The twangy pull of a banjo’s strings, the steady strum of a guitar and the ghostly sound of a saw being played with a violin bow combine to perform an impromptu concert on the steps before a group of housemates and friends as they relax in the nice weather and enjoy the music.
The MSU men’s golf team will take part in what head coach Sam Puryear called a “life-altering experience” beginning Tuesday, when they begin competition in the 27th annual Topy Cup in Tokyo.
The No. 20 MSU men’s soccer team was looking for revenge when they traveled to No. 10 Illinois-Chicago on Sunday.
In Saturday’s season-opening game against Montana State, 68 of 100 dressed players saw the field for the MSU football team.
All of the talk in the offseason was how the Big Ten would respond to a 1-6 bowl record last season and an increasingly poor national reputation.
Just two weeks into their respective seasons, the MSU volleyball and field hockey teams have collected a combined nine wins and each are off to strong starts in their young seasons.
Another school year at MSU begins. Along with this comes a prominent use of alcohol, which might or might not “light” up students.
As a former State News reporter, copy editor and section editor, I promised myself I would never be one of those people who would ever compare current editions of the paper to past editions when I worked there.
Of the millions of books, articles, lectures and Web sites that aim to define leadership and how one best demonstrates such, there are a few simple themes that emerge time and time again.
Students should keep an eye on their e-mail, because their inbox soon might contain a message asking for their vote on a proposed increase to their ASMSU tax this fall.
The Central Michigan defense was able to tame the MSU women’s soccer team’s top two scorers in the first half Sunday, but the forward duo of sophomore Laura Heyboer and senior Lauren Hill did what they do best in the second.
Through one game, MSU’s “quarterback controversy” is just as muddled as it was in January. And April. And August.
Caulton Ray had never taken a handoff in a college game before, so he was understandably nervous. “The adrenaline was pumping but as soon as I got on the sidelines and the Star Spangled banner came on, I felt good,” he said. “I was a little nervous but after I got the ball a few times I felt very good.”
The MSU football team kicked off its season in victorious fashion Saturday, knocking off Montana State 44-3 in front of 74,518 at Spartan Stadium. “It was a good first step,” MSU head coach Mark Dantonio said. “We’re going to have to play better as we continue on and the next challenge is Central Michigan.”
Senior forward Lauren Hill scored late in the second half, but Santa Barbara’s Erin Ortega answered minutes later as the MSU women’s soccer team tied Santa Clara, 1-1, Thursday night at Santa Clara.
Scoring goals was the biggest concern for the MSU men’s soccer team entering the 2009 campaign. But that might not be as big of an issue as expected.
The dean of the College of Social Science has rejected an advisory committee’s recommendation for the immediate removal of the Chicano/Latino Studies program’s director.
A 20-year-old male student reported his Razor bike stolen between Aug. 28 and 29 from outside Hubbard Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Despite a decline in people using city-owned parking during the past few years, East Lansing officials are planning to construct a new parking ramp near Rick’s American Cafe, 224 Abbot Road.
Naomi Schwartz kids she will spend more time in the Union to take advantage of free on-campus wireless Internet this semester, but her joke hints at many students’ increasing financial difficulties. The finance senior is not ordering cable and Internet for her apartment after learning she might not get all the scholarships she expected. She is not alone.