A 22-year-old male student reported his wallet stolen after he left it on a bench while playing basketball the evening of April 2 in IM Sports-Circle, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
After an underwhelming first month of the season, sophomore guard Kalin Lucas emerged as MSU’s best player right in time for the Big Ten regular season.
After crushing Detroit Mercy in its first homestand, the second time back for the MSU softball team wasn’t as pleasant. The team was beat handily by Purdue in its doubleheader Thursday, losing 12-0 in the first game and 8-3 in the nightcap.
The 2008-09 college basketball season just ended, but it’s never too early to start looking ahead to next season. With that being said, here’s an early look at how the Big Ten should stack up next season. Disagree? Send me your predictions at altmanal@msu.edu.
One of the best things about sports is that there’s always next year (just ask Chicago Cubs fans). And while the MSU men’s basketball team had an unbelievable run to the national championship game, losing 89-72 to North Carolina on Monday night, it’s never too early to look ahead to the future.
The Anti-Defamation League, or ADL, is calling for MSU to reconsider Archbishop Desmond Tutu as its commencement speaker, citing his criticisms of Israel. They also have called for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to reconsider him as a speaker.
Voter turnout for student elections last week was lower than previous years, but two tax referenda for student organizations passed. The taxes almost completely fund the organizations.
MSU Resident Halls Association’s hiring practices were brought into question Wednesday after the General Assembly determined it was unclear whether or not recent hiring practices followed RHA’s bylaws.
It’s a story that led Maj. David Howell, a Michigan National Guard physician’s assistant, back to Iraq. Instead of returning to the region for combat, he went to bring a child to America for a life-changing surgery, resulting in a union among MSU, the Michigan National Guard, Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital and many others.
MSU students celebrated the university’s first Peace Week this week as groups organized several events to promote peace on campus. Documentaries, as well as an event called the Tunnel of Oppression, highlighted the first part of the two-week event, which was organized by the Peace over Prejudice Campaign.
College is a time for experimenting. Finding the things you enjoy doing, the things you’re good at and maybe, most importantly, discovering the things that might not be your strong suit.
Zack Colman’s advice to bicyclists in the column Bicyclists Need to Stay on Sidewalk (SN 4/9) is wrongheaded to the point that, if followed, it will greatly increase the chances of dangerous accidents. According to Michigan law, bicyclists have the same right as motorized vehicles to roads in the state, along with the same obligations to follow traffic rules.
When reading Zack Colman’s column, Bicyclists need to stay on sidewalk (SN 4/9), all I could think was “Finally, someone said it!”
Today, I am so very proud to call myself a Spartan and to count myself among your number. I am particularly pleased because this past Saturday and Monday we demonstrated that Spartans can and do celebrate success responsibly. Spartans fans clearly were intent on observing the outstanding achievements of our basketball team as opposed to gathering for the purpose of creating a disturbance.
I write to clarify a number of incorrect statements made by Bruce Friedrich, vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, in the column Animal activists encourage discussion (SN 4/8).
The University of Notre Dame is known for its pride as a prestigious Catholic university. Its public digression against abortion and stem cell research, along with other issues that tie in with core Catholic values, has seemed to make its political opinions known throughout the nation.
MSU golfer Jack Newman fired an even-par 72 Thursday at the Masters tournament in Augusta, Ga., completing his opening round with four birdies in the final five holes.
An 18-year-old Hudsonville, Mich., man who was visiting friends at MSU admitted to stealing a digital camera and $15 in cash from a 19-year-old female student on Sunday in Snyder Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
The former president of the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, called for a reelection during a special meeting Wednesday night to discuss the charges leveled against him.
CBS’s infamous NCAA Tournament theme and “One Shining Moment” jingle likely aren’t going anywhere, but at least one March Madness tradition could end when MSU students tune into the tournament next year.