FEATURES
Improv ignites students' theater passion
As a high school student, Matt Swartz didn’t like theater. He performed in a single show before deciding the stage wasn’t for him.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Nothing coming easy for MSU, set to battle No. 5 Irish
Despite the season only being two games old, the No. 21 MSU women’s basketball team already has seen its fair share of adversity.
COMMENTARY
Columnist rages against catcalls
I once accidentally flicked off a priest because I thought he was one of you. Anytime my daily run is interrupted by an obnoxious car horn, I immediately jump to conclusions, and the end result is the high-flying, rage-filled, stride quickening and obscene hand gesture that is provenly effective at assuring either one of two things.
COMMENTARY
Pittsburgh's proposal to tax tuition idiotic
In a free market society, nothing is free. And when a government needs money to provide its citizens with services, it taxes them. Oftentimes, the wealthier in a society are taxed more than those with less wealth.
NEWS
Granholm visits campus, urges students to fight for Mich. Promise Scholarship
Gov. Jennifer Granholm addressed MSU students Wednesday morning on the steps of the Administration Building and encouraged them to fight for the Michigan Promise Scholarship.
NEWS
Police brief 11/18/09
The rear panel of a Chevrolet bus was spray painted pink between 11:30 a.m. Friday and 6:45 p.m. Sunday while the bus was parked in Lot 55, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Gov. Granholm to speak today at MSU
Gov. Jennifer Granholm will speak to students at MSU today as part of her effort to persuade legislators to bring back the Michigan Promise Scholarship.
NEWS
MSU leads nation in global outreach
MSU’s elite ranking among U.S. universities for study abroad participation and international student enrollment in a recent report did not surprise most university officials.
NEWS
Loomis appointed to 2nd term as mayor
East Lansing City Council members Vic Loomis and Diane Goddeeris were granted a second run as the city’s mayor and mayor pro tem at yesterday’s East Lansing City Council meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
NEWS
Language department merger likely to happen
The merging of two language departments to create one Romance Language department might be more than just possible. It’s probable, some faculty members said.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Summers in November
It seemed like it wasn’t meant to be. Every time the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team tied Gonzaga — or even pulled within a few points — the Bulldogs kept the Spartans nipping at their heels. Then, after all the ties (three), one-point deficits (five) and two-point deficits (four), Durrell Summers took the game into his own hands.
MSU
Web exclusive: Independent films brought to MSU from Telluride Film Festival
JanSport founder Skip Yowell came to Erickson Hall Kiva on Tuesday night and brought with him the living embodiment of his personal philosophy. The Telluride Mountainfilm Tour brought six original films to the MSU community “to inspire young people,” Yowell said. The tour is a mix of independent films from the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado.
MICHIGAN
Text alert system to be launched in Lansing
Although the city of Lansing has announced plans to unveil a system that will alert residents of emergencies, road closings, sports cancellations and more, city officials said no similar system currently is planned for East Lansing.
MICHIGAN
Senate has not yet taken action on smoking ban bill
The smoke still has not cleared between the Michigan House and Senate on whether state residents should be allowed to enjoy cigarettes while dining.
MSU
2 student groups host panel to share difficulties
In the midst of American Indian Heritage Month, two student groups at MSU were trying to connect Tuesday night and share the difficulties indigenous people face in their societies.
FEATURES
Annual celebration returns to Lansing
The 25th annual Silver Bells in the City will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday in downtown Lansing.
FEATURES
MSU affiliates get U2 presale tickets
MSU is offering presale tickets for the U2 concert on June 30, 2010.
FEATURES
Plant photos displayed in Lansing
In color or in black and white, dead or alive, and from both the past and present, photographer Kim Kauffman has found plants to be an inspirational subject to her photography.
MEN'S SOCCER
NCAA bid gives Spartans favorable treatment
It’s one thing to sneak into the NCAA Tournament. But it’s completely different to receive a first-round bye and play a home game in the second round.