The Archives of Michigan will unveil the David and Betty Morris Learning Center at a 4 p.m. ceremony on Thursday in the Archives Reading Room at The Archives of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., in Lansing. The ceremony will be hosted by the Michigan Historical Center Foundation, according to a news release.
Low temperatures and high textbook prices can be quite a shock to students returning from winter vacation for their first few weeks of the new semester. Relax. Take a breath. The State News is here to help you cope.
New development proposals line the East Lansing City Council’s business agenda as council members will discuss issues involving the future of three key city land areas. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Union.
When MSU’s English-style equestrian team tied with the University of Michigan on Saturday at the MSU Horsemen’s Association’s equestrian show, it wasn’t by scoring goals or making baskets, by blocking a goal or intercepting a pass.
After the longest presidential campaign in our country’s history, President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn in today as the 44th President of the United States.
In a season mired with miscues and inconsistency on the offensive end of the court, the MSU women’s basketball team had one of its best performances of the season Sunday in its 70-59 victory over Penn State. The win completed a season sweep of the Lady Lions for the Spartans, the first time MSU has swept Penn State in school history, and continued the team’s three-game win streak.
MSU deserves congratulations for their action to help stop cruelty to animals in “MSU officials ban circus from Breslin”:http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/01/msu_officials_ban_circus_from_breslin (SN 1/15).
President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration will be one of those rare “Where were you?” moments. So, where will you be?
I was very upset at the opinion column Pirating music not harmful to artist (SN 1/15). Alex Freitag makes some good points about the record industry, but his logic is flawed.
The more you think about it, the more amazing it becomes. During the past 30 years, the MSU men’s basketball team has won six Big Ten titles, racked up 15 20-win seasons, gone to five Final Fours and celebrated two National Championships.
Washington, D.C. — The jam-packed crowds on the metro, the confused looks in the streets and the hundreds of port-a-potties around Capitol Hill were signs that by Sunday, many of the Inauguration enthusiasts had arrived in Washington, D.C.
The MSU women’s basketball team completed the season sweep of Penn State on Sunday, knocking off the Lady Lions 70-59.
Washington, D.C. — Shoulder-to-shoulder crowds and bumper-to-bumper traffic couldn’t keep hundreds of thousands of political junkies away from Washington, D.C., Sunday for the kickoff of Inauguration Week. Pre-celebration estimates were that about 750,000 people would crowd into the area surrounding the Lincoln Memorial to watch the official Opening Ceremony, which was an entertaining mixture of celebrity guest appearances, uplifting speeches and performances of patriotic tunes.
Oxford, Ohio — Entering Saturday’s game against No. 9 Miami (Ohio), the MSU hockey team was averaging 24.1 shots a game. But in the team’s 6-1 loss to the RedHawks, the Spartans only recorded 13 shots on net while Miami fired 60 shots at MSU senior goaltender Jeff Lerg.
If the MSU men’s basketball team’s 63-57 win over Illinois on Saturday was a hockey game, head coach Tom Izzo said Marquise Gray wouldn’t only get one of the stars given out — he’d get all three. Gray, a senior forward from Flint, came up big on a memorable night, scoring 11 points and grabbing six rebounds on the same night former MSU great and fellow Flint native Morris Peterson had his No. 42 jersey retired.
Born and raised in Flint, MSU forward Marquise Gray said he used to idolize former Spartans great Morris Peterson. On Saturday, he paid his great friend and fellow Flintstone the ultimate token of respect.
Oxford, Ohio — For the first time this season, the MSU hockey team chased an opposing goaltender from the game. In Friday’s 4-1 victory over No. 9 Miami (Ohio) at Steve Cady Arena, the Spartans chased Miami goaltender Cody Reichard out of the net at start of the second period after he allowed three goals on 12 shots.
Police have charged six men in an ongoing investigation into a string of home invasions spanning from last summer until late December.
MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said the man interviewed 10 individuals and scheduled appointments with at least 10 more. Police have submitted their report to the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office and are awaiting the go-ahead to make an arrest.