With Saturday's game against Notre Dame tied at one heading into the second intermission, the message in the Spartans' locker room was clear. "We just said, 'Those are our two points and we need them,'" senior forward David Booth said.
It's Friday night and you're getting ready to throw your first house party. You and your roommates managed to pull together a pile of crumpled $1 bills for "refreshments," and now you're standing in front of an oversized aluminum can, wondering where to stick the tap like a virgin poking around in the dark. Relax, tens of thousands of keg party alums have been in your shoes before. The State News asked a group of local experts — namely, party store managers and fraternity brothers — for their advice to beer-run beginners: • Buy plenty of ice and a tub to put the keg in, otherwise you're going to end up with a wet mess or warm, skunky beer. • No sense splurging when it comes to keg beer — by the cheapest barrel you can find.
I'm writing in response to the editorial "Rags to riches" (SN 2/3). It's incredibly misleading to say that people with a negative opinion of Detroit don't venture downtown or know very little about the city. In fact, the more familiar you are with it, the more negative your opinion tends to be.
Weekend traffic accidents were lower than average in the Lansing area, after a snowy Saturday night to Sunday morning. A spokesman for the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids said Lansing had 5.2 inches of snow.
For five years, Rep. Gretchen Whitmer has gone to the state Capitol to fight for East Lansing and for MSU.
Evanston, Ill. — Junior guard Shannon Brown had 22 points and senior guard Maurice Ager added 21 as No.
The message that the female body is mistreated in MSU Department of Theatre's "The Waiting Room" is as loud as the piercing screams in Act 1.
Reading "Scholarly article connecting sex, hunting disgusting; uninformed opinions false" (SN 1/11) concerning the research findings relating hunting, women, animals and sex was particularly infuriating. Regrettably, even after years of struggle, women still remain constant victims of abuse.
Evanston, Ill. — The No. 17 MSU women's basketball team seems to be back on track. With a rocky road record in their rear-view mirror, the Spartans won in blowout fashion against Northwestern on Thursday night. The Green and White started fast and never let up, leaving Welsh-Ryan Arena with an easy 79-59 blowout win. "We played more aggressive, and more in-the-moment for the whole 40-minute game," MSU head coach Joanne P.
Tuesday's confirmation of Judge Samuel A. Alito as the United State's 110th Supreme Court justice signified a political triumph for the Bush administration.
With only seven games left in CCHA regular-season play for the No. 14 Spartans, MSU head coach Rick Comley can't stress enough how crucial each game is in the highly competitive conference race. "It's a log jam and obviously every game is very important," Comley said.
Jessica Bialick knows, at least, she'll be decked out in hot shorts, a padded bra and go-go boots for her waitressing job at Maxim magazine's Super Bowl party in Detroit.
After an appearance in the national championship game, the MSU women's basketball team has finally gotten some crowd recognition. Averaging 6,694 fans per game, MSU ranks ninth in the nation for attendance as of Jan.
Drew Neitzel has come a long way since replacing Chris Hill in the starting lineup almost a year ago. Not only is the sophomore guard becoming a more effective scorer, he is doing it while playing nearly double the minutes he did as a freshman. "He's improved a lot, and I'm happy for him because he takes most of the grief," MSU head coach Tom Izzo said.
The starting lineup has been a revolving door for the No. 17 MSU women's basketball team, at least in the last few weeks.
By Andrea Byl For The State News America's number one killer of women took Christin Faccio's mother and she wants it to stop. Her mother, Marilyn Faccio, 48, died of a heart attack in 2002; the unidentified heart disease symptoms echoed a common chorus.
Curtis Remington might look like your average businessman by day. But by nightfall, khakis are traded for bright colors, keyboards for guitars and short haircuts for wispy wigs. A graphic artist by day and a Beatle by night, Remington is the rhythm guitar and harmonica player for the Beatles tribute band Yellowsub Marines, and he loves every minute of it. "This isn't a full-time job, this is a full-time passion," Remington said.
It was Groundhog Day in the United States and Canada. It was Crepe Day in France. It was Candlemas worldwide, from Brazil to Liechtenstein.
Phew! The Boss and Tomahawk have a lot to say this week. The Boss even takes a stab at Tomahawk's prognosticating strategies.
The Muslim Students' Association will be having its annual diversity dinner at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Eagle Eye Golf Club, 15500 Chandler Road. Both Muslims and non-Muslims are welcome at the event.