Just because there are no shoulder pads or helmets doesn’t mean the MSU-Michigan rivalry holds any less weight on a soccer field. Ask the Spartans women’s soccer team — they aren’t shy about letting everyone know the importance of Friday’s 3 p.m. contest.
The No. 25 MSU men’s soccer team traveled to Bowling Green on Wednesday and defeated the Falcons 4-0.
When the No. 10 MSU field hockey team faces off against No. 8 Penn State this weekend, it will be the classic battle of a great offense against a great defense. MSU, coming off a 4-3 overtime loss to Iowa last weekend, has the best offense in the Big Ten, owning league highs in scoring average, shots per game, goals scored per game and assists per game.
Last weekend, volleyball head coach Cathy George told her team it needed to loosen up. The team, riding a four-game losing streak and just coming off an embarrassing 3-0 loss at home to then-No. 19 Illinois, was playing stiff and wasn’t bringing its unique personalities to the court, George said.
The MSU men’s basketball team will split up into two groups in preparation for Saturday’s Green and White Game — battling for squad supremacy.
There’s a U.S. Senate race on the ballot this year, although Michiganians can be forgiven for not noticing. While the airwaves have been deluged mostly by presidential race ads, peppered occasionally by one for a House of Representatives seat, Senate ads are few and far between. It’s partially for this reason that The State News endorses Carl Levin for his sixth term in the Senate.
While “bending the rules” might get you a colorful and eclectic room and an article in the State News featuring your dorm room (SN style: Dormmates bend rules to create unique space, SN 10/14), it might also however, get you a serious fine upwards of $1,700 and several slaps on the wrist.
The undecided voter is under attack, but, as always, the undecided voters are going to determine the outcome of the presidential election. Politicians have gone to the ends of the earth to find anything that may sway an undecided voter’s opinion. The major media outlets will report on absolutely anything that may grab the attention of an undecided voter.
As a student in the College of Natural Science, I read on Monday the Dean’s Student Advisory Committee’s letter on the forthcoming entrepreneurship minor. The committee promotes the new minor in entrepreneurship as a way to bring students’ research to society in a “beneficial and profitable” manner. This sounds great for students, as the minor would be “catered to their own interests.”
Greg Crockett has earned the support of his fellow Spartans. This Tuesday, Nov. 4, Crockett will be on the local ballot for Ingham County Probate Court judge. For more than 15 years, Crockett has been running a pre-law internship program (in which we participated) for MSU students interested in the field of law, teaching them skills needed not only for law school, but also for passing the dreaded LSAT.
Another charge was added against the suspect in an Oct. 6 assault near Beaumont Tower and West Circle Drive. Jason H. Evans was first charged with felonious assault with a dangerous weapon. The additional charge of unlawful imprisonment was added during a preliminary examination Tuesday in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court.
Charles Atkin loves every fourth year. For more than three decades, Atkin, chairman of MSU’s Department of Communication, has taught various versions of a special topics communication course examining how the mass media — more specifically TV — influences voters.
Students and East Lansing residents might have more of an incentive to get out of their cars and onto their bikes in the upcoming years. The East Lansing City Council received an update on the city’s nonmotorized transportation development plan at its work session Tuesday.
Bob Alexander knows what he’s up against. The Democratic candidate for the 8th District’s Congressional seat lost to Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, in 2004 and has worked on the campaigns of every Democratic candidate to challenge the congressman since Rogers has been in office. The district is comprised of Clinton, Ingham and Livingston counties, along with parts of Oakland and Shiawassee counties.
East Lansing police released composite sketches of two suspects involved in the Oct. 14 break-ins at Cedar Village apartments. The suspects are thought to have entered three separate apartments and stolen laptops and other electronics, police said.
Tucked away inside the Communication Arts and Sciences Building, in a dark studio, about 10 students met Wednesday for the bimonthly Documentary Film Club meeting. The student organization’s leaders talked to the small group about the current projects they were working on and how the other members could get involved.
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and his perspective of his new frontier.
For arts and humanities freshman Ariel Oppenheim, it is nothing out of the ordinary to be water skiing down the Grand River. Oppenheim is a member of the Water Ski Club, and though for many students this might seem like an unusual pastime, it’s a way of life for Oppenheim. She has been water skiing for eight years and wanted the water sport to stay in her life.
After a weekend of rumors and accusations regarding an Oct. 19 fight involving MSU athletes that sent one to the hospital, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio delved into the matter during his weekly press conference Tuesday.
Petroleum prices are on the decline, providing welcome yet minimal relief from the sinking national economy. Pumps across the state averaged $2.55 a gallon Tuesday after decreasing $1.09 from last month, according to AAA Michigan.