A decision to deny The State News access to MSU police reports must be reviewed, a panel of Michigan Court of Appeals judges decided Tuesday. The announcement comes about a month after The State News and MSU brought their cases to the appeals court, and slightly more than a year after the paper initially requested information regarding a Feb.
Under a warm Lakeland sun at the Florida spring training home of the Detroit Tigers, I became 8 years old again. There I was, standing along the first baseline of Joker Marchant Stadium, collecting autographs from some of the team's biggest stars.
In light of East Lansing's Centennial Celebration, a panel of former East Lansing mayors discussed the city's past achievements and growth during the last 40 years Sunday at Hannah Community Center. "It's just reliving pleasant old memories," said George Griffiths, mayor from 1975-79, at the 819 Abbott Road location.
The documentary film "Invisible Children" will be shown at 8 p.m. today in 101 N. Kedzie. The film was created by three California residents to show how the ongoing conflict in Uganda has affected children in the African nation.
The "American Images and the Workers' Landscape" lecture will be held at 12:15 p.m. today at Kresge Art Museum as part of the Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives Spring 2007 Brown Bag Series.
A discussion on how to maintain positive family communication will be led by Dr. Tina Timm of the MSU Family and Child Clinic at noon March 19 in room 27 of the Nisbet Building. Topics of the class include recognizing the spoken and unspoken rules about communication, how to communicate directly, what is heard versus what is said and basic communication tips. Admission is free.
Indianapolis — For the first two and a half games, Purdue guard Katie Gearlds played against the MSU women's basketball team and failed to showcase the skills that earned her First-Team All-Big Ten honors. In the contests between the Spartans and Boilermakers on Jan.
MSU is one of five remaining Big Ten schools that doesn't include gender identity in its anti-discrimination policy — but maybe not for long. A proposal to add gender identity to the policy will be discussed at Tuesday's Faculty Council meeting.
Lansing — Gary Mason was found guilty of the 1973 murder of MSU student Martin V. Brown, a jury decided Wednesday after four days of deliberation. The verdict ended a five-week court battle on a 34-year-old case, during which the prosecution argued that Mason was part of a duo that attacked Brown at about 1:30 a.m.
East Lansing wants your vote — for ice cream. Of 98 submissions for the East Lansing centennial ice cream contest, eight choices remain.
In response to David McAllister's "Drug war overhaul" (SN 2/27), I propose that Mr. McAllister is on drugs.
In a disturbing event, MSU Associate Professor John D. McCallie, husband of MSU women's basketball coach Joanne P.
MSU women's basketball head coach Joanne P. McCallie witnessed a whole new defense tactic when she saw her husband bite the finger of a Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport police officer Wednesday. John D.
Chicago — Alando Tucker had 21 points — seemingly every one a dagger. Drew Neitzel had 10 — most of them too late to make an impact.
Chicago — All season long, MSU has been defined by its defense. The seventh-seeded Spartans entered Friday's second-round Big Ten Tournament matchup with Wisconsin at or near the top of every major defensive category in conference play.
MSU head coach Rick Comley repeatedly has said the No. 13 Spartans needed more production from their top six forwards in order to beat Nebraska-Omaha in the second round of the CCHA playoffs.
Chicago — If familiarity really does breed contempt, Friday's Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal between MSU and Wisconsin should be dripping with venom. When the Spartans (22-10 overall, 8-8 Big Ten) and Badgers (27-4, 13-3) tip at 6:40 p.m., it will mark their second matchup in a week and third in 18 days.
Chicago — MSU topped Northwestern this afternoon to advance to the second round of the Big Ten Tournament, but the Spartans had to sweat for it. The 10th-seeded Wildcats hit 11 3-pointers over the course of the game and trailed by just three points after MSU sophomore center Goran Center air-balled a baseline jumpshot attempt with less than 20 seconds to play.
Madison, Wis. — Kammron Taylor likely won't remember the first six shots he took in Saturday's game against MSU, the ones that clanged harmlessly off the rim or hit nothing at all. He also won't remember how he missed all six shots he took when these teams played last week, or how he was 4-of-12 in an ensuing loss to Ohio State, or how his shooting slump has been so miserable the last month that it qualified him for federal assistance.
Indianapolis — On the hot hands of Katie Gearlds, Purdue was able to overcome a double-digit second-half deficit to overcome the MSU women's basketball team, 64-61, in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Sunday evening at Conseco Fieldhouse. Gearlds scored 17 points, including 14 in the second half, as the No.