MICHIGAN
Holiday coat drive to be held Dec. 5
The Community Relations Coalition will host a holiday coat drive from 6-8 p.m. Dec. 5 in the Lincoln Room of the Kellogg Center.
MICHIGAN
25th annual Silver Bells enjoys record numbers
Downtown Lansing was illuminated with a holiday glow Friday as the streets were filled with light-covered trees, businesses and horse-drawn carriages. About 150,000 students and area residents gathered at the 25th annual Silver Bells in the City tree-lighting event to kick off the holiday season.
MSU
Spartans Repowering America seeks senatorial attention
Although Cletissa Hogue’s personal stance on clean energy efforts remains uncertain, Hogue said the key to becoming a leading energy-conscious country remains in gaining independence.
MSU
ASMSU to host spring show without Breslin
ASMSU’s efforts to co-sponsor a December concert with Breslin Center have fizzled and the group now is working alone on a potential spring concert that likely will happen in February.
FOOTBALL
Senior Day sourness
For 19 seniors, Saturday’s Senior Day at Spartan Stadium didn’t quite go as planned.
FOOTBALL
7 Big Ten teams likely to play in postseason games
Although the Big Ten season is over, most of the conference’s bowl bids still are up in the air.
BASKETBALL
Hometown crowd of thousands fuels DeHaan
Allyssa DeHaan always gets the loudest ovations when the MSU women’s basketball team’s starting lineup is announced.
MSU
MSU hosts 4th annual dance extravaganza
Finance sophomore Vishal Shah reenacts the battles of gods every week.
FEATURES
Calmness, exercise key to stress relief
The animalistic and primitive fight-or-flight response traditionally is a stress-induced reaction typically sparked by threats.
SOCCER
Spartans' season ends at hands of Duke
The MSU men’s soccer team scrapped, clawed and left everything on the field.
BASKETBALL
Izzo reaches milestone
He’s a 15-year head coach with four National Coach of the Year Awards, an unprecedented five Final Fours in nine years, a national title and more than 300 wins to pad a Hall of Fame résumé.
VOLLEYBALL
No. 12 Gophers come back, beat Spartans
Ahead 2-0 Saturday against No. 12 Minnesota, the MSU volleyball team was in position to earn a big victory and send its two seniors off happy in their final career home game.
SOCCER
Senior Granaderos worked way through team's ranks
Senior defender Tim Granaderos stood at the middle of the field with his hands on his head, soaking in every last moment.
COMMENTARY
MSU needs to cut from right areas
We are experiencing a real “sign of the times” moment at MSU. The economy has plummeted, and although it appears we have hit the bottom, we do not know how long we will be here.
COMMENTARY
News corp. gains little warring with Google
There’s a war brewing on the Internet. Arguably, it’s really just the third wave in the same war that’s been waged for the past several years.
COMMENTARY
Republicans not responsible for loss of Promise Grant
On Nov. 18, Gov. Jennifer Granholm visited campus to hold a press conference to encourage students to pressure Senate Republicans to reinstate the Michigan Promise Scholarship. Furthermore, MSU College Democrats President Mitchell Rivard called for “all hands on deck,” asking students to heed Granholm’s advice and demand the Promise to be reinstated.
FOOTBALL
Penn State hammers Spartans 42-14 in final regular season game
It was the most unfitting of ends for the Spartans regular season.
NEWS
Student found unresponsive on couch; alcohol believed to be involved in death
A 22-year-old MSU student who was found unresponsive early today in his Alpha Gamma Rho bedroom was pronounced dead later this morning at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital, East Lansing police Lt. Kevin Daley said.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Izzo displeased with MSU's 75-62 win against Toledo
Following Tuesday’s grind-it-out victory against Gonzaga, the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball perhaps showed some signs of let-up in Friday’s 75-62 victory against Toledo.
NEWS
Police brief 11/20/09
Detroit Police officials extended their deadline to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request made by The State News on Monday regarding police investigation into the death of MSU sophomore Ryan Rosman.