State College, Pa. — With the shot clock a second from expiring late in the first half Saturday, sophomore guard Travis Walton heaved a shot in the air from some 30 feet away. Barring a miracle of physics, the ball had no chance of going in. But it did.
University officials plan to enact a recycling program in four residence halls sometime in February.
Creating high-tech jobs in Lansing will be the focus of Mayor Virg Bernero's second year in office. He will detail his plans during his State of the City address at 7 p.m.
MSU was the ninth-largest producer of Peace Corps volunteers in 2006, as 71 alumni currently serve as volunteers. Since 1961 — when the Peace Corps was created — 2,057 MSU alumni have served as volunteers.
Brand new year, same old John Bice. In his taxingly redundant column, "Rising numbers of nonbelievers increase popularity of atheism" (SN 1/16), Bice continues his tirade against the illogical evils of organized religion — in particular, traditional Christianity — in a vain, attempt to get readers to buy into his rhetoric.
Tom Izzo has had enough. He's fed up with having his guards walk the ball up court. Fed up with worrying about fatigue.
By Sarah Langbein McClatchy Newspapers It's not you, it's me. Chances are you've either said it or have been on the receiving end of this lame breakup line.
Grand Rapids — It was only fitting the MSU Board of Trustees held its meeting Thursday in Grand Rapids across the river from the Gerald R.
The State News recently asked junior center Drew Naymick about his life off the court, from his favorite local eatery to the loss of one of his TV heroes. The State News: Now Drew, you have a reputation for being the biggest eater on the team. Drew Naymick: Yeah, that's definitely true. Do you have a favorite meal, favorite midnight snack? I just like spaghetti and breads.
I was so confused Wednesday to open The State News and see another article from fashion writer Elizabeth Swanson.
The legions of people fearing post-college debt breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday, when the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a proposal to lower the interest rates of student loans. The legislation, which passed 356-71, could decrease the current 6.8 percent interest rate on Federal Stafford Loans.
One person pulled an elderly man from a burning vehicle, another saved his girlfriend from the clutches of an attacker and another fought off a violent rapist. These former or current MSU students were honored alongside police officers Thursday night at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, during the East Lansing Police Department's annual awards ceremony. Josh Burda, a physiology senior, was honored for pulling a man in his 70s from a car that exploded no more than 10 seconds after saving him, he said. "I was just driving and saw there was a guy pulled over, an old man, and I swear that there was a little bit of smoke inside the car.
Everyone seems to have at their fingertips thousands of songs on their iPods, restaurants catering to every taste, dozens of cable networks — generous options in almost every area of life. Why, then, does U.S.
Ann Arbor — And the domination continues. The No. 23 MSU women's basketball team picked up its ninth straight win over rival Michigan, 66-48, in an ugly game Thursday night at Crisler Arena. The Spartans (14-4 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) got another career night from senior forward Myisha Bannister, who recorded her first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, both career highs, and senior guard Victoria Lucas-Perry poured in 23 points of her own. "It was a great defensive game," MSU head coach Joanne P.
The No. 23 MSU women's basketball team will look to pick up its fourth straight win over Iowa when the two teams play for the second time in a week at 2 p.m.
Penn State might not be a perennial Big Ten power in men's basketball, but MSU basketball head coach Tom Izzo warns that Saturday's tilt with the Nittany Lions shouldn't be taken lightly.
Last season started out well for Myisha Bannister. She found herself as a regular in the starting lineup, starting six of the first 10 games.
Denying the possibility of the existence of something simply because its very existence cannot be scientifically proven is quite an ignorant thing to do.
It's two weeks into 2007. You've bought your books and broke your resolutions. Now that you're adjusted to the new year, it's time to take a look back at 2006.
The MSU Board of Trustees gave Athletics Director Ron Mason the green light Friday to begin repairing the men's and women's locker rooms in Breslin Center at its second meeting of the week. "There's a privacy issue on the ladies' side," Mason said.