MSU
Spring tuition may rise after state funding falls short
For the second time in a month, tuition for the 2008-09 academic year could be on the rise.
BASKETBALL
Neitzel to play for Timberwolves' summer league squad
Hours after the NBA Draft had ended, former MSU point guard Drew Neitzel agreed to be part of the Minnesota Timberwolves summer league squad.
BASEBALL
Grewe headed to Louisiana State
MSU baseball coach David Grewe resigned from MSU Thursday and accepted an associate head coaching position with Louisiana State, according to MSU sports information.
NEWS
Indiana athletic director to resign at end of year
Indiana Athletic Director Rick Greenspan will resign at the end of the calendar year, the Big Ten University announced Thursday.
BASKETBALL
NBA draft pick projections
Here’s a projection of what each team will do in the first round of tonight’s NBA draft. The picks are predicated on personal research and evaluations from scouts across the NBA. Send your feedback to Altmanal@msu.edu.
MICHIGAN
Hazards of the holiday
Fourth of July weekend means hot dogs, fireworks and fun — but it can also mean an increased level of risk on the roads.
MICHIGAN
Word on the street
Why do you think people get crazy on the roads during a holiday weekend?
MICHIGAN
Mich. group to host energy-efficient party
In order to spread awareness on energy efficiency, clean energy and global warming, Clean Water Action is hosting a Lights Out Party Thursday that will be run completely without the use of electricity.
MICHIGAN
E.L. police host camp for students
Thanks to the Camp ELPD scavenger hunt around MacDonald Middle School, 11-year-old Brittany Price will know her way around when she enters 7th grade in the fall.
MICHIGAN
Vacant downtown space to house tech companies
MSU students, professors and East Lansing residents who are looking to start up a technology-based business could soon have a place to do so.
MSU
Alumni relive MSU experience
Sparty riled up a unique crowd in the Auditorium on Wednesday as alumni from decades past and children still in grade school were brought together on campus for Grandparents University.
MSU
Professor emeritus recommended for interim dean position
Professor emeritus Elvin Lashbrooke has been recommended to the MSU Board of Trustees for the position of interim dean of the Eli Broad College of Business and Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at MSU, effective July 1.
MSU
Tour focuses on alternative crops
Canola and barley crops were showcased Wednesday at the MSU and MSU Extension alternative crop research and demonstration tour.
MICHIGAN
Fire experts warn Mich. residents of fireworks safety
Fireworks light up the Michigan skies every Fourth of July season with varying degrees of color, sound and power but East Lansing fire marshal, Bob Pratt said a lot of these displays are breaking Michigan law.
MICHIGAN
Downtown E.L. shops to host sidewalk sale through Saturday
Students and East Lansing residents can do their shopping outside this weekend by attending the annual East Lansing sidewalk sales.
BASKETBALL
Detroit Pistons' Prince selected to Olympics' roster
The Detroit Pistons’ Tayshaun Prince has been named to the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team, The Associated Press reported Monday.
FOOTBALL
Former MSU running back gears up for Seattle
The State News caught up with Seattle Seahawks running back T.J. Duckett this week. The MSU alumnus and seventh year pro has played for three other NFL teams — the Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, and last year, the Detroit Lions. At MSU, Duckett was a second team All-American and a two-time All-Big Ten selection.
SPORTS
Despite failing to make Olympics, MSU diving star has come long way
Canadian native Danielle Williams had three goals she wanted to accomplish when she decided to come to MSU.
COMMENTARY
'Clean Car Challenge' exciting promise for U.S.
How would you like to earn $300 million? It won’t be easy but the reward is well worth the work.
COMMENTARY
Rice unconvincing in article on Iraq
Noam Chomsky and Condoleezza Rice don’t agree on much. I purchased Chomsky’s “Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World” Monday, along with a copy of Foreign Affairs magazine, in which President Bush’s Secretary of State wrote an essay.