New arrangements of popular hits, powerful solos, complex harmonies, vocal percussion and choreography will arrive at MSU this weekend as a cappella groups from across the Midwest compete in a vocal showdown.
It has a reputation as the “fiercest rivalry in college hockey.” That slogan is pretty accurate when describing the MSU vs. Michigan hockey rivalry. Whenever the two teams take the ice, valuable in-state bragging rights are on the line. And when the battle is held on a neutral site in a professional arena, the stakes are that much higher.
Former MSU hockey head coach Ron Mason was one of the founding fathers of the rivalry series between the MSU and Michigan hockey teams at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
There’s a mutual respect between MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley and Michigan coach Red Berenson.
The season started promising for Courtney Schiffauer. Through two games, the sophomore forward led MSU in points (16.5), rebounds (7.5) and assists (four), and was emerging as a reliable 3-point threat after knocking down 8-of-13 tries.
When the No. 5 MSU men’s basketball team meets up with Northwestern on Saturday at Breslin Center (7 p.m., BTN) it will mark the third time the Spartans already have played an opponent twice in their Big Ten schedule.
During the past few weeks, head coach Tom Izzo has sounded more like a pirate than a basketball coach.
There is an upside to the new Spartan logo. Every time the Spartans lose a game or match, it can be blamed on the new logo.
For the last 30-plus years in the world, what has been a more “iconic” icon than the Nike Swoosh?
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address made clear that America faces big challenges both at home and abroad. We need to create jobs for Michigan families that are hurting.
Any MSU student who has not heard or read about the changing of the Spartans helmet logo must have been very busy hiding under a rock somewhere this past week.
It’s no secret that the State News editorial board hasn’t been pleased with how the City Center II project has been handled in the past, but recent project developments are giving the city of East Lansing an opportunity to buckle down and finally push forward.
Two MSU freshmen face up to a year in jail after pleading guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor fireworks charge stemming from a November 2009 prank.
A 20-year-old male MSU student reported his laptop stolen Monday in the Main Library, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Despite disappointing results from a scholarship offer meant to boost enrollment at MSU’s campus in Dubai, university officials said they are exploring multiple avenues to expand the campus’s presence and prestige in the Middle East.
One academic program has been discontinued and further discontinuation proposals are expected to go through MSU’s academic governance system this semester, university officials said.
MSU football players B.J. Cunningham and Mark Dell pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of assault and battery stemming from a dormitory brawl in November 2009.
After President Barack Obama proposed a plan Wednesday night in his State of Union Address to cap student loan payments, members of the MSU community expressed mixed emotions toward the plan. Obama’s plan would cut loan payments to 10 percent of a borrower’s income after graduation and forgive student loan debt after 20 years.
Students filling up their gas tanks might have to empty their wallets as soon as March 1 if measures in the Michigan House to increas gas taxes passes.
Area residents soon will have to pay about $8 more per month for their water and electricity, as the Lansing Board of Water and Light, or LBWL, approved rate increases Tuesday, effective March 1.