It's been a lot of traveling, sickness and road venues, but the Spartans are finally home. After winning five of their last six games — all of which were away from East Lansing — MSU plays its first games at Munn Ice Arena since Dec.
It's been an important few weeks in the development of freshman center Allyssa DeHaan. First, she had the task on Dec.
MSU men vs. Illinois 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Breslin Center, CBS TK — The Spartans looked like a much different team Wednesday at Breslin Center than the one that got bounced at Iowa and Indiana.
Millions of people braved weather conditions, waited in long lines and potential financial ruin this holiday season to search for the perfect gift for their loved ones. Chances are that many found themselves wandering the miles of aisles at one of several major electronics retailers and facing important questions about their purchases at the check-out line. Holiday retailing mainstays such as Best Buy, Circuit City, Target, Staples, Wal-Mart and Meijer make a lot of money during the heavy consumer season, convincing customers to commit to a few of their proverbial favorite things: warranties and rebates. Although the two items are pretty prominent for sellers and consumers alike, little is really known about the nature of each.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month Exhibit • January-February • Main Library, west wing, third floor • In conjunction with the MSU Museum, the library is hosting an exhibit focusing on literacy as a step toward empowerment. ShowTyme at MSU • 8 p.m.
One thing Martin Luther King Jr. didn't mention in his "I Have a Dream" speech was a deadline. He never said he wanted his dream accomplished in an hour, a year, or even by 2007.
Sixteen months after New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, a group of MSU horticulture students and faculty made what they thought was going to be a small difference. For some, it turned out to be much more. In August, MSU horticulture Professor Art Cameron returned to campus after a national horticulture meeting in New Orleans. His description of disaster and sadness inspired more than 40 students and faculty to make the trip to New Orleans in December to lend a hand to a city in need. The group spent about a week collecting and sorting the hundreds of pots that had scattered everywhere and cleaning up a greenhouse at New Orleans City Park that was under more than 10 feet of standing saltwater. Students also helped clear brush and wood, install benches and fixed greenhouse fans.
Through tears, former MSU football player Bobby Jones learned he'll be spending the next four weekends in jail Thursday for throwing an empty bottle of Captain Morgan on a 20-year-old woman. The incident happened at the Chandler Crossings apartments on Oct.
What are we doing in college? It seems most students would answer they are here for one reason: to get a career.
The year is 1921. John Patriarche steps outside his 525 M.A.C. Ave. house and sees nothing but swamps and woodlands.
Editor's note: This is the first in The State News' coverage of East Lansing's Centennial Celebration. Without MSU, East Lansing wouldn't be here.
State News women's basketball reporter Matt Bishop recently held an impromptu question-and-answer session with himself about issues surrounding the women's basketball team.
In response to Daniel Piedra's letter, "Minority students should not depend on government" (SN 1/9), you just prove how ignorant and uninformed people are.
When the owners of Davey's Basement, in Mason, decided to pull the Mason High School Gay-Straight Alliance's float during the school's homecoming parade, they didn't expect the town to boycott.
Faculty from MSU's accounting and philosophy departments produced more publications, were cited in more journals and received more funding and awards than the same departments at 353 other large research universities. Both programs were ranked first by the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, which categorized large and small universities across the country based on data from 2005.
When Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 and delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, he fought for equal treatment of minorities. Today, many people believe King's "dream" is being fulfilled through the passage of Proposal 2 on Nov.
On Monday, students across campus will no doubt take advantage of their day off for Martin Luther King Jr.
The casual observer just does not fully understand the problem the homeless of East Lansing pose to guests of the city's parking structures.
Six of the 10 most polluted cities in the world are in China, one MSU researcher said. This is a problem for Jack Liu, who was born there and now studies the impact of economic growth on the environment. "Now, more and more people are realizing the importance of the environment to humans," said Liu, the director for MSU's Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability. Liu said economic development is important, but comes at the expense of the environment.