When the 38th president of the United States made his way home for one last hello and goodbye, the people, myself included, who lined the streets of Grand Rapids, were there to see more than an American hero.
Bloomington, Ind. — Not counting walk-ons, nine Spartans saw the floor in Sunday's game against Indiana.
As the Democrats officially took control of Congress last week following a bitter midterm election, they also made the historic decision to elect Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the House — the first woman ever to hold the position.
From new parking equipment to advances on housing developments in the city, these are some of the decisions the East Lansing City Council made during winter break: Campus Village II The council approved assignment agreements for Campus Village II, 1231 Michigan Ave.
A 20-year-old MSU student was charged Wednesday with embezzling more than $20,000 from the Best Buy store where she worked. Katy Gozalka, an interdisciplinary studies in social science junior, misappropriated about $35,000 over a three-month period at the 2020 Grand River Avenue location before she was arrested while working Tuesday. Gozalka, a Williamston resident, is charged with fabricating returns on items purchased from the store and keeping the money from the transactions, said Sgt.
Grand Rapids — Grand Rapids bid farewell to its most beloved son on Wednesday, when the casket of 38th President Gerald R.
Meridian Township police are investigating two armed robberies that occurred within days of each other. Two men forced their way into Best Buy, 2020 Grand River Ave., at about 5:30 a.m.
After Wisconsin scored five straight points to start the second half to take a 26-25 lead, MSU head coach Joanne P.
Detroit — MSU fans at Joe Louis Arena cheered as the final seconds rolled off the clock Saturday night, celebrating the No.
Tom Izzo has been concerned about the lack of production by his big men throughout MSU's nonconference schedule.
Detroit — Don't look now, but the No. 14 Spartans have established an effective power play. MSU's power play, which was operating at a 16.7 conversion percentage prior to the Great Lakes Invitational, combined to score six goals in two games en route to its tournament championship and second in three years.
Detroit — With three power-play goals and a career-high 45 saves by sophomore goaltender Jeff Lerg, the No.
Detroit — Entering Friday's Great Lakes Invitational semifinal against Harvard, MSU's power play was operating at a 16.7 percentage.
Tom Izzo wasted no time in expressing his feelings regarding the state of his basketball team. During the press conference that followed Tuesday's 67-58 win over Belmont, the men's basketball head coach's opening statement was clear and concise.
Joanne P. McCallie will have to wait for her 300th career win. Her team will have to wait to find out how much of a contender it is. In its first game against a ranked opponent this season, the No.
Junior guard Drew Neitzel notched a career-high 32 points in Saturday's 69-61 win against Chicago State, but it was how he scored them that demonstrated the transformation he's gone through this season. Neitzel played almost a pure shooting guard role, maneuvering through baseline screens and doing most of his shooting after catching a pass.
How quickly can rust form during a Michigan winter? For the MSU basketball team, it took just one week.
The MSU Board of Trustees approved a $70,000 pay raise Friday for MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, which increases her salary to $495,000. Simon received an earlier pay increase of $85,000 in January, which she donated back to the university. Trustee Donald Nugent said the board's approval of Simon's raise was to keep up with the salaries of the other Big Ten university presidents. "We believe you've got to pay your people competitively," Nugent said.
With his perimeter options off the bench hovering close to zero, MSU men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo might have no choice but to go big. Very big. With freshman forward Raymar Morgan likely out until the Big Ten season (early January) with a stress fracture in his shin, and sophomore guard Maurice Joseph also out at least that long after suffering a stress reaction in his right foot Saturday, Izzo said Monday he likely will experiment with a three big-men lineup for at least part of Saturday's game against Chicago State (7 p.m., Breslin Center). "We're going to have to make a lot of adjustments as a staff," Izzo said. The switch — which would have some combination of sophomore forward Marquise Gray, sophomore centers Idong Ibok and Goran Suton and junior center Drew Naymick on the floor at the same time — would give the Spartans (9-2) a phenomenal size advantage but would disrupt much of their existing game plan. Izzo said a new half-court offense would have to be implemented to accomodate the big lineup.
It wasn't the picture-perfect first half to the hockey season MSU head coach Rick Comley wanted. With a 9-7-1 overall record heading into the holiday break, the No.