The No. 9 MSU hockey team got the warm-up it was looking for this past weekend. The Spartans (3-1 overall, 1-1 CCHA) opened with a 5-3 win against St.
By James Andersen Special to The State News Lansing — Dressed as Detroit Tigers pitcher Nate Robertson, complete with fake facial hair and a baseball glove, 8-year-old Noah Kitson of Lansing smiled as he described his favorite part of the 1931 movie "Frankenstein." "I like the part where Igor drops the normal brain and picks up the other one," he said.
The victim of an August assault in East Wilson Hall said Friday he has lost 90 percent of his hearing in his left ear, has decreased cognitive abilities and is recovering from a skull fracture. William Suits' testimony was part of a preliminary examination in East Lansing's 54-B District Court in the case against Paul Boudro, a Richmond resident who is charged with one felony count of assault in connection with the incident, which carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. The alleged assault occurred at about 3 a.m.
Bloomington, Ind. — The question all week was whether the momentum from MSU's 35-point comeback last week would carry over to Saturday's game at Indiana. It looked like the Spartans had delivered a decisive answer on the game's opening possession.
Affirmative action remains complete and utter discrimination. Targeting a group because of a certain trait that has no biological effect on success should be outlawed.
After MSU's loss to Indiana on Saturday, head coach John L. Smith addressed the media and offered this as one of the explanations for his team's 46-21 loss: "I said all along, turnovers are going to probably decide this game because you got two teams that are probably fairly equal," he said. Pretty unassuming, right?
Chicago — Coming off back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances, the MSU women's basketball team was picked to finish third by both the coaches and media Sunday at the Media Day conference. And how much does that matter to head coach Joanne P.
As athletic trainers, we are huge fans of all Spartans athletics. This year, we are working with both the men's and women's cross country teams.
East Lansing partygoers didn't pull too many tricks during the Halloween weekend, treating local police officials to a relatively calm few days. The activity on Friday, Saturday and early Sunday morning was comparable to any other weekend, said Sgt.
Correction: The brief should have stated that Jeff Wiggins, chairman of the MSU College Republicans, will not be debating in Wonders Hall on Wednesday night because of a prior commitment.
As a conservationist and an avid hunter of a variety of game, I am deeply concerned about the negative response toward holding a dove hunting season in Michigan.
When the NHL reopened its doors on Oct. 5, 2005 after a one-year lockout, it set a single-date attendance record, selling out 11 of the 15 possible arenas and filling rinks to a 98 percent capacity league-wide.
Okemos — MSU basketball coaches Tom Izzo and Joanne P. McCallie denounced Proposal 2 on Monday at a press conference. Izzo and McCallie were joined by fellow college basketball coaches Tommy Amaker (Michigan) and Ernie Zeigler (Central Michigan). The coaches spoke on behalf of the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Bloomington, Ind. - A week removed from the greatest comeback in NCAA Division I-A history, MSU looked poised to maintain that momentum Saturday against Indiana. It took less than four minutes for the Spartans to get on the board.
There was no shortage of growing pains for the MSU football team's freshmen in the first half of the season.
In the opening of John Bice's column, "Religious beliefs don't justify outlawing stem cell research" (SN 10/24), he once again asserts that religious thinking isn't founded on rationality or evidence.
The victim of an August assault in East Wilson Hall said Friday he has lost 90 percent of hearing in his left ear, has decreased cognitive abilities and is recovering from a skull fracture. William Suits' testimony was part of a preliminary examination in East Lansing's 54-B District Court in the case against Paul Boudro, a Richmond resident who is charged with one felony count of assault in connection with the incident. The alleged assault occurred at about 3 a.m.
State News football reporter Ethan Conley offers his own Top 10 college football rankings. No.
MSU at Indiana 12:10 p.m. Saturday, Memorial Stadium, ESPN Plus SH — I picked MSU to blow out Illinois and the Spartans lost.