Following four impressive weekends of play to start the season, the No. 16 MSU volleyball team got its first taste of the Big Ten in two losses this weekend.
If you aren’t on the MSU soccer bandwagon, it’s time to step aboard. After both the men and women opened up their conference slate Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field, one thing is clear — the soccer programs at MSU are worth taking note of.
Students looking to get access to Tom Izzo and talk to their favorite players about last season’s Final Four run had the opportunity to do just that at this weekend’s Izzone Campout.
After waiting four weekends to see a home game, fans of the No. 8 MSU field hockey team had to wait until the second half Friday before the Spartans found their rhythm.
The No. 13 MSU women’s soccer team picked up a big win when they beat No. 22 Penn State 3-2 in overtime Sunday at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field, but the Spartans also might have been dealt a huge loss.
For the fifth straight time, No. 26 Ohio State got the better of the No. 22 MSU men’s soccer team. In Sunday’s conference opener at DeMartin Stadium at Old College Field, the Buckeyes scored the game’s lone goal in the 17th minute and were able to hold off a constant offensive bombardment by the Spartans in the second half to sneak out with a 1-0 win.
Coming into the season, the MSU football team’s defense was expected to anchor the team to a solid season and another Jan. 1 bowl game. Although still possible, the team’s 1-3 start, in which the defense has given up an average of 33.3 points in three losses, has left many asking questions about what’s gone wrong.
In one of the biggest games Laura Heyboer has played with the No. 13 MSU women’s soccer team, the sophomore forward was on the finishing side of one of the best plays she said she’s been a part of.
Richard Foster, both a client and volunteer with the Lansing Area AIDS Network, isn’t shy about the fact he has the HIV/AIDS virus, even though people haven’t always been receptive.
Jan Quiring, the executive director of MSU’s Children’s Health Initiative, knows the childhood fear often associated with doctors’ offices.
About 500 people filed into the upper floor Friday at the Old Town Temple Building, 500 E. Grand River Ave., in Lansing, to watch as presenters gave their perspectives on everything from living with a handicap to watching bad movies.
The slow, repetitive rhythm of the drum provided the background for the closing event at Michigan Indian Day Friday evening in the Union. After a day that exposed many MSU students to the trials and hardships of Michigan’s Native American population, students and American Indians from around the state gathered in the Union Ballroom to close out the day with a drum circle complete with traditional dances and songs.
The Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing, will host its first Wine and Stein event 6-9 p.m. Oct. 15.
Beer, food and Spartan pride aplenty — NachoFest has morphed into an underground student tradition that has drawn more than 1,000 students since its conception in 2005.
Your first time can be intimidating. You don’t know what to expect, you’re confused and worst of all, you’re afraid it’s totally obvious that you’re conquering new territory. But alas, I gathered my courage and am now proud to say I am a virgin no more. Did I mention that I went to my first performance of “The Rocky Horror Show” this weekend?
As the Student Assembly chairperson of ASMSU, I felt it was my responsibility to write in response to the opinion cartoon that was published on Wednesday. I feel it is important to let students know the truth behind the ASMSU team building and leadership retreat by explaining why and where we had it, as well as what it has done and will continue to do for our student government.
Four state representatives have proposed an audit of the Bridge Card system in an attempt to stop what they consider fraud: Students claiming to have “low-income” status while still being listed as a dependent on their parents’ tax returns.
In no way did I expect to see what I did during my travels this past weekend. Fishnets, helmets, skirts and knee pads were abound when my friends and I stumbled upon a large crowd Friday night.
Madison, Wisc. — Following two heartbreaking losses, the Spartan football team came out flat to open the Big Ten season, losing to Wisconsin, 38-30 on Saturday.
Fearing the possibility for budget negotiations to drag on past the Oct. 1 deadline, the Senate approved a temporary budget Friday.