playing at Northwestern always is special for Lykendra Johnson. Welsh-Ryan Arena sits about 20 miles away from the sophomore forward’s hometown of River Forest, Ill., meaning family and friends likely will fill the stands when the Spartans play the Wildcats at 8 p.m. tonight.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans prepare to face Jaeschke, Northwestern
Long road stretches can make or break a team’s season. For the MSU women’s basketball team, it’s even tougher considering the Spartans already have lost five conference games.
COMMENTARY
MSU-Nike deal should not exclude old Spartan logo
Unity. Consistency. Recognition. With the unveiling of a new logo, the MSU athletics department seeks to make these thoughts a reality in regard to the university’s identity crisis.
COMMENTARY
New Spartan logo exudes evil
The sinister eyes of the new logo are abhorrent. We all understand the virtue of toughness. Clean, honest competition is a defining value of our culture.
COMMENTARY
'Game change' just more of the same
The recently released book “Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime” not only has become a New York Times bestseller, but also has been the subject of national discussion.
COMMENTARY
Despite lack of funds, museum should proceed
Although funds for the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum still are short of where they need to be for its completion, finally beginning construction on the building is what MSU needs to do to move the project forward.
MICHIGAN
Police brief 01/27/10
An 18-year-old male with no MSU affiliation reported his car broken into Saturday in Lot 31, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MICHIGAN
City Center II taxes paid by Strathmore
The City Center II stalemate between Strathmore Development Co. and the city of East Lansing moved one step closer to ending Tuesday when Strathmore paid its remaining $96,000 balance in city taxes.
BASKETBALL
Spartans have stronghold on this 'rivalry'
I’m still waiting. Waiting for Michigan to crash the boards or someone to put a hand in the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year’s face. I’m waiting for U-M fans and students to show up for every game like they did Tuesday. Waiting for the Wolverines to make winning this game a point of emphasis as much as the ever-winning Spartans do.
MICHIGAN
Duchess of York set to speak at event
Best-selling author, charity advocate and Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson will be in East Lansing on April 16 for Kaleidoscope 2010 — A Day for Women.
MICHIGAN
Village summit to host breakfast
Village Summit, a Lansing nonprofit child care and family resource center, will host a pancake breakfast from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday at Gone Wired Cafe, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing.
MSU
New crops to boost biofuel
Corn is about to get some competition in the biofuel industry. A team of professors from MSU’s Department of Entomology examined several biofuel crops to see how many beneficial insects were attracted to the plants and found several other potential biofuel crop candidates.
MSU
Open mic night to be held at the Union
MSU’s University Activities Board will host an open mic night in the main lounge of the Union.