After MSU football head coach John L. Smith was fired Wednesday, his coaching counterpart, men's basketball's Tom Izzo, spoke up about wanting to be involved in the hiring of Smith's replacement. On Monday, Izzo reiterated those statements and took some personal blame for the way Smith's tenure at MSU played out. "I think I let (Smith) down because I didn't know him as well.
Voters on Tuesday will need to consider which trade-off they're willing to have: More education funding or less police and fire safety. Proposal 5, which would automatically allocate a minimum of $565 million toward K-16 education if approved, would pull money from the state's General Fund to cover its costs.
Ann Arbor — It took the Wolverines 10 contests against the Spartans to finally beat their intrastate rival Saturday night, 6-2 — the first time in nearly two years.
People walking down Grand River Avenue on Friday night were bombarded by students outside the Union with signs and requests for spare change — all for the homeless. Members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. stayed outside for 12 hours, starting at 8 p.m., and raised $300 in cash, food and clothing for the City Rescue Mission of Lansing, a local homeless shelter. The event, which is called Sleep Out with the Homeless, is an annual program held by the national fraternity and members of the MSU chapter, said Cortez Robinson-Starks, president of the MSU chapter. Participants want to experience what it is like to be homeless, while collecting money, food and clothes to donate to the shelter, Robinson-Starks said.
People planning ahead for their holiday trips can purchase discounted Northwest Airlines tickets. The airline flies out of the Lansing Capital City Airport.
Where were you Friday night? If you weren't part of the 7,092 fans packing Munn Ice Arena as the fourth-largest crowd in the building's history, then you were missing out on what was the best crowd atmosphere I've ever been part of — in any sport. The "Go Green, Go White" chants were booming throughout the arena, the students were loud, vocal and energetic, and the entire place was simply electric beyond what my words can accurately describe. But that begs me to ask another question: Where have you been? Granted, Friday's game against Michigan was the first big game of the season for the Spartans, but MSU is a top-ranked team coming off a CCHA Championship — and a team that missed a trip to last year's Frozen Four by one lousy goal.
The highly publicized trial of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein ended Sunday, when the Iraqi High Tribunal sentenced him to death by hanging for crimes against humanity. Saddam was charged with the premeditated murder and torture of 148 people, killings that took place during a 1982 massacre of a Shiite village. Some MSU professors predicted an increase in sectarian violence to dominate the Iraqi landscape following the verdict. "If anything, I only see negative consequences coming out of this," said MSU international relations professor Michael Rubner on Sunday.
With the regular-season opener right around the corner, MSU head coach Tom Izzo hoped to find some answers to the many questions surrounding his team during Sunday's final exhibition game against Northern Michigan. Will the freshman class be able to contribute?
Patients at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., will receive about a $550 donation from MSU's Senior Class Council, which raised the money at its ninth annual Charity Bowl. Teams composed of students from campus organizations and their friends competed for the charity of their choice in a coed touch-football game.
Correction: The column should have said the MSU football team's record is 1-5 in the Big Ten. Any MSU student fan would love to tell you how die-hard they are — how blue-collar, how unwavering. But they're wrong. After Saturday's showing at the MSU vs.
The special teams made several great plays, and the defense played its most emotional game of the season, but it wasn't quite enough. The MSU offense couldn't hold up its end of the bargain, and the Spartans fell to Purdue on Saturday at Spartan Stadium, 17-15. Senior quarterback Drew Stanton hit freshman wideout T.J.
Tom Izzo, speaking after Wednesday's men's basketball game against Grand Valley State about the firing of John L.
The Hindu holiday called Diwali is a time for families to gather and recognize good triumphing over evil with a celebration filled with lights. In India, where the holiday is mostly celebrated, communities decorate homes and buildings with lamps and candles.
Proposal 2 may have the right idea. Ending affirmative action is something that has been declared by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor as being a necessity.
Correction: The map accompanying the story mistakenly switched the locations of where the incident occurred and where the suspects were found. Friends of an MSU student assaulted with a handgun Wednesday morning were able to help police track down the three suspects within minutes of the incident, East Lansing police said. The man who allegedly brandished the Highpoint .380 caliber semiautomatic handgun used in the assault was charged Wednesday with multiple felony counts, including felony firearm and carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent. Lansing resident Anthony Derek Richard, 20, was arraigned Wednesday at East Lansing's 54-B District Court and charged with a total of five counts stemming from the incident that occurred at 1:30 a.m.
The firing of football head coach John L. Smith has created a lot of turmoil in the football program.
MSU's passing game vs. Purdue's defense If the Spartans continue to play sloppy with dropped balls and penalties, they have little hope against any defense.
Put down your pen. Stop typing. You can finally stop writing letters urging the university to fire MSU football's head coach John L.
Everyone seems to be losing their jobs: mentors, football coaches, politicians — the election is Tuesday.
GOV. JENNIFER GRANHOLM — D was elected to office in 2002, leaving her former position as the state's attorney general.