In response to Zach Juett’s letter Good sportsmanship includes student behavior in the stands (SN 2/6), I have to ask: Is it about sportsmanship or rowdiness?
There may be no American civil rights leader whose contributions are as underappreciated or as misunderstood as Malcolm X. As we celebrate Black History Month, it is important for us to appreciate one of our own, Lansing’s Malcolm X, and understand why much ambivalence exists about his life and message.
High temperatures in the mid-50s Tuesday could break a 133-year-old local temperature record tomorrow.
The mysterious death of finance senior Kevin Boskey has left those who were close to him searching for answers as they remember a friend who brought smiles to their faces.
An 18-year-old female student was the victim of assault on Jan. 26 in the garden behind Student Services, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The assault happened around 9:30 p.m. as the student walked from Wells Hall to Student Services.
Students will get a significantly smaller cut of the proposed economic stimulus package than originally planned if the U.S. Senate’s revised version of the package is passed. After the U.S. House of Representatives approved an $819 billion package on Jan. 28, the Senate is expected to vote on its $827 billion version early this week.
An MSU student died late Friday in an incident that did not appear suspicious, East Lansing police Capt. Kim Johnson said Sunday. The student had been ill “for quite some time” and the death does not appear to be the result of foul play, Johnson said in an e-mail to The State News.
For shoppers during a recession, it’s out with the new and in with the old. Resale and thrift stores across the country are pulling in more customers and claiming high profits despite the economic slowdown.
The secret behind the MSU football program’s recruitment of a top-tier recruiting class is simple: Don’t rely solely on recruiting services such as Rivals.com, Scout.com and Scouts Inc. Instead, go out and do the dirty work yourself.
If games were played on paper, the MSU men’s basketball team would have had Saturday’s game against Indiana wrapped up before the singing of the national anthem. MSU entered the game with the best record in the Big Ten; Indiana had the worst.
After a back-and-forth first few matches, the MSU wrestling team surrendered its last six in a dual meet against Michigan on Sunday at Jenison Field House, falling 28-7.
The MSU women’s basketball team took a big hit Friday when sophomore guard Brittney Thomas went down for the season, tearing the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in her left knee, head coach Suzy Merchant announced.
All Draymond Green did Saturday was take advantage of an opportunity. With the MSU men’s basketball team in a closer-than-expected Big Ten battle with last-place Indiana and senior center Goran Suton struggling early, the freshman forward brought energy and tenacity to the floor, scoring 15 points and grabbing 12 rebounds to lead the Spartans to a 75-47 victory over the Hoosiers at Breslin Center.
It’s no secret the MSU hockey team hasn’t caught many breaks this season. So Saturday, the team did what it needed to — scratching and clawing its way to a gritty 1-0 win over Ferris State at Ewigleben Ice Arena.
The Department of Residence Life is giving students the opportunity to showcase Spartan life with MSUTube, a project to give prospective students a look into MSU life using online videos.
Folk singers led weekend crowds of about 1,000 people during a festival designed to celebrate the musical talents of the audience, as well as artists.
The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, confirmed five judicial appointees to the Residence Hall Area Board at its meeting Wednesday.
East Lansing City Manager Ted Staton last week began a yearlong term as president of the Michigan Local Government Management Association.
Ruckus, a legal music file-sharing program offered to MSU students, shut down Saturday. The program, promoted by university officials as a way for students to legally share and exchange music, issued a notice on its Web site Saturday afternoon saying the “service will no longer be provided,” with no other information available.
The Grundy brothers don’t let the stress of a tournament interfere with their love of chess. “It’s really awesome,” said fourth-grader Jeffery Grundy, of Macomb Township.